Still Just One Candidate for Newton Ward 1 Special Election

Alderman-at-large candidates must return nomination papers with at least 150 signatures, per the city charter.

With just one week left to return signatures, just person has pulled nomination papers for the Ward 1 alderman-at-large special election on June 25. As of Monday afternoon, April 29, the Newton Election Commission confirmed Alderman Scott Lennon was the only candidate to pull papers so far. The deadline to return the nomination papers with the required 150 voter signatures is next Tuesday, May 7.  Lennon is currently the Ward 1 alderman and president of the Board of Aldermen. He announced in February his candidacy for the alderman-at-large seat. The Ward 1 special election is being held to fill the alderman-at-large seat left vacant following the death of Alderman Carleton Merrill. The special election will piggyback on the state's special…

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Special Senate Primary: Where to Vote in Newton

The primary will be held Tuesday, April 30. A reminder on where you can vote in Newton.

Voters across Massachusetts will head to the polls Tuesday, April 30 for a special primary election for the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by Secretary of State John Kerry.  Tuesday's primary election will include a race for both the Democrats and Republicans: Read this article for Q&As with all the Senate candidates. The winners of Tuesday's primary will go head-to-head in the June 25 special Senate election.  Below is a list of the polling locations for Newton. If you need to verify your polling location, check out the Election Commission's handy tool to find what ward and precinct you live in. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Ward 1 Precinct 1: Lincoln-Eliot Elementary School, 191 Pearl St. Precinct 2: Fire Station #1, 241 Church St. …

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Patch Interviews U.S. Senate Candidates

We gathered questions from editors across Patch’s coverage area in Massachusetts.

Patch Interviews U.S. Senate Candidates

We gathered questions from editors across Patch’s coverage area in Massachusetts.

Patch editors interviewed each of the candidates running for U.S. Senate in the April 30 special election. We gathered questions from editors across Patch’s coverage area in Massachusetts. The editors asked both broad questions about policy, as well as opinions on more local, regional issues. Click on the links below to read the questions and answers with each candidate… Stephen Lynch Edward Markey Brett Rhyne (write-in candidate) Gabriel Gomez Michael Sullivan Daniel Winslow

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Lots of Hybrid Owners and Democrat Voters in Newton

Newton voted for Elizabeth Warren and owns more hybrid cars than the state average.

Newton is green and blue: That’s what we found when we compared data from the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles to the vote in the 2012 U.S. Senate race. You can see the results in the map above: Large circles suggest towns with more hybrid ownership per capita, and the red/blue color suggests which way those towns voted last year. In Newton, 36.9 of every 1,000 vehicles is a hybrid, compared to the state average of 18. Patch’s research suggests the state has a good number of what might be called “green Republican” communities. More than 40 percent of the communities where Republican Scott Brown carried the vote have an above average numbers of hybrids. The data is a nice rebuttal to the national trends of hybrid/GOP separation: …

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A Week of Key Debates, Endorsements

A look back at what happened over the past week in the U.S. Senate race.

Just a little more than two weeks until the primary election to see which Democrat and Republican will go head to head to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by John Kerry’s appointment to Secretary of State. Monday night, U.S. Congressmen Stephen Lynch (D-South Boston) and Edward Markey (D-Malden) met in their second debate which contained few fireworks. The debate, held at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and sponsored by the college and the Boston Herald, lasted about 45 minutes and touched on a variety of issues, on which the two Democrats mostly agreed. On Wednesday night, it was the Republicans’ turn as they went face to face in the WBZ-TV studios moderated by the station’s Jon Keller. Former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan, …

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Newton Forum: How to Run a Campaign for Local Public Office

Considering public office? Helping someone run for office? Interested in how local campaigns work? The League of Women Voters of Newton and the Newton Election Commission will host a forum on running for office.

Voter Registration Deadline for Senate Election is April 10

Time is running out to register for the primary for the April 30 special senate election in Massachusetts.

  The campaign to replace John Kerry in the U.S. Senate is heating up, but to have your voice be heard at the poll you must be registered to vote. The deadline to vote in the April 30 primary of the special senate election is Wednesday, April 10. The final special election will be held on June 25. Voter registration can be done through the mail or in person at Newton City Hall. In addition, you can register at a number of state agencies, including the Registry of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Transitional Assistance, according to the Secretary of State's Website. You can request to have a voter registration form mailed to you, but since the registration deadline is tomorrow, you are probably better off downloading a form online and …

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Should Scott Brown Run for Senate in N.H.?

Tell us what you think in the comments below.

  Former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) dropped a bombshell on Thursday night when he told reporters following a speech in Nashua, N.H., that he wouldn't rule out a run for Senate in New Hampshire. "I'm not going to rule out anything right now," he said. Brown, who represented Massachusetts in the Senate from 2009 to 2012, owns a vacation home in Rye, N.H., so it's not that far-fetched. His announcement drew an immediate response from Democrats, who flooded the Twitterverse with comments and jokes about the former Massachusetts Senator's prospects should he choose to take on incumbent Jeanne Shaheen in 2014. What do you think? Should Scott Brown run for Senate in New Hampshire in 2014? Or should he stay in Massachusetts? Tell us in the …

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Gloves Are Off in U.S. Senate Race

A look back at what happened over the past week in the U.S. Senate race.

It was a very busy week in the race for U.S. Senate. Things started to get heated as the candidates continue to race toward the April 30 primaries. We saw candidates lashing out at party backing, another facing an ethics complaint, new poll numbers, and more. Let’s start with the Democrats this week. Democratic candidates Stephen Lynch (D-South Boston) and Edward Markey (D-Malden) will face off in a second debate Monday night in Lowell. If the news of the past week is any indication, it should make for an interesting back and forth between the candidates. Lynch took aim at his party leaders last week for supporting Markey. Lynch told the Boston Herald that the Democratic leaders haven’t been fair and told them that he thinks they’ve done …

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