Commission on Disability will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, October 16 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following: Parks and Recreation Commission will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, October 16 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Planning and Development Board will meet…
Posts published in October 2023
The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team (DRT) this week (see DRT Snapshot):
The Centre Street Food Pantry began with a handful of volunteers responding to a few people coming to the doors of Trinity Parish in Newton Centre seeking food. The Church provided a room to stock some food, and after the group incorporated as an independent nonprofit organization in 2010, it…
Feast & Fettle delivers freshly made meals — a varying selection of entrees, vegetables, soups and salads, and baked goods – to about 8,000 families in New England. After starting seven years ago in Rhode Island, the company expanded its delivery service into Massachusetts, and on October 11, it opened…
The October 11 School Committee meeting began with the School Committee chair making a statement regarding the recent events in “Israel and Palestine,” and shared information about the concurrent Interrupting Antisemitism and Hate in Our Community event occurring at City Hall. Following public comment, the meeting’s regular agenda commenced. A…
I recently received an email update from Josh Morse, Public Buildings Commissioner, in charge of the NewCAL project. This was a follow-up to news of the actual construction cost bids received being significantly higher than was predicted. I am a ‘senior’ and a long time resident of Newton. I have followed…
In an email sent out to the Newton Public Schools community on Thursday, October 12, Superintendent Anna Nolin said that “Out of an abundance of caution, the Newton Public Schools will have a significantly increased police presence at school buildings, as well as increased local patrols across the city on…
“Promote compact, energy-efficient development concentrated around public transit and other existing infrastructure.” Mass Audubon, Losing Ground 1. Preserves trees Sprawl is the worst enemy of trees. Because of limits on the number of people who can live in Newton and other towns close to Boston, people have moved farther away…
I am voting for Lisa Gordon for Ward 6 Councilor. I admire her clear thinking on the key zoning issues that will impact our community for generations into the future. She untangles the MBTA Communities Act, which has a state imposed deadline of the end of this year, from the…
Many numbers have been thrown around about how many housing units might be built with the proposed zoning. These high numbers are reported with no explanation of what they mean and how they were calculated. One does not need a math or engineering degree to understand and explain the plan…