As Courtney Ireland eagerly tried a sample of “Causa de Pollo,” a Peruvian dish made by food vendor Johanetts Kitchen, she marveled at the varied offerings at Newton’s Indigenous Peoples Day celebration on Monday, October 14. “It was worth the trek,” she said while offering her 16-year-old son, Cooper, a…
Posts published in October 2024
The Newton Cultural Alliance presented an Arts & Culture Candidate Forum on October 10 at the Allen Center in West Newton. The attending candidates for Massachusetts House of Representative seats were Amy Sangiolo and Vlad Yanovsky, Democratic and Republican nominees respectively, for the 11th Middlesex district, and Dr. Greg Schwartz,…
With both of Newton’s long-time State Representatives retiring at the end of 2024, local groups have sponsored debates and forums with the three candidates in each district running for their House seats. Generally, their debates have focused on health care, education, housing and development, and public transportation. But MASSCreative —…
Highlights this week: Reminder: In our Monday newsletters, the links in bold go to meeting details (agendas, Zoom links). Other links go to documents. City Council The City Council is not scheduled to meet this week. Finance will meet on Tuesday to consider requests to: Rules Subcommittee will meet on…
The City Council is not scheduled to meet this week. Finance will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, October 15 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Rules Subcommittee will meet in person (Room 205) and virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, October 17 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:…
The School Committee is not scheduled to meet this week. The School Committee’s Negotiation Subcommittee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) in Executive Session Wednesday, October 16 at 3PM to hold a grievance hearing with the Newton Teachers Association (Collective Bargaining Sessions) (see Meeting Notice).
Library Board of Trustees Finance Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, October 15 at 1PM. The agenda includes the following: Board of License Commissioners will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, October 15 at 7:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Election Commission will meet in person (Room 211)…
The Rotary Club of Newton is hosting a clothing drive at the Scandinavian Living Center (206 Waltham Street, West Newton) every month on these Saturdays, 9AM to 12PM: August 24, September 21, October 19. Bring your excess clothing, shoes, and home textiles to be reused and recycled while helping to…
Newton Centre resident Gary Ruvkun was awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation. The Nobel Committee honored Ruvkun and Victor Ambros for their discovery of a fundamental principle governing how gene activity is regulated. Ruvkun was…
On October 7, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller and Chief Financial Officer Maureen Lemieux presented the City’s Long-Range Financial Plan and Five-Year Financial Forecast for FY2026-2030. The Mayor outlined what she called a “comprehensive, forward looking, financially stable, and fiscally disciplined” plan designed to: At the same time, the Mayor warned of…