Newton Parks, Recreation and Culture (Newton PRC) hosts line dancing for anyone over the age of 45. It takes place every Thursday, 1PM-3PM, at The American Legion Nonantum Post 440 (295 California St, Nonantum). Registration is required, but free.
Posts published in September 2023
Newton Neighbors has seven members on its board, each of whom has been involved since 2020. It now seeks to recruit up to three new members who can bring new ideas and ways to contribute its mission of facilitating community connection, mutual aid, and access to resources and supports for…
Zoning and Planning Committee hears public comments on Village Zoning Overlay Districts, Version 3.0
Zoning and Planning Committee hears public comments on Village Zoning Overlay Districts, Version 3.0
On September 26, the Zoning and Planning Committee heard comments about the most recent proposed Village Zoning Overlay District proposal, Version 3.0. (See NewTV video.) At one point, there were 290 people on the Zoom call, and at least 50 people had signed up to speak in person in the…
NTA Convocation Boycott Constitutes Illegal Strike, but Silent Meetings Are Permitted. On September 26, the Commonwealth Employment Relations Board (“CERB”) issued a ruling in response to the School Committee’s September 5 petition to the Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations regarding recent actions by the Newton Teachers Association. The 45-page ruling…
Newton’s Comptroller, Stephen Curley, has reported that on September 25 the Massachusetts Department of Revenue certified the amount of the City of Newton’s Free Cash — the amount of unrestricted funds available from operations in the previous year – to be $27,912,423. In late August, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller had announced that the…
Last week, I had the honor of representing Massachusetts on Capitol Hill. Along with roughly 600 of my fellow American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) volunteers from across the country, I traveled from Newton to Washington, D.C., to urge lawmakers to make cancer a national priority. Together, we called on…
Fifty-eight years ago, Mary Pohlman — who along with her husband, Scott, coaches the award-winning Newton Bluefish swim team — watched the excavation for the original Gath Memorial Pool. Last Friday, she was there for the groundbreaking for the new one. The reasons for a new pool are many –…
Newton resident Emmanuel Owusu was honored last week with a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Award from the Association for Developmental Disabilities Providers (ADDP), a statewide association representing community-based human services providers. Owusu is the Executive Director of Newton-based African Bridge Network, which he and four others co-founded in 2015 to build…
City Council Zoning and Planning will hold a public hearing on Tuesday on the updated Village Center Overlay Districts – text and maps version 3.0. See Planning Memo and Fig City News article. Finance has cancelled its Monday meeting and will meet on Thursday to discuss the following requests: Traffic…
Zoning and Planning will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, September 26 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: See the 155-page Planning Memo. Finance Committee’s regularly scheduled meeting has been canceled. See Meeting Cancellation Notice. Finance Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday,…