THE FIGHT for NEWTON CORNER: Do_Not_Enter

{quote}Once you get into a community like Newton, there's a tendency to close the door, pull up the sidewalk, and not let anyone else in. And it's not just Newton, it's most of our suburban communities. In a way our city is going to become stagnant, because people cannot afford to live here unless they were born here or are very wealthy.{quote}Matthew Jefferson, Newton alderman and retired master electrician

"Once you get into a community like Newton, there's a tendency to close the door, pull up the sidewalk, and not let anyone else in. And it's not just Newton, it's most of our suburban communities. In a way our city is going to become stagnant, because people cannot afford to live here unless they were born here or are very wealthy." 

Matthew Jefferson, Newton alderman and retired master electrician