What You Should Know About Tuesday's Newton Election

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Polling Times

The polls are open for the Newton City Election from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Races

Mayor: Incumbent Setti Warrant and Alderman Ted Hess-Mahan

Aldermen (Voted on by only residents of the ward)

Ward 1: Alison Leary and Allan Ciccone Sr.

Ward 2 Alderman: Eve M. Tapper and Emily Norton

Aldermen-At-Large (voted on by the whole city, vote for two)

Ward 5: Incumbents Brian Yates and Deborah Crossley are being challenged by Christopher Steele

School Committee (voted on by the whole city)

Ward 2: Andrea R. Steenstrup and Margaret L. Albright

Results

Follow Newton Patch's Twitter feed - @NewtonMAPatch - for the latest results after the polls close at 8 p.m. 

NewTV will also have coverage on its Government Channel (Comcast Channel 9 • RCN Channel 13 • Verizon Channel 33) and streaming online here: http://www.newtv.org/programming/government/decision2013/

The pre-election results show starts at 7pm and is followed by the election results coverage at 8pm. 

Debates

NewTV televised some of the debates this fall. To watch, click on the office name for the debate: Mayor, Ward 1 Alderman and Ward 2 School Committee and Ward 2 Alderman and Ward 5 Alderman-At-Large. Here are some highlights from the first and second mayoral debates.

You can also see the candidate messages here: Mayor, Aldermen-At-Large, Aldermen and School Committee.

Polling places

Below is a list of the polling locations for the city. Check out the Election Commission's handy tool to find what ward and precinct you live in.

Ward 1
Precinct 1: Lincoln Eliot School, 191 Pearl St.
Precinct 2:  Fire Station #1, 241 Church St.
Precinct 3: Bigelow Middle School, 42 Vernon St.
Precinct 4: Pellegrini Playground Fieldhouse, 11 Hawthorn St.

Ward 2
Precinct 1: Horrace Mann School, 687 Watertown St.
Precinct 2: Cabot School, 229 Cabot St.
Precinct 3: Newton Senior Center, 345 Walnut St.
Precinct 4: Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St.

Ward 3
Precinct 1: Newton Community Service Center, 492 Waltham St.
Precinct 2: Pierce School, 170 Temple St.
Precinct 3: Newton Community Service Center, 492 Waltham St.
Precinct 4: Franklin School, 125 Derby St.

Ward 4
Precinct 1: Burr School, 171 Pine St.
Precinct 2: Hamilton Community Center, 545 Grove St.
Precinct 3: Williams School, 141 Grove St.
Precinct 4: Burr School, 171 Pine St.

Ward 5
Precinct 1: Emerson Community Center, 51 Pettee St.
Precinct 2: Hyde Community Center, 90 Lincoln St.
Precinct 3: Zervas School, 30 Beethoven Ave.
Precinct 4: Zervas School, 30 Beethoven Ave.

Ward 6
Precinct 1: Bowen School, 280 Cypress St.
Precinct 2: Weeks House, 7 Hereward Road
Precinct 3: Hyde Community Center, 90 Lincoln St.
Precinct 4: Mason Rice School, 149 Pleasant St.

Ward 7
Precinct 1: Church of the Redeemer, 379 Hammond St.
Precinct 2: Bigelow Middle School, 42 Vernon St. 
Precinct 3: Ward School, 10 Dolphin Road
Precinct 4: Ward School, 10 Dolphin Road

Ward 8
Precinct 1: Oak Hill Middle School, 130 Wheeler Rd.
Precinct 2: Memorial-Spaulding School, 250 Brookline St.
Precinct 3: Countryside School, 191 Dedham St.
Precinct 4: Shuman Community Center, 675 Saw Mill Brook Parkway

Waban Area Council

There are 13 candidates for 9 positions on the new Waban Area Council. The voting for the candidates will take place at Zervas (even if the Waban voter votes at Hyde) and all voters for this Council election must ask for the Area Council Ballot which is separate from the Municipal Ballot. 

Biographies of the candidates can be seen here www.wabanareacouncil.com. 

Matthew J. Gardella; Sande Young; Barbara D. Bower; Maureen E. Reilly-Meagher; Joseph J. Corkery; Christopher B. Pitts; Isabelle M. Albeck; Sallee H. Lipshutz; Kathryn K. Winters; Andreae Downs; Pia K. Bertelli; Monica Grinberg; and Rena L. Getz

Which Ward and Precinct Do You Live In

Click here to find out which ward and precinct you live in.