About Emily
I grew up in Newtonville, and attended Newton Public Schools. Newton being a pretty great place to grow up, I chose to return here to raise my three boys; we live in the house I grew up in!
Accomplishments
As a City Councilor, I am proud of my track record on the environment, democracy and social responsibility, fiscal responsibility, and constituent services.
In The News
Opinion: Invest In Clean, Affordable And Efficient Transportation
https://patch.com/massachusetts/newton/opinion-invest-clean-affordable-efficient-transportation Aug 16, 2021 by Annie Sandoli NEWTON, MA — The following opinion piece was submitted by Newton Ward 2 Councilor Emily Norton. The latest IPCC report was a stark and...
Newton Puts Gun Shops In Crosshairs
June 21, 2021 by Tiziana Dearing, Hafsa Quraishi, Steven Gelman The question before the Newton City Council Monday night is whether to allow a proposed ban on gun stores and firearms businesses in Newton. Some have argued a ban "would not withstand" a legal challenge,...
We need to start using less natural gas
https://commonwealthmagazine.org/opinion/we-need-to-start-using-less-natural-gas/ EMILY NORTON May 16, 2020 WITH THE CORONAVIRUS pandemic raging, it’s hard to think about anything else. Yet precisely because this is a time of major upheaval, we need to recognize,...
Opinion: Invest In Clean, Affordable And Efficient Transportation
https://patch.com/massachusetts/newton/opinion-invest-clean-affordable-efficient-transportation Aug 16, 2021 by Annie Sandoli NEWTON, MA — The following opinion piece was submitted by Newton Ward 2 Councilor Emily Norton. The latest IPCC report was a stark and...
Newton Puts Gun Shops In Crosshairs
June 21, 2021 by Tiziana Dearing, Hafsa Quraishi, Steven Gelman The question before the Newton City Council Monday night is whether to allow a proposed ban on gun stores and firearms businesses in Newton. Some have argued a ban "would not withstand" a legal challenge,...
We need to start using less natural gas
https://commonwealthmagazine.org/opinion/we-need-to-start-using-less-natural-gas/ EMILY NORTON May 16, 2020 WITH THE CORONAVIRUS pandemic raging, it’s hard to think about anything else. Yet precisely because this is a time of major upheaval, we need to recognize,...
Bringing nature back into our environment
Meet the Authors: Emily Norton is the executive director of the Charles River Watershed Association. Rev. Vernon K. Walker is program manager for Communities Responding to Extreme Weather, CREW. EVEN IF WE STOPPED Using fossil fuels tomorrow, here in the Northeast we...
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