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Posts published in September 2022

NPS administrators, School Committee continue robust debate on System Wide Goals

Revised draft of Goals spurs additional questions On Wednesday September 7, NPS administrators submitted a revised version of System Wide Goals for the 2022-2023 academic year. The previous five-page draft was discussed during the August 8 meeting, while the new draft expands to 13 pages across the same three categories: Education,…

Friends of Coletti-Magni Park receives $200,000 state appropriation

State Representative John Lawn secured a $200,000 line-item appropriation for lighting and other improvements to the hundred-year-old Coletti-Magni Memorial Park in the heart of Nonantum. In addition, The Village Bank has pledged a multi-year contribution. This Watertown Street green space is best know for it brightly lit Christmas display, dominated…

What’s Up in Newton — Week of 9/11/2022

Monday, September 12 will be a busy night for the Zoning and Planning Committee, which will meet both in person (City Council Chamber and then in Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) at 7PM. The Committee will hold two public hearings: The first will be on proposed amendments to the…

Waban and Newtonville Area Councils submit letter to Zoning and Planning Committee concerning community engagement process

The Waban and Newtonville Area Councils voted and submitted this letter to the Chair of the Zoning and Planning Committee, Deb Crossley, and the Zoning and Planning Committee regarding their concerns about the community engagement process for the proposed village center zoning framework. They emphasized their role in local governance,…

Dignity Matters: Donate feminine hygiene products, bras, and underwear for homeless and disadvantaged

Dignity Matters, a top-rated nonprofit based in Framingham, collects and distributes feminine hygiene products, bras, and underwear for women and girls who are homeless or disadvantaged, in order to help them stay healthy, regain self-confidence, and live with basic dignity. Women cannot use SNAP or WIC money for these products, and…

City Council Meetings – Week of 9/11/2022

Zoning and Planning Committee will meet in person (Council Chamber/Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, September 12 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Public Hearing on proposed amendments to Section 6.7.1 Accessory Apartments, to remove barriers to creating accessory apartments, such as to consider conditions under which…

Newton Conservators webinar: Newton’s (Buried) Streams: Now You See Them …Now You Don’t, Sept. 14

The Newton Conservators will host a free webinar, Newton’s (Buried) Streams: Now You See Them …Now You Don’t, on September 14, 7PM-8:30PM. The City’s Chief Environmental Planner, Jennifer Steel, will share her recent exploration of the “buried” streams across Newton that flow into the Charles River. Register here. UPDATE: A…

Cabot Black History Lecture: Prof. Cornell William Brooks on “The Legacy of Emmett Till and George Floyd at the Midterms” — Sept. 15

On September 15 at 3PM, Harvard Kennedy School Prof. Cornell William Brooks will speak about The Legacy of Emmett Till and George Floyd at the Midterms in the Community Room at Cabot Park Village (280 Newtonville Ave.). This lecture is free and open to the public. Covid protocols: Masks are…

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