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Posts published in August 2023

What’s Up in Newton this Week – 8/13/2023

City Council Public Facilities will meet on Monday to discuss and vote on a request for a grant of location to relocate a pole east of Hammond Pond Parkway in Boylston Street. Finance will meet on Monday to discuss the following: The full City Council is expected to vote on…

City Council Meetings – Week of 8/13/2023

Public Facilities will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, August 14 at 6:45PM. The agenda includes the following: Finance will meet in person (Council Chamber ) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, August 14 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following requests: City Council will…

Board and Commission Meetings – Week of 8/13/2023

Board of License Commissioners will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, August 15 at 7:30PM. The agenda includes the following requests: Board of Assessors will meet in person (Room 108) on Wednesday, August 16 at 9AM. The agenda includes the following: Conservation Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday,…

Newton residents in the news

Avi Fidler of Newton Upper Falls graduated Summa Cum Laude from University of the Arts in Philadelphia with a BFA in Acting and a concentration in stage combat. A 2019 graduate of Newton South, Fidler is currently a resident of Philadelphia. Fidler performed a monologue in The Newton Theatre Company’s The…

Update – 8/9/2023

We have updated Proposal for 528 Boylston Street: Public hearing recap to reflect the new date for the continuation of the public hearing. After the July 24 meeting, the date of the continuation of the public hearing was changed from September 6 to September 24.

NTA clarifies its contract positions following City’s mediation filing and School Committee’s message to community

In the week leading up to the July 25 School Committee meeting, the School Committee’s negotiations subcommittee ended direct negotiations with the Newton Teachers Association for a new collective bargaining agreement to follow the expiry of the current contract on August 31. The School Committee filed with the state for…

Spotlight: Spotlight

On January 6, 2002, the Boston Globe’s special reporting unit for investigative and accountability journalism, Spotlight, published the first of two articles. The series began with the story of Father John Geoghan, a Catholic priest in the Greater Boston Area who was accused of sexually abusing over 130 boys and…

Ding’s Kitchen reopens in Newton Centre

Ding’s Kitchen (at 10 Langley Road, Newton Centre) reopened on Saturday night after apparently satisfying health inspectors’ concerns through renovations. The reopening was announced with a sign on the front door last Thursday. Tuesday evening, patrons could be seen eating, and a new sign speaks of a promotion — from…

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