The Lion’s Roar — Newton South High School’s award-winning newspaper — has a new issue out with these lead articles: Community reacts to new attendance policy: Students, parents and teachers share their opinions about the revised policy, by Jaesuh Lee and Sarah Wei The reality of gender neutrality: Writer and…
Posts published in September 2022
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…
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…
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…
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…
Commission on Disability will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, September 12 at 6:00PM. The agenda includes the following: Introductions Review and Approval of July 11, 2022 Meeting Minutes CDBG Report Prioritization of FY2024 CDBG-Funded Access Projects Accessible Fines Reports MAAB Variance for 825A Washington Street MAAB Variance for Lowell…
The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team this week (See Development Review Team Snapshot): 219 Melrose Street – Special Permit to demolish existing nonconforming two-family dwelling and replace with a new two-family dwelling
The City’s Parks, Recreation & Culture Department will hold a virtual public meeting about improving Crystal Lake Beach and Park on September 15 at 6PM. Register in advance at this Zoom link. Meeting Flyer.
The City will hold an online community meeting about the NewCAL project on September 15 at 6:30PM. Register in advance at this Zoom link.
The second annual Newton Monarch Festival will be held on Saturday, September 17, 9AM – 11AM in Wellington Park in West Newton (map; entrances on Kilburn Road and Princess Road). Monarchs were recently classified as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. The festival is free and will feature:…