Linda Swain announces run for Ward 2 School Committee seat
Newton parent, longtime local volunteer and marketing executive Linda Swain is running for School Committee, and she’s the first candidate to be publicly endorsed by [...]
Brezski announces he won’t seek reelection
It’s been quite a couple of years for School Committee Chair Chris Brezski, and he’s had enough. “After much thought I have decided not to [...]
Newton parent, finance exec Jonathan Greene announces run for School Committee
Newton parent Jonathan Greene is stepping up to run for the Ward 6 School Committee, with current member Paul Levy not seeking reelection. Greene was [...]
Ward 5’s Ben Schlesinger is running for School Committee
Newton’s School Committee election has another contender entering the ring. Ben Schlesinger, lifelong Newtonian and AI tech professional, is running to represent Ward 5 on [...]
Auchincloss zings on Daily Show
U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Newton, was recently on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” with Jordan Klepper The two talked mostly about what Democrats in Congress [...]
Garry Miller announces run for City Council Ward 5 seat
Garry Miller of Upper Falls has lived in Newton for more than a quarter century. And now he’s hoping to serve his city in an [...]
Auchincloss says Medicaid cuts will raise costs for all insurance
U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Newton, held a virtual town hall on Wednesday to discuss a host of issues, from the impact of President Donald Trump's [...]
Victor Lee enters race for Ward 8 School Committee seat
Victor Lee of Newton Centre and his wife, Cui Wang were going to enroll their oldest daughter—who has neurodivergent special needs—in Memorial Spaulding Elementary School [...]
Healey, Auchincloss talk housing and economic development with Chamber
Newton capped off Women’s History Month with a visit from Gov. Maura Healey, the first woman elected to lead the commonwealth. Healey and U.S. Rep. [...]
Snapshots: Markey visits anti-Trump protest in Newton Centre
Every Saturday, a group of Newton residents gathers near the Newton Centre Green to protest Trump administration policies. This weekend, they had a visit from [...]
Seven things we learned about Mayor Fuller at Friday’s Fireside Chat
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller joined Needham Town Manager Kate Fitzpatrick at the Charles River Country Club on Friday morning for a Fireside Chat, organized by the [...]
Ward 7 special election, by the numbers
Alicia Piedalue has won Tuesday’s special election for Newton’s Ward 7 School Committee seat. The election, in which Piedalue ran unopposed, fills a seat on [...]
Auchincloss: Democrats need big ideas to contrast with Trump
President Donald Trump delivered a speech last week to Congress that was met with some cheers, some jeers and a lot of head-scratching. “It was [...]
Ward 7 Special Election: A primer
On March 18, voters will pick a new representative for the School Committee from Ward 7—which sits on the eastern end of the city and [...]
VIDEO: LWV holds vigil during Trump speech in opposition to his policies
While President Donald Trump prepared to deliver a two-hour speech to Congress Tuesday night, a crowd of more than 100 people showed up in front [...]