Auchincloss launches PAC campaign push for gun safety allies [videos]
U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Newton, is making gun reform a focal point of his 2024 campaign efforts. And he’s doing so with one thing Congress [...]
Councilor Rick Lipof enters Middlesex 12th race
Newton City Councilor Rick Lipof has entered the race for the Middlesex 12th District House seat. State Rep. Ruth Balser announced a few months ago [...]
Newton Republicans pick Haley, and other presidential primary highlights
Super Tuesday has come and gone, but unlike an actual holiday, the leftovers come in the form of analysis in place of sandwiches. Across Massachusetts, [...]
Former City Councilor Greg Schwartz running for Middlesex 12th seat
Former City Councilor and physician Greg Schwartz has announced a run for the Middlesex 12th District House seat held by retiring State Rep. Ruth Balser, [...]
Amy Sangiolo announces candidacy for state representative
Just two days after State Rep. Kay Khan announced her retirement from the legislature, Amy Mah Sangiolo has announced that she’s running for the 11th [...]
State Rep. Kay Khan announces she’s not running for reelection
Just a few weeks after one of Newton's longtime state representatives announced her retirement from the legislature, Newton's other longtime state representative is doing the [...]
Five things to know for the March 5 presidential primary
It's time for Massachusetts voters to choose nominees for president in the 2024 election cycle. Massachusetts is one of 17 states holding primaries on March [...]
Humphrey running for state representative
With one of Newton’s state legislators retiring, one of Newton’s city councilors is going for that job. Newton City Councilor Bill Humphrey is running for [...]
Inaugurated: Newton City Council, School Committee sworn in [Photos, Videos]
Newton started the new year off with a new City Council and a new School Committee. Both bodies of the city's government had their members [...]
Laredo, Kalis announce City Council committee lineup
City Council President-elect Marc Laredo and Vice President-elect David Kalis have picked which councilors will be on which committees for the next two years. “We [...]
Marc Up: Laredo to be next City Council president
Marc Laredo, at-large councilor from Ward 7, will be Newton’s next City Council president. After several tie votes, a few other nominations and one councilor [...]
Bixby Wins, Again: Recount affirms Ward 6 election result
A recount of the Ward 6 City Council seat race ballots declared Councilor-elect Martha Bixby the rightful winner Saturday. Lisa Gordon, Bixby’s opponent, requested the [...]
Newton’s Ward 6 Council seat race heads to a hand recount
It turns out Newton’s 2023 municipal election isn’t over yet—at least not for Ward 6. The race for the Ward 6 Council seat in which [...]
On eve of potential Council vote, Fuller calls for scaled-down rezoning
As the Newton City Council prepared to discuss and potentially vote on the Village CenterOverlay District proposal, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller sent out an email modifying [...]
What do the election results mean for the Village Center Overlay District plan?
This week's election saw three incumbents lose their seats—at-large councilors Deb Crossley and Alicia Bowman and Ward 8 Councilor Holly Ryan—and all three supported the [...]