The 46th annual Highlands Village Day — the annual street fair in Newton Highlands — will be on Sunday, June 11, 11AM-4PM, on Lincoln Street between Walnut and Bowdoin Streets. There will be lots of music, food, vendors, and activities for kids, including: 11:00 – 3:00 Caricature Drawings: Madman with…
Posts published in June 2023
On June 11, 10AM-12PM, the Friends of Hemlock Gorge and the Newton Conservators will jointly host a free tour of Hemlock Gorge park, “hidden” at the intersection of Routes 9 and 95. Designed by Charles Eliot of the Olmsted design firm, it was once a Sunday destination for thousands of…
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a charity that helps those in need in Newton, is holding a clothing drive this Sunday, June 11, 9AM-Noon and 4PM-6PM. The truck will be located in the parking lot of Our Lady Help of Christians church (parking lot entrance at 279 Adams…
A Committee, headed by former Ward 3 Councilor Jim Cote and Newton Highlands Area Council President Jeremy Freudberg, filed papers with Newton City Hall to put an initiative on this November’s ballot to repeal Newton’s seasonal parking ban. The overnight winter parking ban goes into effect on December 1 and…
The Programs and Services Committee will hold a virtual (Zoom link) public hearing Thursday at 7PM (see Agenda) regarding a petition filed by Peter Harrington and other residents calling on the City Council to place a non-binding question on the November 7, 2023 municipal ballot. The proposed ballot question is…
The City Council’s Zoning and Planning Committee will hold a public hearing on June 14 regarding a proposed ordinance requiring electrification of all new construction and substantial renovation. Last August, Governor Baker signed into law legislation (H.5060) granting Newton and nine other ten communities (Acton, Aquinnah, Arlington, Brookline, Cambridge, Concord,…
Ending months of sometimes tense negotiations with the Mayor, the City Council voted to approve the Mayor’s FY24 budget of $499,710,209 General Fund allocations with an additional $70, 306,117 for Community Preservation, Water, Sewer, and Stormwater funds, for a total of $570,016,326. (See FY2024 Budget, FY2024-2028 CIP, and FY2024-2028 Supplemental CIP).…
Prior to the City Council’s full budget review and approval, the City Council met to consider a resolution proposed by Ward 4 Councilor, Lenny Gentile, to use $10,000,000 of Free Cash designated for the Lincoln Eliot Elementary School project, as part of an unrestricted reserve fund comprised of: Councilor Gentile’s…
Strapped to an orange board while playing an unconscious drowning victim, Joseph Manna could only lie immobile while his fellow lifeguards-in-training “saved” him. The Newton South sophomore and other students aiming to be American Red Cross-certified lifeguards have been learning essential techniques at the West Suburban YMCA’s training program. Those…
Despite the rainy weather, Newton residents descended on Garland Road on Sunday to learn more from their neighbors about sustainability actions they can take to help reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change. The road was lined end to end with with tents staffed with residents and volunteer energy coaches…