Newton votes no on $12m override

Newton voters, worried about the slow economy and distrustful of the city administration's ability to spend money wisely, soundly rejected a $12 million Proposition 2 1/2 override proposal. Officials warned that a no vote would mean that four satellite branches of the Newton Free Library would be closed and that Sunday hours at the main library would be cut back. -- Boston.com. http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/05/21/newton_votes_no_on_12m_override/