City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, June 20 at 7:45PM. See Reports Docket and the New Docket. The meeting can also be viewed on NewTV (YouTube, Comcast 9, RCN 13 or 614, Verizon 33). Zoning and Planning will meet in person (Council…
Posts published in June 2023
School Committee will meet initially in person (Ed Center, Room 304) on Tuesday, June 20 at 5:30PM and vote to enter into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the NTA, NESA & Custodians (see Agenda). The Committee will then resume its regularly…
Newton Citizens Commission on Energy will meet in person (Room 211) on Tuesday, June 20 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Board of License Commissioners will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, June 20 at 7:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Board of Assessors will meet in person (Room…
There are no DRT meetings scheduled for this week.
The Elections Commission is recommending that two polling locations be relocated for this fall’s municipal election: Ward 2 Precinct 1 (currently at Albemarle Field House) and Ward 1 Precinct 4 (currently at Pelligrini Field House). In the Election Commission’s June 15 meeting, the Commission voted to relocate Ward 2 Precinct…
The Newton Cultural Alliance honored two arts heroes at its Strawberry Festival on Saturday night: The Village Bank and State Representative Kay Khan. NCA Executive Director Adrienne Hartzell Knudsen said, “Both of these honorees have given extraordinarily, each in their own way, to the arts and cultural enrichment of the…
At the meeting of the Zoning and Planning Committee Tuesday night, the City’s Planning Department — led by Director Barney Heath with Deputy Director Jenn Caira, Long Range Planner Zach LaMel, and consultants from Utile, Tim Love, Loren Rapport, and Will Cohen — provided a brief presentation to the whole…
Current parking stickers for seniors (65+) normally expire at the end of June but have been extended to through July 31. New stickers, good for two years (until June 30, 2025) maybe be ordered now. To get one, you’ll need the following: copy of your driver’s license, copy of your…
Newton Community Farm is offering a weekly Fruit Share in conjunction with Autumn Hills Orchard in Groton, MA. Each weekly distribution consists of a 4–5 pound (approximate) bag of apples and occasionally may include grapes or pears. Shares will be available for pickup at Newton Community Farm under the white tent at the…
Year after year, graduating senior classes overcome unprecedented challenges, and the class of 2023 is no exception. With only six months of a traditional high school experience under their belt, they were thrust into a new academic environment where the definition of normal was being rewritten every day. Yet, as…