School Committee will meet in person (Room 210, Education Center) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 24 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Negotiations Subcommittee of the School Committee will meet in Executive Session in person (Room 304, Education Center) on Wednesday, March 26 at 5PM. The agenda…
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Newton Cultural Council will meet in person (1294 Centre Street) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 24 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following: Planning and Development Board will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 24 at 7PM, jointly with the Zoning and…
Development Review Team (DRT) is scheduled to meet this week regarding these potential projects/proposals (see DRT Snapshot):
The Auburndale Community Library will host a free gaming/virtual reality event for grades 6-12 on Saturday!Saturday, March 22, 3PM-6PM at 375 Auburn Street, Auburndale. Pre-registration is REQUIRED by emailing activities@auburndalelibrary.org . One Up Games will be bringing a variety of next-gen consoles and gaming monitors to the library. Popular games…
I disagree totally with Councilor Leary. Her position on Land Use petitions in Nonantum does not reflect the serious concerns of people in her ward. The request for spot rezoning on Watertown Street is a proposal that threatens the livelihood of many small business owners. What a colossal mistake that…
Newton Conservators will host a webinar, The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds. Participants can listen in as noted author and painter Julie Zickefoose talks about the unexpected mental and emotional capacities of birds, especially songbirds, which people tend to underestimate and overlook. This webinar will take place on…
Newton Theatre Company will present Doubt: A Parable over two weekends, March 28-29 and April 4-5, at St. John’s Episcopal Church (96 Otis Street, Newtonville). Doubt: A Parable is a powerful drama by John Patrick Shanley set in a 1960s Catholic school, where suspicion and morality collide. When a popular…
We corrected City Council accepts withdrawal of 386-390 Watertown Street request for zoning change and special permit; New building permit filed to say that the building permit application was filed by Newton Park Watertown Realty LLC, not the architect, Trevor O’Leary.
The March 17 School Committee budget meeting centered on the Fiscal Year 2026 budget (for academic year Fall 2025 – Spring 2026 ) for IT and non-instructional items, with no public comment period. This follows the Committee’s recent FY 2026 budget meetings on March 10, which focused on elementary education,…
One of the two season-29 “Bachelor” finalists, Juliana Pasquarosa, is from West Newton. [UPDATE: In the finale, it was revealed that she won.] The 28-year-old Pasquarosa is a client service associate for Winthrop Wealth, a wealth management firm, and manages social media for both La Beautique Salon in Newton, which her…