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Waltham Election Calendar: What To Know About Election Season
May 1 is the first day anyone hoping to run for office can pick up nomination papers and get the ball rolling.

Jenna covers Brookline, Newton and Waltham. She is also the field editor for Charlestown, Chelmsford and Westford.
After graduating from Columbia Journalism School she moved to Boston in 2007 to work for The Christian Science Monitor for several years, including as Asia desk editor. She eventually made the switch to local journalism where she covered Brookline and Newton for GateHouse Media. She joined Patch in 2017. She's a runner, swimmer and loyal flip-flops fan. She knows how to throw a frisbee and has a love-hate relationship with coffee.
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May 1 is the first day anyone hoping to run for office can pick up nomination papers and get the ball rolling.

Some 33 people were arrested and charged in March with one of the largest college admissions scandals ever prosecuted.
Outgoing Newton Fire Chief said the three-alarm fire on Oxford Road on Saturday was caused by improper disposal of a cigarette.
A Norfolk County District Judge granted Joseph Bennett out on bail pending a new trial after he served 22 years in prison for murder.
U.S. News & World Report released its 2019 Best High Schools list Tuesday. Here’s how Cambridge Schools ranked.
U.S. News & World Report released its 2019 Best High Schools list Tuesday. Here’s how Waltham ranked.
U.S. News & World Report released its 2019 Best High Schools list Tuesday. Here’s how Brookline ranked.
U.S. News & World Report released its 2019 Best High Schools list Tuesday. Here’s how schools in Newton ranked.
Massachusetts State Police said Sterling Hullett, of Fort Worth, Texas, was killed in a rollover crash.
Here's what roads are closed and when to register.
The mayor announced her pick for the next Newton fire chief, subject to city council approval.
After a man killed one and injured three others in a Jewish Synagogue Saturday, Newton residents are gathering to show support.
Massachusetts State Police said the deadly Interstate 90 crash happened near an Allston/Brighton exit Monday afternoon.
Go.Verizon.com just released its second annual Best Small Cities for Small Businesses report for 2019. Waltham made the list as #29.
Police released surveillance images of a man they said stole someone's wallet at a Walgreens.
Terry O'Reilly's is under new management and will reopen May 13 or 14 as Baramor.
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The Waltham School Committee said they'll get to work on finding a permanent superintendent next month.
A Norfolk Superior Court Justice denied injunctions against Brookline in an effort by a group that is anti-ninth school at Baldwin site.
Boston firefighters were dispatched to the William F McClellan Highway and raised concern about 32,000 gallons of gas and oil nearby.