We updated Who (so far) is running for City Council or School Committee? to include candidates for Ward 7 School Committee and to correct the names of K. Garrett Miller and Benjamin Schlesinger. We updated Newton Theatre Company’s Monologue Project will honor memories of Goldstein family on May 31 to…
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We have updated Over the line? to include a message from Mayor Ruthanne Fuller and a WBUR podcast based on the incident.
In City Council revises rules for Accessory Dwelling Units, we have corrected specifics in the first three points under “Net result” based on clarifications provided by Jennifer Caira, Deputy Director of Planning & Development.
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.
We updated Newton high school journalists win New England honors to include comments by Savannah Bond and Mia Lahav. We updated Newton South Jazz educator Lisa Linde and Jazz Ensemble receive national recognition to include information about the Jazz Ensemble’s success on March 5 at the regional Massachusetts Association for…
In Another snag: 386-390 Watertown Street was sold prior to its Land Use hearing, we corrected the amount of the mortgage (not $5.79 million but $5,079,000). We also included links to the quitclaim deed and mortgage referenced.
We updated What’s Up in Newton – Week of 2/23/2025 and School Committee Meetings – Week of 2/23/2025 to include the agenda for the regular School Committee meeting, which was posted after our initial publication.
We updated Who’s the police officer with Officer Leo? to include a link to the Newton Police Department’s statement regarding immigration enforcement, which we have posted in a separate article.
We corrected What’s Up in Newton – Week of 2/2/2025 and City Council Meetings – Week of 2/2/2025 to indicate that the $393,900 for AFSCME collective bargaining agreements is from Current Year Wage Reserve, not Current Year Water Reserve.
We updated Mayor Fuller proposes pilot of a new Community Plaza in Newton Centre to include a link to the City’s map of its Draft Parking Redistribution Plan with the locations of 67 proposed new parking spaces.