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Wayland to build new high school

Wayland Town Meeting voters paved the way last week for a new $70.8 million high school and kept the door open for a 372,500-square-foot town center project. School officials hope to break ground on the high school by the spring of 2011 and have the ...

From CALVIN HENNICK, Boston Globe,  21 Nov 2009

Cohen reflects on office

The new $197.5 million Newton North High School may have cost David Cohen his popularity, but the city’s outgoing mayor stands by his handling of the project, saying the most expensive school building in state history will ultimately save taxpayers ...

From CALVIN HENNICK, Boston Globe,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: David Cohen

Newton mayor-elect starts with staff review

Newton Mayor-elect Setti Warren has asked the staff of the mayor’s office and all city department heads to e-mail him resumes and says he plans to interview the employees in coming weeks as he attempts to piece together his administration. Warren said ...

From CALVIN HENNICK, Boston Globe,  14 Nov 2009

New Newton mayor names transition team

NEWTON - Preparing to take the helm of a city whose voters nearly split down the middle in last week’s mayoral election, Setti Warren announced his transition team with his former opponent at his side. “We all know that we have very serious challenges ...

From CALVIN HENNICK, Boston Globe,  7 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Thomas Mann

Warren among ranks of office-seeking Iraq veterans

Setti Warren’s victory in the Newton mayor’s race is the latest in a small but growing trend, Iraq war veterans who have sought elected office. Warren, an intelligence officer in the Navy Reserve and the city’s first African-American mayor, rarely ...

From KATHLEEN BURGE AND CALVIN HENNICK, Boston Globe,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: John McCain,  John F. Kerry,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Congress,  U.S. Democratic Party

Newton hopefuls promise change

As Newton Mayor David Cohen’s 12-year tenure draws to a close, the two candidates vying to replace him are both trying to persuade voters that they represent a sharp change from his increasingly unpopular administration. Either candidate - state ...

From CALVIN HENNICK, Boston Globe,  31 Oct 2009

Related Topics: David Cohen,  Joseph Warren,  John F. Kerry,  In Style,  Hillary Rodham Clinton

Newton candidates debate math curriculum, school finances

NEWTON - Newton’s math curriculum, school district finances, and the search for a new superintendent have shaped up as key issues facing candidates for six seats on the nine-member Newton School Committee as the race heads into the final stretch. The ...

From CALVIN HENNICK, Boston Globe,  23 Oct 2009

Accreditation at risk in dispute

Union unrest could cause Marlborough High School to lose its accreditation, school officials say. School Committee member Margaret Dwyer said the school system has until noon tomorrow to alert the New England Association of Schools and Colleges about ...

From CALVIN HENNICK, Boston Globe,  21 Oct 2009

Races for school board shifting into high gear

Newton’s School Committee races have been overshadowed by the city’s mayoral election, but things are starting to heat up with debates today and Tuesday. The race is one of the most active in recent memory, with seven of the board’s nine seats up for ...

From CALVIN HENNICK, Boston Globe,  17 Oct 2009

Related Topics: David Cohen

Warren cites role at agency

Newton mayoral candidate Setti Warren has frequently touted his experience as New England director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, saying it makes him the only candidate who has managed government civil servants. The post is a political ...

From CALVIN HENNICK, Boston Globe,  10 Oct 2009

Related Topics: John Kerry,  Boston College,  Federal Emergency Management Agency,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Democratic Party

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