On Thursday morning, a truck heading eastbound on the Massachusetts Turnpike hit the Auburn Street bridge in Auburndale. The truck’s pneumatic lift had suddenly released and became wedged in a steel beam on the overpass. According to former Ward 4 City Councilor Jay Harney, a longtime Auburndale resident who came…
Posts published in January 2023
On January 11 at 7PM, the Climate Crisis subcommittee of the Newton Democratic City Committee will present Housing and Climate Change, a public online forum on how increasing interest in decarbonizing housing is occurring against a backdrop of preexisting challenges to equitable and affordable housing. Register here. Joe Curtatone, former mayor of…
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller has proposed a tax override and two debt exclusions, each of which, if approved by voters, will increase Newton’s property taxes to fund the purposes associated with each. (The Mayor also proposed exemptions to mitigate the effects of these tax increases on economically vulnerable taxpayers.) Newton voters…
Newton Teachers Association leaders discussed several topics related to Newton Public Schools, as well as their support for teacher strikes in other Massachusetts districts, in the latest NTA President’s Blog post published on January 2, 2023. UPDATE: The School Committee provided an update on collective bargaining in its meeting on…
Carefully sorting through colorful, donated children’s clothing, Christie Webber and more than a dozen of her colleagues from Norwood’s HMI Performance Incentives happily returned to volunteer at Cradles to Crayons after a two-year absence due to the Covid pandemic. The nonprofit, located at 281 Newtonville Avenue, recently marked 20 years…
On Monday, the Newton Public Schools district, in consultation with the City’s Health and Human Services Department, announced its strong recommendation that all NPS staff and students wear face coverings for the first two weeks of school following the December break. With “a rise of absences of both students and…
This week’s road construction schedule can be found here.
International watercolor artist Soon Y Warren — known for her spectacular renderings of everyday objects — will demonstrate the process of painting crystal, showing how she applies colors to create a finished painting. The demonstration will be online on January 12, 7PM-9PM at this Zoom link. Her work has been featured…
The Cabot Park Black History Lecture series will host Dr. Alex Briesacher on January 4 at 3PM in the Community Room at Cabot Park Village (280 Newtonville Ave.). This lecture is free and open to the public. Covid protocols: Masks are required, and visitors will sign in and have their temperatures taken. Dr. Alex…
Two items chartered from last year’s December Council meeting — Rezoning and Special Permit Request for 1314 Washington Street and Special Permit Request for a 9-unit development at 106 River Street — are on the Full City Council‘s agenda for its meeting on Tuesday, January 3 at 7:45PM (previously reported…
The Full City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, January 3 at 7:45PM. You can also watch the meeting on NewTV (Comcast 9, RCN 13, 614(HD), Verizon 33 or live stream on NewTV’s Vimeo channel). (See Reports Docket and New Docket.) The Finance…
Newton Human Rights Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, January 3 at 7PM. the agenda includes the following: Newton Fair Housing Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, January 4 at 8AM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Historical Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday,…