Newton Needs Amy Sangiolo
On Tuesday, September 12, the Preliminary Election, Newton voters will narrow the field of mayoral candidates from seven to two. I urge every Newton voter to …
Three Mayoral Candidates Forum
On June 24, 2017, Newton Forum and the Newton Villages Alliance co-sponsored a forum with mayoral candidates Amy Mah Sangiolo, Ruthanne Fuller, and Scott …
Extremism in Newton???
Has extremism has come to Newton? The unbending will of the old right has been copied and embraced by the new left. The words …
Real Estate Taxes & our Commercial Tax Base
Top of the day to all. 2016 should be remembered for quite some time. A most unusual election, with the winner of the popular …
Batting a Thousand
Like many of you (but not everyone, even in Newton), I still suffer the pain of Donald Trump’s victory on Tuesday. I take some …
Ready For The Next Election Season
Hi all, so this post marks the end of my six month commitment of writing on NewtonForum. I wrote one article a month, until …
City Council and the Charter Commission
The Charter Commission has been meeting since January of this year to craft a revised charter for the city. This document is the local …
THE CHARTER COMMISSION AND NEWTON’S TURNOUT PROBLEM
“The enemy is the gramophone mind, whether or not one agrees with the record that is being played at the moment.” George Orwell For …
Presidential Politics in Newton
As we are all painfully aware, there is a Presidential campaign going on today. Every registered Republican has another chance to cast a vote …
Newton’s Turnout Problem
If you don’t vote, you don’t count. At least, that’s how politicians see it. And from that perspective, 80% of Newton’s registered voters didn’t …