A staff update on the NPS reading curriculum was on the agenda at the October 3 School Committee meeting, and multiple parents took the opportunity to share their views about reading instruction at NPS, as well as the $2 million in ARPA funding that Mayor Fuller has allocated for updating…
Posts published in October 2022
I write with grave concern for our city trees, public and private. They are being lost at a precipitous rate through development, teardowns, aging out, and disease (including gas leaks). Several city councilors put together a tree ordinance in an attempt to address this, modeled after Cambridge’s. The Mayor’s administration…
Newton’s share of the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)is $63,000,000. How is Mayor Fuller allocating the money? Along with expenditures for the Newton Police Department’s HVAC improvements for $1,400,000; $2,000,000 in Household Assistance for low-income residents and those negatively affected by the pandemic; $50,000 for a Newton Centre Outdoor…
In response to new regulations from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection regarding waste restrictions, the City Council approved amendments to its trash and recycling ordinances (Chapter 11 and Chapter 17) to create a new program for recycling mattresses. Currently, the City collects mattresses at the curb by request for…
The Friends of Nahanton Park are sponsoring a Fall Bird Walk at Nahanton Park on Sunday, October 9, 8AM-11AM, free and open to the public. Meet at the parking lot at the meadow near the community gardens off Winchester Street. Long time birder Haynes Miller will guide the walk. Waterproof shoes…
On Saturday September 24 and Monday October 3, the four Newton Area Councils hosted information sessions to review the proposed Village Center Zoning Redesign materials that are currently on display at the Newton Free Library. They also covered the feedback tool. The display and the feedback tool will be available…
I sent the following email to the City Council, Zoning Department, and Mayor Fuller regarding the proposed Zoning Redesign. I hope Newton citizens will review the exhibit, check out the survey, and reach out if they agree that the survey is problematic: As encouraged by our City Council, I reviewed…
What’s Up in Newton this Week – 10/3/2022 had an incorrect date for the Land Use Committee meeting on 1314 Washington Street Rezoning request. It’s on Thursday, October 6 at 7PM in the Council Chamber and on Zoom. In Board and Commission Meetings – Week of 10/2/2022, links to documents…
The Full City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) tonight, Monday, October 3 at 7:45PM (see Reports Docket and New Docket). The Council is expected to vote on two zoning amendments now that the Planning and Development Board has submitted its recommendations. (See Planning and…
The Full City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, October 3 at 7:45PM (See Reports Docket and Full Docket). Land Use Committee will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, October 6 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:…
The School Committee will meet in person (Room 210, Ed Center) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, October 3 at 6PM. (NOTE Early Start Time.) The Committee will meet in Open Session in Room 210 and then vote to go into Executive Session via Zoom and go into Room 304,…
The Four Area Councils (Newton Highlands, Newtonville, Upper Falls, and Waban) will hold a special information session on the proposed new Zoning for the Village Centers on Monday, October 3, at 7PM. The meeting will be both in person (Waban Library) and virtual (Zoom link). This is the second session…