Category: Newton Beacon
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Antisemitism Commission recommendations bring concerns about free speech
Some in Newton are questioning whether recommendations to fight antisemitism in schools across Massachusetts protect students or threaten free speech rights. The Massachusetts Legislature’s Special Commission on Antisemitism, which includes Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller, approved recommendations to combat antisemitism in schools…
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Amid federal cuts, legislators push for transition to clean energy
State legislators and Newton officials are encouraging residents to participate in sustainability programs to reach the commonwealth’s goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, following recent federal funding cuts to clean energy projects. On Oct. 2, the Trump administration terminated federal…
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Sangiolo, Schwartz weigh in on legislature audit fight
As the political stalemate over implementation of a voter-approved ballot question to audit the Legislature continues, Massachusetts Auditor Diana DiZoglio is calling on Attorney General Andrea Campbell to go to court over alleged missing documents needed to implement the controversial…
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Bruce Hedison wants to be an advocate for teachers on the School Committee
Bruce Hedison, who retired to Newton in 2024 after 33 years of teaching in Hudson, seeks to bring his decades of experience to the Ward 7 seat of the School Committee. “I just bring a different perspective to the table,”…
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School Committee candidate and educator Mali Brodt hopes to help reshape NPS
Mali Brodt moved to Newton for the school system. Now she wants to reform it. A mother of three and a longtime educator, Brodt, 46, says her run for the Ward 6 seat on the Newton School Committee is deeply…
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Jim Murphy wants to bring educators’ voices to School Committee
After spending nearly four decades in classrooms and school offices, Jim Murphy says it’s time educators had a loud voice in the policies that shape Newton Public Schools. Murphy, 64, a retired teacher and administrator, is running for the Ward…
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Candidate Jenna Miara seeks to strengthen School Committee’s relationship with community
Jenna Miara said she decided to run for the School Committee in reaction to the distrust between the school system and Newton community. “It became clear to me that we needed to change the way that we approached some of…