City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, December 2 at 7:45PM. See Reports Docket and New Docket. Programs and Services will meet in person (Room 211) and virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, December 4 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Public Safety…
Posts published in November 2024
School Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) and in person (METCO Headquarters Exhibit Hall, 11 Roxbury Street, Boston) on Monday, December 2 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes:
Election Commission will meet in person (Room 211) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, December 2 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Planning and Development Board will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, December 2 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Commonwealth Foundation will meet in person…
We updated Newton firefighters receive $1 million for toxin-free gear; More research needed to include comment by Deputy Chief Jasset regarding research on PFAS-free gear, and to note that Mayor Fuller had proposed this use of certified free cash.
At a large, enthusiastic gathering on November 25 in Newton’s War Memorial Auditorium, Governor Maura Healey announced that the Newtonville Commuter Rail station, on the Framingham / Worcester Commuter line, is now slated for an upgrade that will make it fully accessible and able to handle bidirectional rail traffic. The…
The City took an important step in improving the health of Newton firefighters last week when the City Council approved the appropriation of $1 million to buy essential safety gear. The funds, proposed by Mayor Ruthanne Fuller to come from certified free cash, will go toward purchasing one set of…
Opinions differ over the pace of change, but broad agreement that prior systems were deficient. The School Committee and Newton Public Schools (NPS) administration met for over five hours on Monday, November 18, first at 5:30 in an executive session and leadership caucus, and then at 6:30 for the regular…
On Monday November 25, the School Committee and Newton Public Schools (NPS) administration, including Superintendent Anna Nolin, attended a nearly three-hour “Special Work Session” at the Education Center. Although this was a public meeting posted by the City Clerk and listed in Fig City News Local Government Announcements, the only…
The Newton Free Library was the site of a sometimes contentious meeting between Newton Highlands residents and the Newton Public Works Department (DPW) on November 14. This was the sixth community meeting addressing the Newton Highlands Village Enhancement Project, which could create substantial changes to Newton Highland’s center. The Project…
The proposed Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO) was reported out of the Zoning and Planning (ZAP) Committee on Monday night, November 25, after two hours of contentious public comments. BERDO will now be discussed and voted on or amended at the full City Council meeting on December 2. …