Highlands Village Day beamed this year, basking in beautiful weather — not too hot, no rain, and no strong winds to disrupt vendors’ booths and wares. If you missed it, here’s what it looked like up and down Lincoln Street in Newton Highlands on Sunday.
Posts published in June 2023
City Council NOTE: This weekly summary provides highlights of meeting agendas. For full agendas and Zoom links, click the links that are in bold. Public Facilities will meet TONIGHT to discuss a request to transfer $280,000 from Free Cash to fund unanticipated remaining contractor invoices not yet received. Finance will…
As reported in last week’s Fig City News, the Programs and Services Committee held a public hearing on a petition filed by Peter Harrington and more than fifty Newton residents, asking to place a non-binding question on the November ballot dealing with several aspects of Newton’s Village Center Zoning Redesign…
Public Facilities Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, June 12 at 6:45PM. The agenda includes the following: Finance Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, June 12 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following requests: Zoning and Planning Committee will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually…
Negotiations Subcommittee of the Newton School Committee will enter into Executive Session and meet in-person (Room 111) on Monday, June 12 at 4PM (see Agenda): School Committee will meet in person (Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, June 12 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Underwood and…
The City’s Sustainability Team recently issued an update on the status of Newton’s Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO) in preparation for an upcoming Zoning and Planning Committee meeting. Newton’s Climate Action Plan shows that 66% of the city’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) come from buildings. The Newton Citizens…
Commission on Disability will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, June 12 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Fair Housing Committee and Lease Up Sub-Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, June 12 at 8AM. The agenda includes the following: Economic Development Commission will meet in person…
The following proposals/projects are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team this week (see DRT Snapshot):
Newton Community Farm (NCF) suffered a significant and disturbing theft between 7:30PM last Thursday night and 7AM Friday morning. Many plants were uprooted from the fields, and about ten trays of seedlings were taken from the greenhouse. NCF Executive Director Sue Bottino estimates that the theft involved multiple people with…
On June 12 at 7:30PM, Families Organizing for Racial Justice (FORJ) will hold a meeting s for people who have been helping to lead a FORJ group at a school or who would like to help lead a group next year. The meeting will be facilitated by Amy Behrens (Former FORJ…
Newton is embarking on the Washington Street Pilot — a project to redesign Washington Street from Chestnut Street in West Newton to Lowell Avenue in Newtonville to create a safer, more welcoming corridor for residents, commuters, students, customers, and everyone who uses this street. As an early part of this…
On Tuesday, June 13, 5:30PM-6:30PM, EMPath will host an event at Weeks House (7 Hereward Road, Newton Centre) to kick off Newton Thrive: Newton’s Economic Mobility Initiative. It’s an informational event for service providers and interested community members to learn more about this economic mobility initiative from program leaders and a…