Highlights this Week: See below for details about… City Council City Council Committee Chairs will meet on Monday to discuss best practices for running meetings, hosting virtual meetings, providing for public comment, and committee reports, as well as a review of City Councilors’ recent visits to school and municipal buildings. City…
Posts published in March 2024
City Council Committee Chairs will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, April 1 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following: City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, April 1 at 7:45PM. See Reports Docket and New Docket. The…
School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, April 1 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following:
Planning and Development Board will meet in person (Room 211) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, April 1 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Human Rights Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, April 2 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Citizens Commission on Energy…
Recently Rick Lipof’s campaign to succeed Rep. Ruth Balser gathered sufficient signatures to be on the ballot, and two campaigns hosted kickoffs – for Bill Humphrey to succeed Rep. Ruth Balser and Amy Sangiolo to succeed Rep. Kay Khan. Greg Schwartz is also running for Rep. Balser’s seat. Alexander Jablon…
Newton Superintendent of Schools Anna Nolin has received the 2024 Bobbie D’Alessandro Leadership Award from the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents (M.A.S.S.). The award was presented at the annual M.A.S.A. Women’s Educational Leadership Network conference on March 19. Now in its 15th year, the Bobbie D’Alessandro Leadership Award is one…
On March 27, in its first update to the City Council, the Community Dialogue Working Group presented results and recommendations based on its citywide survey and community discussion. In early February, City Council President Marc Laredo and Vice President David Kalis established the five-member group led by Ward 1 Councilor…
Real Property Reuse voted to hold the following (see Report and watch NewTV video): Reuse of a parcel of land on Grove and Hancock Street: The committee held the discussion on the 36,356 sq. ft. city-owned parcel at 169 Grove Street and 136 Hancock Street in Ward 4, with a…
The Committee of the Whole discussed findings from the Community Dialogue Working Group, established after the Newton Teacher’s Strike, to develop specific recommendations on how the City Council can help our community better understand its role and City finances. The working group held community meetings and an online survey with…
Finance voted to approve the following (see Report and watch NewTV video): Finance voted to hold the following: