On April 22, returning from a clean-up of the Newton Centre Playground, Newton South High School’s Green Student Movement, Key Club, and UNICEF chapters attended the Newton Democratic City Committee Earth Day rally on the Newton Centre Green. Although their appearance was unplanned, club leaders and participants said that attending…
Posts published in April 2023
That is the subtext of the proposed ban on single-use plastic water bottles in Newton currently under consideration by the City Council’s Programs and Services Committee. The proposed ordinance, offered by Councilor Vicki Danberg (Ward 6, at-large) would expand upon Newton’s ban on the commercial use plastic bags to other…
On Friday, April 21, the Newton Planning and Development Department released its updated Village Center Zoning Redesign plan, Version 2.0, based on comments and concerns voiced at the City Council’s Zoning and Planning meetings. (NewTV’s video of the April 24 meeting) Among the changes from Version 1.0 to 2.0 is…
The Council on Aging and Advisory Council held their monthly meeting last night. Chair Joan Belle Isle reported that a contract was recently signed with UMASS Boston’s Gerontology Institute to conduct a needs assessment that will be launched in September. The last needs assessment was conducted with the John W.…
Recently we were guests on Ken Parker’s NewTV program, Common Ground, for a discussion regarding the proposed Village Center and MBTA-related zoning changes. (See NewTV’s video here.) We are sharing it here with you, as it offers a much-needed critique and additional photo-realistic illustrations of the actual impacts of the…
Want to hear beautiful string music tomorrow played by 100+ Newton students protesting the cutting of Elementary Strings from the Newton school budget? On Monday, April 24 at 6PM, over 100 Newton Orchestra and Strings students of all ages from across the district will gather for Stringfest, a concert outside…
We updated BAA CEO apologizes for not making Marathon “a great day for everyone” to include comments by Olympians Des Linden and Kara Goucher, as well as a summary of our earlier coverage.
=>Key Points this Week<= City Council Finance will meet TONIGHT to discuss the following: Zoning and Planning will meet TONIGHT to discuss the following: Land Use will meet on Tuesday to discuss the following requests: Full City Council will meet as a Committee of the Whole on Wednesday to discuss…
During the school vacation week of April 15-21, a parent-led petition to restore proposed Newton Public School cuts received over 900 signatures from Newton residents. NPS leadership has been forced to propose an FY24 budget that includes elementary classrooms of up to 29 students and middle school teams of up…
Finance Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, April 24 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Zoning and Planning will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, April 24 at 6:45PM. The agenda includes the following: Chair’s Note: Planning staff will present version 2…