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Posts published in November 2023

What’s Up in Newton – Week of 11/19/2023

City offices will be closed on Thursday for Thanksgiving. City Council Finance will meet on Monday to hold a Tax Classification Hearing. See Tax Classification Packet. City Council will meet on Monday and is expected to continue its discussion of the Village Center Overlay District zoning proposal and vote on…

City Council Meetings – Week of 11/19/2023

Finance will hold a public hearing in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November 20 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: See Tax Classification Packet. City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November 20, at 7:45PM (following the Tax…

School Committee Meetings – Week of 11/19/2023

School Committee will meet in person (Room 304) on Monday, November 20 at 5:30PM for a Special School Committee Meeting – Caucus to discuss and vote to elect a School Committee Chair and Vice-Chair. (See Meeting Notice.) School Committee will meet in person and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November…

Board and Commission Meetings – Week of 11/19/2023

Newton Parks and Recreation Commission will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November 20 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Board of License Commissioners will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, November 21 at 7:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Election Commission’s scheduled meeting…

UPDATED: City’s first Gingerbread Design Contest — Location moved to City Hall; Registration extended to Nov. 26

Bake your cake (and win an award?) …and eat it, too! Registration is open now until November 26 for Newton Cultural Development’s first Gingerbread House Exhibit and Contest. Inspired by the Portsmouth (NH) Historical Society’s well known, annual Gingerbread House contest, Newton Cultural Development Program Manager Lisa Rucinski decided to bring…

Ingerson: Zoning for car-light living can make housing more affordable

Recently the New York Times wrote about families struggling to afford both their cars and housing (How the Costs of Car Ownership Add Up, Oct. 6, 2023).  The AAA has estimated that the average annual “cost of ownership” for a new car is now over $12,000.   Over the life of a 30-year mortgage a family that can get…

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