On April 24, more than 100 people gathered to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and the first-time raising of the Armenian flag on the ceremonial flagpole at Newton City Hall. Mayor Ruthanne Fuller and Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian led the ceremony. A group of teenagers, representing…
Posts published in April 2025
On April 22, the City Council approved two separate sets of amendments to Newton’s Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) ordinance. The first set, which passed unanimously, aligns Newton’s zoning with a new State Law allowing ADUs of up to 900 square feet by right. That state law had invalidated these old…
No gym, no problem! Childhood friends Jai Patel– a junior at Framingham High School – and Benjamin Gershenovich – a junior at Newton North High School – have invented RapidRoutines AI to make fitness more accessible. RapidRoutines AI, released to the public on April 21, is an app that aims…
In 1844, the first state school for teachers and its instructor, Unitarian Reverend Cyrus Pierce, moved to West Newton after Lexington “welched on its financial agreement” to house the school. A wealthy supporter of Horace Mann purchased the Fuller house for the school. Teaching schools were an experiment that the…
Judy Gordon is preparing to retire after 48 years of teaching and research at Boston College, where she has served as professor, chair of the Management and Organization Department, and associate dean of teaching and learning in BC’s Carroll School of Management. Dr. Anna Berik, the founder of Newton Dental…
In her budget address to the City, Mayor Fuller outlined nine levers the City can pull to address our budget challenges, especially those related to funding schools. Of her nine points, only two were truly long-term solutions aimed at increasing revenue: a tax increase for everyone in the form of…
Highlights this week… City Council City Council is not scheduled to meet this week. Finance Committee will meet on Monday regarding: Zoning & Planning Committee will meet on Tuesday regarding: Public Facilities Committee will meet on Wednesday regarding: Public Safety & Transportation Committee will meet on Thursday: School Committee School Committee will meet on Wednesday. The…
City Council is not scheduled to meet this week. Finance Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, April 28 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Zoning & Planning Committee will meet in person (City Hall, Room 207) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, April 29 at 7PM. The…
School Committee will meet in person (Room 210, Education Center) and virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, April 30 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes: Ed. Note: This post has been updated to include the agenda for the School Committee meeting.
Newton Cultural Council will meet in person (1294 Centre Street, Newton Centre) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, April 28 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Parks and Recreation Commission will meet in person (City Hall Basement, Room B17) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, April 28 at…