City Council Zoning and Planning will meet TONIGHT at 7PM and discuss: Finance Committee will meet TONIGHT at 7PM and discuss: School Committee The School Committee will meet TONIGHT, beginning with a 30-minute Executive Session to discuss strategy regarding negotiations with the NTA and then resuming in Open Session to…
Posts published in March 2023
Zoning and Planning will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 13 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Chair’s Note: The Planning staff will continue to lead a discussion through the remaining items tobe decided in advance of drafting version 2, with the goal…
The School Committee will hold a regular meeting in person (Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 13 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following: The Negotiations Subcommittee of the Newton School Committee will meet in-person (Room 111) on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 3:15PM and vote to…
Commission on Disability will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 13 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following: Fair Housing Lottery Results and Lease Up Sub-Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, March 14 at 8AM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Free Library Trustees Development Committee will…
The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team (DRT) this week (see DRT Snapshot):
Hello. I am a student at Newton South high school and I am very concerned.There override vote happening on March 14. This override would allocate around $4.5 million to the Newton Public Schools and it is desperately needed. Without it the Newton Public Schools will be forced to cut certain…
Newton’s prevailing theory is that building a lot more inventory will lower the cost of housing. Then, please tell me why Manhattan is not affordable? They have greatly densified over the last few decades. Or Seattle? Or Washington DC? Surely there must be cities that you can cite where the cost of…
Engine 6 Newton Housing Advocated regrets that Mark Development has put on hold its plan to develop land around the Riverside MBTA station for laboratories and 550 units of much needed housing. We strongly support, however, its decision to negotiate with the state to use the shuttered Indigo Hotel on…
The Vote Yes for Newton ballot committee filed its pre-election report with City Hall on Monday, covering the year up to February 24. Their documents (Part A, Part B) are available on the City’s campaign finance reports page. The group previously disclosed its 2022 financials on January 20. The Yes group reported raising $43,875, with…
The Newton North High School Girls Volleyball team finished their 2022 season as MIAA Division 1 Massachusetts Champions, after winning 19 of 20 games and losing only 11 sets in the regular season. The team was honored at this week’s City Council meeting with a Testimonial Commendation stating: Completing his…