John Newhall
@johnnewhall.com
Early American Historian | Unitarian Universalist | Sailor | Avid Fantasy Reader | Liverpool Fan | Cat Dad 🙀
From in Salem, Mass.
Official campaign account: @newhallforsalem.com
More links: https://linktr.ee/newhallforsalem
From in Salem, Mass.
Official campaign account: @newhallforsalem.com
More links: https://linktr.ee/newhallforsalem
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UU President Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt joins faith leaders across traditions in proclaiming: transgender, intersex, and nonbinary people are holy, whole, and worthy of love. Together, we call out the misuse of religion to justify harm.
www.uuworld.org/articles/uua...
www.uuworld.org/articles/uua...
November 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM
UU President Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt joins faith leaders across traditions in proclaiming: transgender, intersex, and nonbinary people are holy, whole, and worthy of love. Together, we call out the misuse of religion to justify harm.
www.uuworld.org/articles/uua...
www.uuworld.org/articles/uua...
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Don't forget to vote today in Salem's election! We have a fantastic slate of candidates (some of my favorites are featured here). I'll be voting for Andrew Smith, Alice Merkl, Ty Hapworth, Conrad Prosniewski, and Kyle Davis!
For more information on voting & polling locations, visit the link in bio.
For more information on voting & polling locations, visit the link in bio.
November 4, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Don't forget to vote today in Salem's election! We have a fantastic slate of candidates (some of my favorites are featured here). I'll be voting for Andrew Smith, Alice Merkl, Ty Hapworth, Conrad Prosniewski, and Kyle Davis!
For more information on voting & polling locations, visit the link in bio.
For more information on voting & polling locations, visit the link in bio.
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Our municipal elections are tomorrow (Nov. 4th)! Make sure to get to the polls. Polls will be open from 7:00 AM until 8:00 PM.
More information is available from the City of Salem City Clerks Office (link in bio).
More information is available from the City of Salem City Clerks Office (link in bio).
November 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Our municipal elections are tomorrow (Nov. 4th)! Make sure to get to the polls. Polls will be open from 7:00 AM until 8:00 PM.
More information is available from the City of Salem City Clerks Office (link in bio).
More information is available from the City of Salem City Clerks Office (link in bio).
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I'm supporting Andrew for City Councillor. I strongly encourage residents to learn more about him.
Committed to moving us forward, Andrew's vision for an affordable, safe, resilient Salem aligns with mine. I know he is a leader we'd be lucky to have in City Hall.
Visit his website (link in bio).
Committed to moving us forward, Andrew's vision for an affordable, safe, resilient Salem aligns with mine. I know he is a leader we'd be lucky to have in City Hall.
Visit his website (link in bio).
October 31, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I'm supporting Andrew for City Councillor. I strongly encourage residents to learn more about him.
Committed to moving us forward, Andrew's vision for an affordable, safe, resilient Salem aligns with mine. I know he is a leader we'd be lucky to have in City Hall.
Visit his website (link in bio).
Committed to moving us forward, Andrew's vision for an affordable, safe, resilient Salem aligns with mine. I know he is a leader we'd be lucky to have in City Hall.
Visit his website (link in bio).
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Happy Halloween!
There many ways to enjoy today in our neighborhoods and around Salem! Check out the public events at the Salem Common, Charlotte Forten Park, Washington Street, and Front Street!
Trick-or-Treating is set for 5:30-8:00pm!
For more, visit www.salemma.gov/CivicAlerts.....
There many ways to enjoy today in our neighborhoods and around Salem! Check out the public events at the Salem Common, Charlotte Forten Park, Washington Street, and Front Street!
Trick-or-Treating is set for 5:30-8:00pm!
For more, visit www.salemma.gov/CivicAlerts.....
October 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Happy Halloween!
There many ways to enjoy today in our neighborhoods and around Salem! Check out the public events at the Salem Common, Charlotte Forten Park, Washington Street, and Front Street!
Trick-or-Treating is set for 5:30-8:00pm!
For more, visit www.salemma.gov/CivicAlerts.....
There many ways to enjoy today in our neighborhoods and around Salem! Check out the public events at the Salem Common, Charlotte Forten Park, Washington Street, and Front Street!
Trick-or-Treating is set for 5:30-8:00pm!
For more, visit www.salemma.gov/CivicAlerts.....
An incredibly well written piece exploring the commercialization of the Salem witch trials in popular imagination. While not all tours are as terrible as the one Dillon unfortunately had, I hear massive historical inaccuracies proclaimed daily. We need to bring the true history to the fore.
Witchcraft is not the scary part...the horror goes much deeper:
From Salem Witchcraft to Stephen King
The Haunting History of Indigenous Land Theft
emdillon.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
An incredibly well written piece exploring the commercialization of the Salem witch trials in popular imagination. While not all tours are as terrible as the one Dillon unfortunately had, I hear massive historical inaccuracies proclaimed daily. We need to bring the true history to the fore.
For over 250 years, Massachusetts has said “No Kings!” I was so proud to gather with Unitarian Universalists from around the country to resist tyranny and oppression.
October 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
For over 250 years, Massachusetts has said “No Kings!” I was so proud to gather with Unitarian Universalists from around the country to resist tyranny and oppression.
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“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government…”
~Patrick Henry
~Patrick Henry
October 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government…”
~Patrick Henry
~Patrick Henry
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Today is Election Day! The Ward 2 polling location is the Community Life Center at 401 Bridge St. Polls are open from 7:00 AM until 8:00 PM.
September 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Today is Election Day! The Ward 2 polling location is the Community Life Center at 401 Bridge St. Polls are open from 7:00 AM until 8:00 PM.
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Thank you to Salem Access Television for opening your studio for candidates!
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September 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Thank you to Salem Access Television for opening your studio for candidates!
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www.newhallforsalem.com/post/satv-st...
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Thank you for coming to the forums this week! We have work to as Salem moves forward.
Thanks to the LWV, Downtown Neighborhood Assoc., Common Neighborhood Assoc., Chestnut St residents, & Federal St Neighborhood Assoc. for organizing. Thanks to the Waterfront Hotel & Hamilton Hall for hosting.
Thanks to the LWV, Downtown Neighborhood Assoc., Common Neighborhood Assoc., Chestnut St residents, & Federal St Neighborhood Assoc. for organizing. Thanks to the Waterfront Hotel & Hamilton Hall for hosting.
September 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Thank you for coming to the forums this week! We have work to as Salem moves forward.
Thanks to the LWV, Downtown Neighborhood Assoc., Common Neighborhood Assoc., Chestnut St residents, & Federal St Neighborhood Assoc. for organizing. Thanks to the Waterfront Hotel & Hamilton Hall for hosting.
Thanks to the LWV, Downtown Neighborhood Assoc., Common Neighborhood Assoc., Chestnut St residents, & Federal St Neighborhood Assoc. for organizing. Thanks to the Waterfront Hotel & Hamilton Hall for hosting.
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I'll be at two upcoming community forums this week!
Wards 1 & 2 Candidate Forum - Monday from 7:00-8:30 PM at the Salem Waterfront Hotel.
Ward 2 Candidate Forum - Tuesday from 6:30-8:00 PM at Hamilton Hall.
Wards 1 & 2 Candidate Forum - Monday from 7:00-8:30 PM at the Salem Waterfront Hotel.
Ward 2 Candidate Forum - Tuesday from 6:30-8:00 PM at Hamilton Hall.
September 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I'll be at two upcoming community forums this week!
Wards 1 & 2 Candidate Forum - Monday from 7:00-8:30 PM at the Salem Waterfront Hotel.
Ward 2 Candidate Forum - Tuesday from 6:30-8:00 PM at Hamilton Hall.
Wards 1 & 2 Candidate Forum - Monday from 7:00-8:30 PM at the Salem Waterfront Hotel.
Ward 2 Candidate Forum - Tuesday from 6:30-8:00 PM at Hamilton Hall.
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Governor Maura Healey released a statement today in response to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s decision to cancel funding for port infrastructure projects, including a near $34 million investment to the City of Salem to redevelop a vacant industrial facility into an offshore wind terminal.
August 30, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Governor Maura Healey released a statement today in response to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s decision to cancel funding for port infrastructure projects, including a near $34 million investment to the City of Salem to redevelop a vacant industrial facility into an offshore wind terminal.
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Thank you to the @lgbtqvictoryfund.bsky.social for your support! I'm so grateful and honored to be listed among my fellow queer community leaders.
Read the press release here: victoryfund.org/news/lgbtq-v...
Read the press release here: victoryfund.org/news/lgbtq-v...
August 29, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Thank you to the @lgbtqvictoryfund.bsky.social for your support! I'm so grateful and honored to be listed among my fellow queer community leaders.
Read the press release here: victoryfund.org/news/lgbtq-v...
Read the press release here: victoryfund.org/news/lgbtq-v...
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It was a beautiful day to join the Salem Common Neighborhood Association's block party! I really enjoyed connecting with everyone!
August 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
It was a beautiful day to join the Salem Common Neighborhood Association's block party! I really enjoyed connecting with everyone!
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The Supreme Court is reviewing a vitally important NIH case on its shadow docket.
It is likely that the Court will back Trump, and say his (illegal) grant terminations are ok.
We must speak up now.
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It is likely that the Court will back Trump, and say his (illegal) grant terminations are ok.
We must speak up now.
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Tell the Supreme Court: No Stay. Hands off NIH
The Supreme Court is poised to allow Trump to illegally terminate NIH grants. Let's speak out. There is not much time.
scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com
August 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The Supreme Court is reviewing a vitally important NIH case on its shadow docket.
It is likely that the Court will back Trump, and say his (illegal) grant terminations are ok.
We must speak up now.
1/
It is likely that the Court will back Trump, and say his (illegal) grant terminations are ok.
We must speak up now.
1/
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On Tuesday, Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) held a hearing on the plan for the reconstruction of Bridge St. (Route 107) from just west of the Washington St. intersection to Flint St. MassDOT expects the project to be funded with 80% federal funding and 20% state funding.
Bridge Street (Rt. 107) Reconstruction
On Tuesday, the 29th of July, The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) held a virtual public hearing on the plan for the reconstruction of Bridge Street (Route 107) from just west of t...
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August 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
On Tuesday, Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) held a hearing on the plan for the reconstruction of Bridge St. (Route 107) from just west of the Washington St. intersection to Flint St. MassDOT expects the project to be funded with 80% federal funding and 20% state funding.
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Upcoming Public Hearing tomorrow from MassDOT on the reconstruction of Bridge Street Route 107. The hearing will take place from 6:30-7:30 on July 29th.
To learn more and register to attend: www.mass.gov/event/salem-...
To learn more and register to attend: www.mass.gov/event/salem-...
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July 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Upcoming Public Hearing tomorrow from MassDOT on the reconstruction of Bridge Street Route 107. The hearing will take place from 6:30-7:30 on July 29th.
To learn more and register to attend: www.mass.gov/event/salem-...
To learn more and register to attend: www.mass.gov/event/salem-...
I'm heartbroken by my grandmother's death this Wednesday. She was always filled with such curiosity and a spirit of adventure. We enjoyed sailing together and chatting about the books we were reading. I love her so much and will miss her ❤️
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Katharine Newhall Obituary (1933 - 2025-07-23) - Bedford, MA - Boston Globe
View Katharine "Katums, Copey, and Kate" Newhall's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.
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July 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I'm heartbroken by my grandmother's death this Wednesday. She was always filled with such curiosity and a spirit of adventure. We enjoyed sailing together and chatting about the books we were reading. I love her so much and will miss her ❤️
www.legacy.com/us/obituarie...
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So many people came out to wish a happy 100th birthday to the Hawthorne Hotel! Since opening on July 23rd, 1925, the Hawthorne has been an icon in Salem. We are so lucky to have this historic hotel!
July 24, 2025 at 11:38 AM
So many people came out to wish a happy 100th birthday to the Hawthorne Hotel! Since opening on July 23rd, 1925, the Hawthorne has been an icon in Salem. We are so lucky to have this historic hotel!
It’s been a great few days on the water as Race Committee for Marblehead Junior Race Week! Lots of fun seeing Salem, Marblehead, Manchester sailors (and others from farther away) out having so much fun!
July 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It’s been a great few days on the water as Race Committee for Marblehead Junior Race Week! Lots of fun seeing Salem, Marblehead, Manchester sailors (and others from farther away) out having so much fun!
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It's time for yard signs! If you'd like me to drop one off for you, click the link below!
www.newhallforsalem.com/yardsign
www.newhallforsalem.com/yardsign
Yard Signs | Newhall For Salem
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July 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
It's time for yard signs! If you'd like me to drop one off for you, click the link below!
www.newhallforsalem.com/yardsign
www.newhallforsalem.com/yardsign
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Thank you Salem Dems and Democratic Socialists for last night’s event! I loved connecting with Salem residents. Lots of questions about trees, Salem High, serving marginalized communities, development projects & more!
To hear more, connect, volunteer, or donate, please visit newhallforsalem.com.
To hear more, connect, volunteer, or donate, please visit newhallforsalem.com.
July 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Thank you Salem Dems and Democratic Socialists for last night’s event! I loved connecting with Salem residents. Lots of questions about trees, Salem High, serving marginalized communities, development projects & more!
To hear more, connect, volunteer, or donate, please visit newhallforsalem.com.
To hear more, connect, volunteer, or donate, please visit newhallforsalem.com.
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It was great door knocking this weekend! I’ve enjoyed hearing your ideas for moving Salem forward. I’ve heard concerns over traffic, tourism & affordability. We need to focus on repairing our infrastructure. We must also maintain and expand communication pathways to increase the City's transparency.
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July 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
It was great door knocking this weekend! I’ve enjoyed hearing your ideas for moving Salem forward. I’ve heard concerns over traffic, tourism & affordability. We need to focus on repairing our infrastructure. We must also maintain and expand communication pathways to increase the City's transparency.