The City took an important step in improving the health of Newton firefighters last week when the City Council approved the appropriation of $1 million to buy essential safety gear. The funds, proposed by Mayor Ruthanne Fuller to come from certified free cash, will go toward purchasing one set of…
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Development Review Team (DRT) will meet this week regarding the following potential projects/proposals (see DRT Snapshot):
Following the unanimous recommendation by Newton’s nine-member Police Selection Committee, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller announced that George McMains, the Acting Chief of the Newton Police Department (NPD), will succeed John Carmichael as the department’s new chief. Former Chief Carmichael resigned at the end of August, after a three-month personal leave. Acting…
On November 18, the Newton City Council voted to shift more of Newton’s 2025 tax levy to the commercial/industrial/personal property owners to pay for the Mayor’s FY2025 budget approved last Spring. Since the amount of increase to last year’s budget allowed by law is 2.5%, the dollar amount is $10,521,712…
Development Review Team (DRT) is scheduled to meet this week regarding these potential projects/proposals (see DRT Snapshot):
After two years of working toward the goal, the Newton Police Department (NPD) received full accreditation by the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission (MPAC) on October 30. NPD Acting Chief George McMains accepted the award at a ceremony that day. In celebrating this achievement, the department acknowledged the efforts of its accreditation managers…
City Clerk’s Office will conduct post-election tabulation of ballots from each precinct for the November 5 State Election on Wednesday, November 13, starting at 9AM in the Cafeteria in the basement level of City Hall. The post-election tabulation is open to the public. Development Review Team (DRT) will meet this week…
With the aroma of raw, perhaps overly ripe pumpkin in the air, the crowd cheered as a catapult hurled a lumpy, orange gourd overhead before it landed with a satisfying splat. Hundreds of the ubiquitous Halloween fruit met a similar fate during the City’s annual Great Pumpkin Smash held on…
Development Review Team (DRT) will meet this week regarding the following potential projects/proposals (see DRT Snapshot): Newton Parks, Recreation, and Culture Department will host a Memorial Park Community Meeting in person (Shuman Center, 675 Saw Mill Pkwy) and virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, November 7 at 6PM. See Meeting Notice.…
The City of Newton’s Housing and Community Development Division is eagerly seeking community input for its draft Consolidated Plan. It is using an online survey to gather input from those who live and/or work in Newton. The survey is available through November 15 at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ConPlan_2026-2030 The Consoldated Plan will help guide how Newton…