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Voters Guide: Newton Preliminary Election, September 14, 2021

To help voters learn more about the candidates for mayor in the preliminary election on September 14, the LWVN invited all the candidates to submit a brief biographical statement and answers to the three questions below. Submissions were strictly limited to 300 characters (bio), and 650 characters (answers).

  • Q1: How would you balance the commercial need for stronger village centers with the concerns voiced by some residents for increased density, and how would you accomplish that?
  • Q2: What is your vision for the Newton Police Department and how would/does your budget support your vision?
  • Q3: What policies would you put in place to reduce residential and city solid waste and carbon emissions?

Click each candidate’s name below to read their answers.

For more information on the preliminary election for Mayor, visit the Newton Elections Department.

Candidates for Mayor

Albert Cecchinelli

Ruthanne Fuller

Amy Sangiolo

Monday, September 13- Zoning Redesign Virtual Forum: Reimagining our Village Centers

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Beginning last spring, the City’s efforts at redesigning the Zoning Code shifted focus to our village centers. To help in that effort, the City is asking Newton community members to share their experiences of, and their future visions for, their village centers.  Input from community members will help the City of Newton identify areas of research for how to update the zoning for village centers.

Community groups in Newton, like LWVN, can contribute to the current Zoning Redesign engagement by facilitating their own discussions on how their members currently experience, and what they hope for, their village centers – using the City’s Vision Kit as a guide.

The League will be holding a Virtual Forum on Monday, September 13, 2021, from 7:00-8:00pm to hear from our members what they think about our Village Centers.  Don’t miss this great opportunity to have input into what our village centers will look like in the future.

REGISTER HERE.

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Newton Preliminary Election – Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Three candidates are running for the position of Mayor.  A preliminary election will be held on Tuesday, September 14 to narrow the selection of candidates to two for the general election in November.

Who are the candidates and how can Newton voters learn more?

The three candidates for Mayor include:

Registration deadline for the preliminary election is Wednesday, August 25, 2021.
Read below for more information about how to plan your vote.

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See What LWVN Has Been Up to

LWVMA invited local leagues to submit a video highlighting their activities over the past two years, to present at this year’s state convention. To see a snippet of what LWVN has been up to in the last few years, view this video, put together by Board member Jen Abbott.

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Non-Profit Support for Arts & Culture in Newton

Adrienne Hartzell Knudsen
Gloria Gavris

In this episode of The League Presents, Marcia Johnson speaks with Gloria Gavris, Board Chair, Newton Community Pride, and Adrienne Hartzell Knudsen Executive Director, Newton Cultural Alliance (NCA), about how the NCA and Newton Community Pride work to raise the value of arts & culture in the minds of our community in order to develop the political will and financial sustainability of the creative sector of our local economy. The conversation also helped to sort out their individual and distinct missions and how they collaborate together to support our local artists and non-profits of all ages and levels of creativity and ability.  Topics included…

  1. An overview of the Newton Cultural Alliance & Newton Community Pride organizations.
  2. Examples of how these two umbrella organizations work with organizations like the New Art Center, Newton’s Office of Cultural Development, and Newton’s Cultural Council.
  3. What can residents and business owners do to support the arts in Newton?

Watch the video now!

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