Five Things to Know for Newton’s Preliminary Election
Newton will hold a preliminary election on Sept. 12 for Ward 2 and Ward 6 City Council seats, which each have three candidates running. In [...]
Newton’s preliminary candidates to debate Sept. 5 at Allen Center
Newton has a preliminary election coming up on Sept. 12, with early voting set to be Sept. 5 and 6, and voters will have a [...]
Lisa Gordon, Ward 6 Council seat candidate, talks activism, service, vision for Newton
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Newton Beacon is a nonpartisan news organization interviewing all candidates running in the upcoming Newton municipal elections for this candidate profile series. [...]
Mark Holt, Ward 6 candidate, wants to put the brakes on Newton re-zoning plan
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Martha Bixby, Newton activist and volunteer, on why she’s running for Ward 6
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Peter Bruce talks life’s journey, vision for Newton and run for Ward 2 seat
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Newton Beacon is a nonpartisan news organization interviewing all candidates running in the upcoming Newton municipal elections for this candidate profile series. [...]
David Micley on family, serving community and a second run for Newton City Council
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Newton Beacon is a nonpartisan news organization interviewing all candidates running in the upcoming Newton municipal elections for this candidate profile series. [...]
Dan Gaynor talks family roots, vision for Newton and run for City Council
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Voters approve Countryside and Franklin overrides but reject $9.2 million operating override
Newton residents approved two tax increases for major construction at elementary schools on Tuesday, but rejected a $9.2 million increase for the overall city budget [...]
Get Out and Vote: What you need to know
On Tuesday, March 14, Newton residents will finally go to the polls to vote on three ballot questions known as “overrides” that would raise an [...]
No campaign fails to file financing report; Yes group raises more than $40K
While a pro-override group has raised more than $40,000 over the course of the campaign leading to Tuesday’s vote – hiring political consultants who’ve previously [...]
Early voting starts today
Although the official voting day for Newton's three override questions is Tuesday, March 14, residents can start casting their ballots via early voting from March [...]
Not just taxes, trust is also on the March 14 ballot
In her State of the City address last week, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller devoted a significant amount of time urging voters to approve three override measures [...]
Some of the endorsements behind Yes, No and split votes
Chamber urges no vote on operating override, yes for Countryside and Franklin With the vote on three ballot questions for $15 million in tax increases [...]
Groups form to advocate for, oppose override
With nearly $15 million in tax increases at stake, local pro- and anti-override are preparing their campaigns to influence Newton residents preparing to vote in [...]