Board of Aldermen Contact Information

Please call or email your Alderman. If you don't know which ward you are in you can send an email to ALL of the Aldermen below with listed email addresses (and the Mayor) by clicking here.

If you know which ward you are click below:
Ward 1, Ward 2, Ward 3, Ward 4, Ward 5, Ward 6, Ward 7, Ward 8

Ward 1

Scott F. Lennon
Address: 23 Washburn Street, 02458
Phone: 617-964-9836
E-Mail: sflennon@comcast.net
First Elected: 2002
How Constituents May Contact: E-Mail, Telephone
Occupational / Professional Experience: Audit Manager, Office of the State Auditor
Current Committees: Finance , Committee on Community Preservation, Public Safety and Transportation, Special Committee on Long Range Planning
City Based Issues of Particular Interest: Providing an increased level of communication for residents about city government and helping the process work for everyone.

Carleton P. Merrill
Address: 15 Newtonville Ave, Newton 02458
Phone: 617-244-2421
First Elected: 1950
How Constituents May Contact: Telephone
Occupational / Professional Experience:
Retired Veterans and Licensing Agent, City of Newton
Current Committees: Chairman, Post Audit & Oversight , Land Use, Programs & Services

Ben Weisbuch
Phone: 617-584-0893
E-Mail: bweisbuch@newtonma. gov
First Elected: 2006
How Constituents May Contact: phone, e-mail, U.S. mail, visits at home
Occupational / Professional Experience: Attorney; President, Law Offices of Ben Weisbuch P.C.
Current Committees: Zoning & Planning, Public Facilities, Property Re-use
City Based Issues of Particular Interest:
NNHS, Newton Center Renaissance, Zoning-Reform

Ward 2

Stephen M. Linsky
Address: 9 Simpson Terrace 02460
Phone: (617) 796-1701
E-Mail: slinsky@newtonma. gov
First Elected: 2001
How Constituents May Contact:
Telephone or E-Mail
Occupational / Professional Experience: Mediator / arbitrator and attorney. Former General Counsel to the MA Dept of Industrial Accidents and founding partner of the New Law Center, LLC, a collaborative law firm. Principal, Family Co-Mediation. Current Committees: Committee on Community Preservation, Finance, Public Safety and Transportation, Newton North Design Advisory Committee.
Chair Of: Committee on Community Preservation
City Based Issues of Particular Interest: Open space preservation, affordable housing, budget reform, Newton North High School construction project.

Marcia T. Johnson
Address: 39 Bemis Street , 02460
Phone: 617-965-4920
E-Mail: marcia@marciajohnson. org
First Elected: 1999
How Constituents May Contact: Telephone or E-Mail
Occupational / Professional Experience: Director, Human Resources for a biopharmaceutical outsourcing company
Current Committees: Programs & Services, Zoning and Planning, Real Property and Reuse.
Chair Of: Programs & Services
City Based Issues of Particular Interest:
Affordable housing. Preservation of the character of the neighborhoods. Youth and childcare programs.

Susan Albright
Address: 1075 Commonwealth Ave.
Phone: 617-527­7108
E-Mail: salbright@ci. newton.ma.us
First Elected: 2004
How Constituents May Contact:
Phone or E-mail
Occupational / Professional Experience: Director of Information Technology
Current Committees: Land Use, Public Facilities, Post Audit and Oversight, Vice Chair of Post Audit and Oversight
City Based Issues of Particular Interest: Affordable Housing,Enhancing Public Buildings, Smart Growth

Ward 3

Anthony Salvucci
Address: 23 Eddy Street
Phone: 617-244-2509
E-Mail: asalvucci@newtonma.gov
First Elected: 1987
How Constituents May Contact: Telephone or US Mail
Occupational / Professional Experience: Construction - Retired State Auditor Current Committees: Public Facilities, Finance, Real Property Reuse, Special Committe on High School Design Advisory
Vice Chair Of: Public Facilities
City Based Issues of Particular Interest: Construction of public buildings, safety, housing, public services. Other: Married - lifelong resident of Newton. Veteran.

Ted Hess-Mahan
Address: 871 Watertown Street West Newton, MA 02465
Phone: (617) 796-9925
E-Mail: tedhess­mahan@rcn.com
First Elected: 2004
How Constituents May Contact: by phone, e-mail or regular mail
Occupational / Professional Experience: Attorney, Shapiro Haber & Urmy LLP,1997-present; Attorney, Ropes & Gray, 1991-1997; Law Clerk, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 1990-1991; J.D., Suffolk University Law School,1990; Human Services, 1981-1987; B. A., Tufts University, 1981
Current Committees: Programs & Services, Committee on Community Preservation, Special Committee on Long Range Planning
Vice Chair Of: Programs & Services

Leslie Burg
Address: 75 Fuller Terrace West Newton 02465
Phone: 617-969-0361
E-Mail: leslie@leslieburg.org
First Elected: Nov. 8, 2005
How Constituents May Contact: Telephone or E-Mail
Occupational / Professional Experience: Emerita Professor: Northeastern University
Current Committees: Zoning and Planning, Public Safety and Transportation
City Based Issues of Particular Interest: Development Issues, Preserving Neighborhoods, Improved Communication and Transparency, Smart growth, and Affordable housing.

Ward 4

Jay Harney
Address: 42 Central Street, Auburndale, MA 02466
Phone: (617) 332-4283
E-Mail: jayharney@rcn.com
First Elected: 2003
How Constituents May Contact: Telephone or E-mail
Occupational / Professional Experience: Attorney with experience in both the private and public sectors.
Current Committees: Public Safety & Transportation, Land Use, Post Audit and Oversight
City Based Issues of Particular Interest: Representing the interests of Ward 4 residents at City Hall; finding practical solutions to the challenges we face -maintaining essential services and school excellence in a fiscally responsible manner, protecting our seniors, responsible development, traffic and preserving the character of our neighborhoods.

Leonard J. Gentile
Address: 99 Aspen Ave., Auburndale, Ma 02466
Phone: 617-527­5446
E-Mail: lennypmgi@aol. com
First Elected: 1989
How Constituents May Contact:
Telephone or US Mail
Occupational / Professional Experience:
President, Preferred Mortgage Group, Inc.
Current Committees: Finance, Public Facilities, Special Committee on High School Design Advisory
City Based Issues of Particular Interest: Proper maintenance of our parks and athletic fields. Developing an amendment to our Zoning Ordinance that will regulate the opening and expansion of health clubs.
Address: 389 Central Street, Auburndale, MA 02466

Amy Mah Sangiolo
Phone: 617-969-0677
E-Mail: sangiolo1@rcn.com
First Elected: 1997
How Constituents May Contact: Best to contact either by phone or email. Occupational / Professional Experience: Attorney, admitted to DC and NYS bars; Full-time Mom
Current Committees: Programs and Services; Zoning and Planning, Committee on Community Preservation, Special Committee on Long Range Planning. Special Committee on High School Design Advisory, Chair of: Special Committee on High School Design Advisory
City Based Issues of Particular Interest: Planning and Development -Transportation Planning; Historic Preservation; Environmental Conservation and Preservation; Education

Ward 5

Christine Snow Samuelson
Address: 185 Winslow Rd. 02468
Phone: 617-244­8789
E-Mail:
First Elected: 1993
How Constituents May Contact:
Telephone 617-244­8789
Occupational / Professional Experience:
Realtor, Hammond Residential
Current Committees: Land Use, Public Safety & Transportation, Real Property Reuse
Chair Of: Public Safety and Transportation
City Based Issues of Particular Interest: Parking, traffic and pedestrian issues. Sharing our open spaces - people and dogs.

Brian E. Yates
Address: 1094 Chestnut St. 02464
Phone: 617-244-2601
E-Mail: byates@ci.newton.ma. us
First Elected: 1987
How Constituents May Contact: Telephone, US Mail or e-mail byates@ci.newton.ma.us
Occupational / Professional Experience: Director of Planning and Program Development for Community Teamwork, Inc. The Greater Lowell Community Action Agency and Northeastern, MA Regional Housing Agency.
Current Committees: Public Facilities, Zoning and Planning, Committee on Community Preservation
Chair Of: Zoning and Planning, Co-Chair Of: Public Buildings Preservation Task Force City Based Issues of Particular Interest: Control of over­development, historic preservation, alternative energy. Other: Personal Web Site: www. brianyates.org
Community Teamwork, Inc.: www. comteam.org
Upper Falls History and hemlock Gorge Info Friends of Hemlock Gorge

Paul Edward Coletti
Address: 34 Columbia Ave, Newton Upper Falls 02464
Phone: Business - (617)243-0233 Mobile - (617)293-6455
E-Mail: Nesi49@aol.com
First Elected: 1978
How Constituents May Contact:
Telephone or Email
Occupational / Professional Experience:
Current Committees: Finance, Post Audit & Oversight, Programs & Services, Special Committee on High School Design Advisory, Chair of: Finance

Ward 6

George E. Mansfield
Address: 312 Lake Avenue
Phone: 617-969-1479
E-Mail: gmansfield@ci. newton.ma.us
First Elected: 1983
How Constituents May Contact: Telephone or E-Mail
Occupational / Professional Experience: Urban planner, currently Planning Administrator, Town of Carlisle
Current Committees: Land Use, Public Facilities, Post Audit & Oversight
Chairman of: Land Use
City Based Issues of Particular Interest: Zoning reform (City and State), especially density & dimensional requirements, comprehensive planning, traffic & parking. Address: 965 Walnut St., Newton, MA 02461

Kenneth R.L. Parker
Phone: 617-965-3723
E-Mail: ken@kenparker.org
First Elected: 1991
How Constituents May Contact: Telephone, Email or Postal Mail
Occupational / Professional Experience: Consultant
Current Committees: Vice Chair of Committee on Community Preservation, Finance, Programs & Services, Special Committee on Long Range Planning
City Based Issues of Particular Interest: Schools, environmental impacts of growth and development, parking and traffic management, parks and open space preservation, affordable housing, library, arts. Currently working on: light pollution ordinance, environmental vehicles excise tax incentive.

Victoria L. Danberg
Address 30 Chase St, Newton Centre Ma 02459
Phone: 617-969-1756
E-Mail: vdanberg@aol.com
First Elected: 2004 How Constituents May Contact: Telephone or Email
Occupational / Professional Experience:
Current Committees: Public Safety & Transportation, Zoning & Planning, Real Property Reuse, Special Committee on Long Range Planning
Chair of: Special Committee on Long Range Planning
City Based Issues of particular interest:

Ward 7

R. Lisle Baker
Address: 137 Suffolk Road 02467
Phone: 617-566-3848
E-Mail: AldermanBaker@comcast. net
First Elected: 1980
How Constituents May Contact: Preferably by US Mail or Telephone
Occupational / Professional Experience: Professor of Law, Suffolk University
Current Committees: Programs & Services, Zoning and Planning, Real Property Reuse, Special Committee on Long Range Planning
City Based Issues of Particular Interest: Zoning, Planning, and Environment
Other: Personal Web Site: www.aldermanbaker.org
Informational page for Ward 7 constituents President Lisle Baker's Remarks January, 2006 2006-2007 Committee Assignments

Sydra Schnipper
Address: 273 Ward St. 02459
Phone: 617-965-2331
E-Mail: Sydra_Schnipper@verizon. net
First Elected: 1993
How Constituents May Contact: Telephone, US Mail, or Email
Occupational / Professional Experience: Teacher of Mathematics
Current Committees: Public Facilities, Finance, Post Audit and Oversight
Chair Of: Public Facilities
City Based Issues of Particular Interest: Newton Public Schools

Verne Vance
Address: 101 Old Orchard Road , Newton, MA 02467
Phone: 617-232-5494
E-Mail: vvance@rcn. com
First Elected: 1981 (served from 1982 through 1991); 2003
How Constituents May Contact: By mail, by phone, or by E- Mail as indicated above
Occupational / Professional Experience: Lawyer partner in Foley Hoag LLP,Boston, 1967 through 2000; now retired
Current Committees: Public Safety & Transportation, Land Use, Committee on Community Preservation, Chair of Special Committee on Long Range Planning, Special Committee on High School Design Advisory
City Based Issues of Particular Interest: Adequate funding for public-school buildings and programs; fiscal issues, including ways to use city funds more effectively and ways to reduce the property tax burdens on needy seniors and other needy citizens; land-use regulation so as to preserve the quality of Newton and to meet other city needs, such as openspace, historic preservation, affordable housing, and appropriate commercial and residential development to expand the tax base.

Ward 8

Cheryl Lappin
Address: 6 Dorcar Road Phone: 617-796-1723
Email:CLappin@ci.newton. ma.us
First Elected: 2002
How Constituents May Contact: Telephone or e-mail CLappin @ci.newton.ma.us
Current Committees: Vice Chair of Zoning & Planning, Public Facilities, Committee on Community Preservation
Occupational / Professional Experience: Marketing Consultant

Mitchell L. Fischman
Address: 41 Brush Hill Road Phone: 617-964-2848
E-Mail: mfischman@daylor.com
First Elected: 2001
How Constituents May Contact: Telephone or E-Mail
Occupational / Professional Experience: Environmental and planning consultant
Current Committees: Land Use, Public Safety, Post Audit & Oversight
Vice Chair Of: Land Use
City Based Issues of Particular Interest: Development/ Land Use, Transportation, Human Services.
Other: Resident of Newton for 31 years; Served on the Newton Economic Development Commission (1987-2001); Co-chair of Needham St. Census Committee.

Richard Lipof
Address: 105 Baldpate Hill Rd, Newton Centre 02459
Phone: 617-332-8729
E-Mail:
First Elected: 1996
How Constituents May Contact: Telephone
Occupational / Professional Experience:
Current Committees: Chair of Real Property Reuse, Finance, Programs and Services