Development Review Team (DRT) will meet this week regarding the following potential projects/proposals (see DRT Snapshot):
Posts published in April 2025
The Cooper Center will host a Pop-Up Zumba Gold class with Ketty on April 24, 1PM-2:30PM at the Hyde Community Center (90 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands). This is a great opportunity to experience the joy of Zumba in a relaxed and supportive environment. Feel free to bring a friend or…
The City of Newton will host an event — Balancing Older Adult Care, Kids, Career, and More — at the Newton Free Library’s Druker Auditorium (330 Homer Street) on May 5 at 7PM. Founder of Working Daughter and author of two award-winning books, Liz O’Donnell will lead attendees through a discussion about…
The Newtonville Area Council holds Listening Hours monthly, alternating between Clover (855 Washington Street) and Caffè Nero (28 Austin Street) in Newtonville. Next one is 11AM-Noon at Clover. Come and provide your feedback.
On April 22, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller and Chief Financial Officer Maureen Lemieux presented a $623 million City budget for FY2026 to the City Council. In her address, Mayor Fuller spoke about several hot-button issues related to the budgeting process, including funding for the Newton Public Schools (NPS) and government retiree…
Sean McIntyre, a 2014 graduate of Newton North High School, etched his name into the history books on Monday after setting a new Guinness World Record for the fastest marathon run as a Leprechaun. McIntyre, 28, crossed the finish line with a remarkable time of 2 hours, 47 minutes, and…
The LigerBots, Newton’s dual-high-school FIRST Robotics team, traveled to Houston to compete in the FIRST World Championship on April 16-19. During the world championship, the LigerBots won the division Autonomous Award and were a Championship Division Winner in the Hopper Division. For the first time in its 17-year history, the…
Because so much of the Boston Marathon route goes through Newton, the Mayor’s Office receives running bibs to award to people willing to raise funds for Newton charities. This year, 44 runners ran to raise funds for 26 Newton charities. Full details on their campaigns are here. As of the…
On April 21, Emily Craven (NNHS ’22) ran the 129th Boston Marathon to raise funds for the Fig City News summer internship program, now in its third year. By the day before, Emily had raised a total of $7530, exceeding her long-ago-set goal of $7,500. Many, many thanks to Emily — and to…
On Patriots’ Day, a group of current and former Newtonville Area Council (NAC) members and Newton City Councilors, along with family and friends, gathered on Walnut Street in Newtonville to dedicate a bench to the memory of Susan Reisler, a longtime community leader and NAC member. The plaque on the…