With two dozen candidates competing in nine contested races for at-large and local ward seats, the Nov. 5 election will see the largest pool of candidates to run for City Council in a generation, according to The Boston Globe.
Metro, The T, Newton
Newtonville Rail Station Temporarily Closed
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Newtonville Commuter Rail Station is closed at least through Wednesday, Oct. 23. The closure is a safety precaution while repairs are being made to the stairs.
Metro, Politics, Featured Story, Newton
City Council Overturns Mayor’s Veto, Raises Councilor Salaries
The Newton City Council overturned the mayor’s veto of its earlier decision to raise the salaries of city councilors and the mayor at its meeting on Monday night. The City Council did not vote to raise the pay for School Committee members—that will go to a vote later in the year.
Newton, Top Story, Metro
Newton Mayor Seeks $15.7 Million to Take Land from BC Via Eminent Domain
Mayor Fuller filed an application for a funding request for Webster Woods with the Newton Community Preservation Committee on Tuesday. BC purchased the woods in 2016 for $20 million.
Metro, Newton
Overnight Parking Ban Shortened in Newton
The Newton City Council has decreased the length of its winter overnight parking ban by four weeks over concerns that it is a burden to residents.
Metro, Newton
The Students Behind the Brookline Bylaw to Provide Menstrual Products in Local Bathrooms
“Men hold the majority of positions of power in our country (a separate issue I don’t have the column space to touch). Because of this, female-bodied people continue to experience barriers on their right to much-needed menstrual and vaginal healthcare.”
Newton, Metro
Mayor Fuller Vetoes Order to Raise City Council Salary
City councilors have not had a pay raise in nearly two decades. In the mayor’s veto letter, she said the raises are too large, too quickly implemented, and too untimely proposed.
Metro, Newton
Newton Moves Forward with Climate Action Plan
“A strategy without numbers is not a strategy and a plan without choices is not a plan,” Groudy said.
News, Metro, Featured Story, Newton
BC Law Professors Sign to Support Newton Judge
Six Boston College law professors have signed onto a brief urging the Supreme Court to drop the obstruction charges against Shelley Joseph, a Newton District Court judge.
Metro, Top Story, Newton
Newton Mayor Seeks to Reclaim Webster Woods Via Eminent Domain
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller is seeking to reclaim the land that BC purchased at 300 Hammond Pond Parkway in 2016 for $20 million.
