The City Council voted to approve a $16 million water meter replacement project at its meeting earlier this month by a vote of 22-1 (Downs abstaining)-1 (Kelley) The City went through a major upgrade/replacement project of water meters in 2009 – installing meters with attached antennas to transmit information to…
Posts published in April 2022
The first annual Newton Multicultural Festival will be held on May 7 (rain date: May 8), 2PM-6PM in Waban (1615 Beacon Street). It’s hosted by the Suzuki School of Newton and will feature Grooversity Brazilian Drumming Ensemble, Africano Waltham Dance Troupe, Pulawari Tusuy Peruvian Dance Troupe, and the Suzuki School…
This week, the City Council will be reviewing the following departmental budgets this week: Comptroller/Retirement, Treasurer, Purchasing, Public Buildings, Assessing, Human Resources, Financial Services, and Executive/Sustainability. In addition, the Council will meet as a Committee of the Whole on Wednesday, April 27th at 6:00 p.m. to discuss the Comptroller’s FY2023…
Finance Go here to join the Zoom meeting. The Finance Committee will meet virtually on Monday, April 25th at 7:00 p.m. The agenda includes the following: Request authorization to accept, appropriate, and expend $2,500 from a grant through the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security Office of Grants and…
The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team this week: 35 Bracebridge Road – Special Permit to expand non-conforming accessory structure and increase floor area ratio 148 Auburndale Avenue – Special permit to encroach on the setbacks with addition 68 Pine Crest Road – Special…
Commission on Disability The Commission on Disability Funding Committee meeting originally scheduled for Monday, April 25th has been cancelled. The Meeting Cancellation Notice can be found here. Community Meeting Regarding the Carriageway Project Ward 4 Councilors: Councilors Gentile, Markiewicz and Krintzman are hosting a virtual community meeting regarding the Commonwealth…
Thursday, May 5, 7:00 p.m. Take a closer look at Newton’s own “Lake Talk,” a sub-dialect named after Silver Lake that developed in the village of Nonantum. Learn the lingo of the Lake, spoken by generations of localsincluding actor Matt LeBlanc, and explore how the uncertain origins of this way of…
The Newton Piano Summit will be back live and in-person from 1:00 – 3:00PM on three Saturdays in May. This season’s performances will be held at the historic Second Church in West Newton. The 2022 Newton Piano Summit will feature performances of classical, Latin, and Jazz from the following artists:…
The city celebrated Earth Day on Sunday, April 24th, with a festival at City Hall. Sponsored by Green Newton, residents had an opportunity to learn about energy savings, electric vehicles and bikes, composting, and had fun!
The Newton Historical Commission will review proposed plans to remediate the violation at 29 Greenwood Street – teardown of the historic structure, at its meeting on Thursday, April 28th at 7:00 p.m. Go here to join the Zoom meeting. See Agenda, Staff Memo, Revised Packet documents, and 29 Greenwood Public…