Our report on the Newton Police Department’s “Make a Senior Your Sweetheart” campaign highlighted the kindness of 11-year old Highlands resident Nate Sorrell, who runs errands for seniors and neighbors unable to do so themselves. Of course, Nate’s kindness did not escape the attention of the kindest man in Newton…
Posts published in February 2023
According to an email from Mayor Ruthanne Fuller, the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development has contacted Mark Development about the possible use of the former Hotel Indigo as a temporary shelter for homeless families. The hotel, part of the Riverside Development Project, had been slated for demolition, with…
You can still find statement earrings, intricately crafted necklaces and shiny rings at The Silver Woman, a jewelry shop at 49 Union Street in Newton Centre, but not for long. Ellen Gorowitz, owner of the venerable Union Street store, has decided to retire and will shutter the 20-year-old business by…
I am writing to express a point of view, which may be widely held but which I have not yet seen voiced, perhaps because those who have it may feel isolated. I care about our education, teachers, schools and infrastructure. I also know that this all takes money. I have…
City Council Zoning and Planning (Monday) Finance (Monday) Land Use (Tuesday) Boards and Commissions Newton Parks and Recreation Commission (Monday): NSHS Lion’s 5K (May 21), Nonantum Village Day (June 4) Newton Cultural Council (Tuesday): Member Survey; Questions for MCC Program Officer’s upcoming visit Newton Commonwealth Foundation (Tuesday) Countryside School Building…
Zoning and Planning will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, February 27 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Chair’s Note: Planning staff and Utile will first review with the committee the many design standards embedded within the version 1 text (highlighted in last week’s…
Newton Cultural Council will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, February 27 at 5:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Parks and Recreation Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, February 27 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Commonwealth Foundation will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday,…
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Ellie Goldberg has updated her op-ed, A Future WithOut Gas and for Clean Heat, with an additional paragraph to reflect the February 21 vote of the City Council on this topic.
Let’s start with 4 values propositions on which I hope most agree: Unfortunately, it seems that some people either do not share the 4th value in this list or are readily willing to sacrifice it with the massive village centers upzoning proposal that the Zoning & Planning Committee (ZAP) is…