Wicked Local A steady trickle of in-person voters made their way to the Newton Free Library’s polling location on March 16, to cast their ballots for two open city councilor-at-large seats. The spots opened up after former Ward 2 Councilor-at-Large Jake Auchincloss gave his notice when he won the 4th District House seat in November and Ward 1 Councilor-at-Large Allan L. “Jay” Ciccone Jr., died on Nov. 7, 2020. John Oliver and Madeline Ranalli are candidates for the Ward 1 at-large seat and Bryan Barash, Tarik Lucas, and David Micley, are running for the Ward 2 councilor-at-large position. When voters decide on the winners, the City Council will be back to its full membership of 24.