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Latest from the Beacon: Mayor Fuller announces budget surplus newtonbeacon.org/mayor-fulle…
Mayor Fuller announces excess of $40 million budget surplus - Newton Beacon

Mayor Fuller announces excess of $40 million budget surplus - Newton Beacon

Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller announced on Friday a surplus of funds totaling more than $40 million in two city accounts. And she’s calling for the money to be spent on Newton’s schools and pension...

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New coverage from the Newton Beacon: City Council Candidate Profile -- David Micley newtonbeacon.org/david-micle…
David Micley on family, serving community and a second run for Newton City Council - Newton Beacon

David Micley on family, serving community and a second run for Newton City Council - Newton Beacon

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. Profile pieces...

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Latest from the Newton Beacon: City Council Candidate Profile -- Dan Gaynor newtonbeacon.org/dan-gaynor-…
Dan Gaynor talks family roots, vision for Newton and run for City Council - Newton Beacon

Dan Gaynor talks family roots, vision for Newton and run for City Council - Newton Beacon

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. Profile pieces...

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Latest coverage from the Newton Beacon: School Committee seeks state mediation in teacher contract talks newtonbeacon.org/newton-scho…

Newton School Committee seeks state mediation in teachers' union talks - Newton Beacon

Contract negotiations between the Newton Teachers Association and the Newton School Committee are heating up, as the School Committee has requested mediation from the state and the teachers’ union...

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Latest coverage from the Newton Beacon: Newton may allow craft breweries newtonbeacon.org/newton-may-…
Newton may soon allow craft breweries - Newton Beacon

Newton may soon allow craft breweries - Newton Beacon

Alcoholic beverage distilleries and craft beer pubs aren’t allowed in Newton, but they may soon be. Zachery LeMel, long-range planner for the Newton Planning Department, spoke to the Zoning &...

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Latest coverage from The Newton Beacon: plan would allow building bigger in village centers newtonbeacon.org/making-room…
Making Room: Newton plan lets village centers build bigger - Newton Beacon

Making Room: Newton plan lets village centers build bigger - Newton Beacon

‘Making Room’ is a series in which the Newton Beacon examines Newton’s efforts to comply with a new state law and update its decades-old zoning ordinances with a Village Centers Overlay District...

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Final override coverage: What happens next? newtonbeacon.org/now-what-fu…
Now what? Fuller says Horace Mann work will happen - Newton Beacon

Now what? Fuller says Horace Mann work will happen - Newton Beacon

The vote is over — but the overrides aren’t going away as an issue. After Newton residents approved two tax increases for school construction but rejected a larger increase for the city’s general...

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Latest override coverage: Get out and vote! newtonbeacon.org/get-out-and…

Get Out and Vote: What you need to know - Newton Beacon

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 additional $15 million in taxes for school construction...

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Latest override coverage: Opinion - 'Yes' on school debt exclusion overrides newtonbeacon.org/excellent-s…
Excellent staff is not enough: Vote yes for Franklin and Countryside - Newton Beacon

Excellent staff is not enough: Vote yes for Franklin and Countryside - Newton Beacon

By Mike Halle and Melissa Monokroussos I will never forget my first visit to Franklin Elementary School. On a cold day in early spring 2015, just after school, my kindergarten-aged daughter and I...

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Latest override coverage: Opinion - 'No' on school debt exclusion overrides newtonbeacon.org/plans-for-c…
Plans for Countryside, Franklin vague and wasteful: Vote no - Newton Beacon

Plans for Countryside, Franklin vague and wasteful: Vote no - Newton Beacon

By Henry Barbaro This Tuesday, March 14, Newton voters will decide on whether the City’s tax rate should be increased by more than 2½ percent.  If approved, Newton would increase next year’s tax...

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Latest override coverage: Looking at campaign finance reports newtonbeacon.org/no-campaign…

No campaign fails to file financing report; Yes group raises more than $40K - Newton Beacon

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 worked for Mayor Ruthanne Fuller —...

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New override coverage: Will the override fix the schools' structural deficit? newtonbeacon.org/will-overri…

Promises, skepticism that override will fix schools' structural deficit - Newton Beacon

Of the $15 million in total proposed override tax increases on the ballot next week, the largest chunk — $4.5 million – would go toward the overall Newton Public Schools budget. That figure is about...

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Latest override coverage: Opinion - Vote Yes for Newton's future newtonbeacon.org/opinion-yes…
Opinion: Yes vote is a crucial investment in Newton’s future - Newton Beacon

Opinion: Yes vote is a crucial investment in Newton’s future - Newton Beacon

By Christine Dutt and Kerry Prasad Newton residents have a unique opportunity to make meaningful investments in the city we call home by voting yes on all three override questions. An override is a...

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Latest override coverage: Opinion - Vote No on Question 1 newtonbeacon.org/opinion-vot…

Opinion: Vote no on Question 1, City must address core education problems first - Newton Beacon

By Sumukh Tendulkar The operating override requested by Mayor Fuller is a poorly conceived solution to a problem of Newton city government’s own creation.  While I volunteered in favor of the last...

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New override coverage: Early voting starts newtonbeacon.org/early-votin…
Early voting starts today - Newton Beacon

Early voting starts today - Newton Beacon

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 3 through March 7, and have until...

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Latest override coverage: A look at past overrides newtonbeacon.org/a-look-at-p…
Not just taxes, trust is also on the March 14 ballot - Newton Beacon

Not just taxes, trust is also on the March 14 ballot - Newton Beacon

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 that will increase taxes by $15 million when...

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Latest Override coverage: Should the City use one-time funding for ongoing needs? newtonbeacon.org/city-cfo-us…
City CFO: Using one-time money for ongoing needs 'not fiscally responsible' - Newton Beacon

City CFO: Using one-time money for ongoing needs 'not fiscally responsible' - Newton Beacon

Gentile disagrees, says it’s not so simple As they’ve made the case for $15 million in new tax revenue through three override ballot questions, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller and administration officials have...

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Latest Override coverage: A look at Yes - No - Split endorsements newtonbeacon.org/endorsement…
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Latest Override coverage: Horace Mann School in line for Override funds newtonbeacon.org/horace-mann…
Horace Mann, the other school in the override mix - Newton Beacon

Horace Mann, the other school in the override mix - Newton Beacon

Third elementary school would be funded through operating override In less than a month, Newton residents will vote on three tax increases tied to construction work on three elementary schools –...

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Latest override coverage: Override would help city reach climate goals newtonbeacon.org/city-overri…
City: Override money would help Newton hit climate goals - Newton Beacon

City: Override money would help Newton hit climate goals - Newton Beacon

While a large chunk of a proposed $9.2 million operating override is earmarked for maintaining existing levels of funding for schools and roads, the tax increase would also dedicate $1 million toward...

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