The Newton Free Library was the site of a sometimes contentious meeting between Newton Highlands residents and the Newton Public Works Department 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 is…
Posts published in November 2024
The Community Day Center of Waltham (CDCW) — a fifteen-minute drive from Newton — provides shelter and support for the unhoused. Starting in a church basement twenty years ago, CDCW has grown as both a drop-in day center and an extension of the MetroWest community. Newtonian volunteers are essential to…
City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November 18 at 7PM. See Reports Docket and New Docket. Finance Committee will hold a special in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November 18 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Land…
Highlights this week… City Council City Council will meet on Monday and is expected to vote on the following requests (see Reports Docket): The New Docket includes the following: Finance will meet on Monday and is expected to vote on the FY2025 Property tax levy distribution percentages among residential, open space, commercial, and…
UPDATE: This event has been rescheduled to January 13, due to illness.Newton for Everyone will host a hybrid discussion — What would it take to build 100% affordable housing in Newton? — on January 13 at 7PM, at the Congregation Dorshei Tzedek/Second Church (60 Highland Street, West Newton) and on Zoom.…
The First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (FUUSN) invites people of all faiths and identities to its annual vigil in memory of all those around the world whose lives were lost to violence due to their transgender identity. The ritual includes a litany of the names of those who were…
School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 304) in Executive Session on Monday, November 18 at 5:15PM to conduct a strategy session in preparation for negotiations regarding the Superintendent of Schools Contract as an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on thebargaining (see agenda). School Committee will…
Commission on Disability will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November 18 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Cultural Council will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November 18 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following: Election Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November 18 at…
Development Review Team (DRT) is scheduled to meet this week regarding these potential projects/proposals (see DRT Snapshot):
The Zoning & Planning Committee approved the following (see report and watch the meeting video): The Zoning & Planning Committee denied: The Zoning & Planning Committee held the following: