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 [...]
Auchincloss brings former USAID official to president’s address to Congress
A couple of weeks ago, Trump and billionaire donor Elon Musk—who Trump named as head of the unofficial Department of Government Efficiency—announced that U.S. Agency [...]
Senate re-elects Creem majority leader
State Sen. Cynthia Creem is staying on as majority leader. The Massachusetts Senate voted to re-appoint Creem, a Democrat who represents the Middlesex and Norfolk [...]
Alicia Piedalue promotes differential learning in campaign for School Committee seat
The following story first appeared on The Heights, an independent, nonprofit newspaper run by Boston College students, with which the Newton Beacon has formed a partnership. Stories [...]
City Councilor Andreae Downs not seeking reelection
In the latest Election 2025 bombshell, Ward 5 City Councilor-At-Large Andreae Downs has announced she will not seek reelection this year. "Being a city councilor [...]
Mulling a run for office? League of Women Voters of Newton just made a new guide
Participation is a pillar of any democracy, and even though much of the nation is still teeming with election exhaustion from November, Newton has a [...]
Fuller: Trump administration policies may impact Newton’s revenues
The City Council met with Mayor Ruthanne Fuller Thursday night to talk about the upcoming FY2026 budget process, and there was an elephant in the [...]
Mayor’s pick for Republican committee causes clash in City Council
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller recently nominated David Power to serve a four-year term on the Election Commission, representing the Republican party. There was one problem: Power [...]
Auchincloss to serve on Energy and Commerce committee
U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Newton, will serve on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce in the 119th Congress. And he’s been assigned to the [...]
Newton’s Jason Paul gets enough signatures for DNC chair ballot
Newton attorney and political strategist Jason Paul has collected enough signatures from Democratic National Committee members to be on the ballot for DNC chair. “Over the past [...]