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Posts published in January 2024

What’s Up in Newton – Week of 1/7/2024

City Council Finance will meet on Monday: Zoning and Planning will meet on Monday: Land Use will meet on Tuesday: School Committee School Committee will meet on Monday: Boards and Commissions Newton Cultural Council will meet on Monday and continue with Round 5 Adjudication of 2024 Grants. Commission on Disability…

City Council Meetings – Week of 1/7/2024

Finance will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, January 8 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following requests: Zoning and Planning will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, January 8 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Chair’s Note: The Chair will entertain a motion…

School Committee Meetings – Week of 1/7/2024

School Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) in Executive Session on Monday, January 8 at 4PM (See Meeting Notice) to: The School Committee will reconvene and meet in person (Room 210, Ed Center) and virtually (Zoom link) in Open Session on Monday, January 8 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the…

Board and Commission Meetings – Week of 1/7/2024

Newton Cultural Council will meet in person (1294 Centre Street) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, January 8 at 5PM. The agenda includes the following: Commission on Disability will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, January 8 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following: Auburndale Historic District Commission will meet…

Local hospitals bring back masking in response to rising infections

In response to rising COVID-19, RSV, and flu infection rates, local hospitals have recently brought back masking requirements. Dana Farber began requiring full masking by patients and providers on December 18. Since January 2, MassGeneral Brigham, which includes Newton-Wellesley Hospital, has been requiring providers to be masked when providing care…

DiVitto & Renaud: Stop expansion of private jet capacity at Hanscom Field

As part of a growing number of citizens concerned about climate change (including heat waves, floods, and fires), we want to advocate against the proposed plan by developers to expand private jet capacity at Hanscom Field in Bedford, MA. Hanscom is owned by Massport and is the largest private jet airport…

Who funds Newton’s political campaigns?

Following up on our analysis of preliminary election spending, Fig City News has analyzed campaign finance data for all 14,564 donations to Newton City Council and Mayoral campaigns since 2015 to explore where the money came from and who received it. Candidates for City Council and Mayor in Massachusetts must…

Inauguration Day 2024

Monday, January 1, 2024, was a day of beginnings in Newton. At noon on the first — bright, sunny — day of the new year, the recently elected City Council and School Committee joined the Mayor in the City Council chamber to launch the opening meeting of the 2024-2025 session…

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