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.
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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.
We corrected City Council overwhelmingly passes BERDO, sends it to the Mayor to note that owners of residential buildings over 20,000 square feet are required to report GHG emissions but are not required to reduce the use of fossil fuels in those buildings.
We corrected Ward Councilors 2, 4, 6, 8 – Do they love to legislate? to say that Stephen Farrell was speaking about the Department of Public Works, not the Planning Department, with regard to interactions with the Newton Highlands Neighborhood Area Council.
We updated Newton firefighters receive $1 million for toxin-free gear; More research needed to include comment by Deputy Chief Jasset regarding research on PFAS-free gear, and to note that Mayor Fuller had proposed this use of certified free cash.