Moody’s Investors Service assigned a Aaa general obligation limited tax (GOLT) rating today to the City of Newton’s $20.3 million General Obligation Municipal Purpose Loan of 2023 Bonds. According to Moody’s, “The issuer rating reflects the city’s ability to repay debt and debt-like obligations without consideration of any pledge, security,…
Posts published in January 2023
On February 17, the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (FUUSN), NewCity Church Newton, and Newton Community Pride will present an exploration of the impact of music, movement, and the spoken word from Black churches to broader society. Reverend Devlin Scott of the NewCity Church will host and moderate a panel discussion featuring…
According to the MassDOT website: The third and final virtual public information meeting of the Route 128 Land Use and Transportation Study Team will be held TONIGHT at 6PM. Register here. Designed to establish the future land use, housing, and economic development assumptions for the segment of Route 128 between…
The City Council voted to move forward with the request to appropriate $3,240,000 in FY2022 Free Cash for synthetic turf carpet and infill materials, installation, and construction oversight to replace the two synthetic turf fields at Newton South High School and to resurface the perimeter track at the school’s Winkler…
I want to offer two comments related to the opinion piece by Peter Harrington, dated January 9, 2023. Mr. Harrington’s piece included graphics submitted to ZAP by Marc Hershman with his suggestion of what Waban would look like with the proposed village center zoning. There are numerous errors and distortions…
Newton gathered at Newton North HS to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy in a stirring festival of challenge, inspiration, hope, action, and song focused on the theme of Justice — Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere. NewTV’s video of the event is here. Music was provided by…
For nearly nineteen years, Artitudes Gallery, on Washington Street in West Newton, has been an attraction, a place to find original jewelry, crafts, and accessories. The gallery, three doors from the West Newton Cinema, has been a magnet for the long lines of movie-goers waiting for their show to start.…
January 22 marks the start of the Lunar New Year, celebrated by many Asian and Southeast Asian cultures including China, Vietnam, Korea, Singapore, Philippines, and Malaysia. Each lunar year is represented by one of 12 zodiac animals (rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig)…
Barely a month into retirement, Shiuchin Chang knew it just was not for her. After decades cooking in restaurants, she wanted to return to the kitchen and whip up savory Taiwanese fare for hungry customers. With her family behind her, she recently opened Grandma’s Kitchen, a Taiwanese restaurant in Newtonville,…
If you are thinking of getting an electric vehicle, now might be the best time. As Leslie Zebrowitz, co-chair of the Newton EV Task Force, explained in an op-ed in Fig City News last week, certain electric cars are eligible for a federal tax credit up to $7500 during January…