NEWTON — Incumbent Selectman Robert Donovan is being challenged by Frank Gibbs for a three-year term.
Name: Robert Donovan
Age: 43
Occupation: Business owner
Incumbent: Yes
Elective experience: Three years as a selectman, three years with the Recreation Department as the liaison for the Board of Selectmen.
What is the single most important issue facing the Board of Selectmen?
"Continuing to work with all the boards to keep spending down and keep the tax rate low so people can afford to stay in Newton."
Name: Frank Gibbs
Age: 53
Occupation: Construction company owner
Incumbent: No
Elective experience: Three years as a member of the Planning Board, nine years as the highway agent.
What is the single most important issue facing the Board of Selectmen?
"We have to keep taxes down. There are ways we can save money.
