We have updated New state budget: Over $1.7M in earmarks for Newton to include Newton-related earmarks in Rep. John Lawn’s district, bringing the total of earmarks for Newton to $1,773,000. We later updated this article to include information about the Governor putting earmarks on hold until the fall.
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In Nonantum objects to newly painted double-yellow lines on Adams Street, we corrected our quoting of Federal Highway Administration standards in Commissioner Shawna Sullivan’s response to Fran Yerardi’s inquiry, and we removed a broken link from her response.
We updated Community grieves the loss of the Goldstein Family to include a link to Newton Theatre Company’s video of the event, published June 19.
We updated What’s Up in Newton – Week of 6/15/2025 and Board and Commission Meetings – Week of 6/15/2025 to include the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting.
We updated What’s Up in Newton – Week of 6/8/2025 and Board and Commission Meetings – Week of 6/8/2025 to include the Waban Area Council meeting, which was posted after initial publication.
We updated Mayor and City Council stand up to Trump administration “sanctuary jurisdictions” designation [UPDATED] to include the statement signed by all City Councilors.
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…
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.