Newton will send three delegates – Newton Democratic City Chair Sharon Stout, former City Councilor Holly Ryan, and high-school senior Alan Cai – to the National Democratic Convention in Chicago, August 19-24. They were elected on Saturday, April 27, at the Massachusetts Fourth Congressional District Caucus, chaired by Rep. Jake…
Posts published in April 2024
Highlights this Week: See below for details about… City Council Finance will meet on Monday to: Zoning and Planning will meet on Tuesday to discuss Departmental Budgets for Inspectional Services, Planning, and CPA Administration. See Budget Materials. Public Facilities will meet on Wednesday to discuss the Departmental Budget for the Public…
The Traffic Council voted to Approve (see Report and watch NewTV video): A resident requested the 3 Needham St RRFBs be installed after the street’s reconstruction and noted an accessible ramp by Easy St is missing. DPW seemed open to waiting and said they are working on a prioritization process…
Finance will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, April 29 at 7PM. The agenda includes: Zoning and Planning will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, April 30 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes: Public Facilities will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, May 1 at 7PM. The agenda includes: Public Safety…
School Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) in Executive Session on Tuesday, April 30 at 7:30PM (see Meeting Notice) to discuss litigation/arbitration and strategy with respect to the Newton Teachers Association Units A and C. The School Committee will not reconvene in Open Session.
Newton Parks & Recreation Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) and in person (Room 204) on Monday, April 29 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Cultural Council will meet virtually (Zoom link) and in person (1294 Centre Street) on Monday, April 29 at 7:30PM. The agenda includes the…
The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team (DRT) this week (see DRT Snapshot):
The Newton Free Library and Newton Human Rights Commission will host a panel discussion, Let Freedom Read: Examining Book Banning Today, on April 29, 7PM-8:15PM, in the Library’s Druker Auditorium. Panelists include:
On the morning of Wednesday, April 24, a fire broke out in a vacant, 10-room Victorian home undergoing renovation at 8 Central Avenue in Newtonville. The Newton Fire Department responded around 11:30AM to reports of heavy smoke from the 2½ story, wood-framed structure. On arrival, firefighters found heavy fire in…
On its 28th anniversary, Newton Open Studios (NOS) will showcase art by about 130 artists in 34 venues — homes, studios, and group locations — throughout Newton on April 27-28, 11AM-5PM. Each venue will be marked by printed signs with red balloons. See the Newton Open Studios PDF map for…