At the end of last fiscal year (ending June 30), the City of Newton had $23,633,416 of Certified Free Cash available. So far, $6.5 million of that has been appropriated, and uses for another $4 million are proposed and pending, leaving $13.1 million unallocated. So as of today, December 10…
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After months of speculation about whether Mayor Ruthanne Fuller would run for a third term, she announced on Tuesday, December 3: “I have decided not to run for reelection next year as Mayor of Newton.” Her announcement was in the Mayor’s Newton Update, an afternoon email to Newton residents. The…
On October 7, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller and Chief Financial Officer Maureen Lemieux presented the City’s Long-Range Financial Plan and Five-Year Financial Forecast for FY2026-2030. The Mayor outlined what she called a “comprehensive, forward looking, financially stable, and fiscally disciplined” plan designed to: At the same time, the Mayor warned of…
On Tuesday, September 10, Marc Laredo announced that he is launching his campaign for Mayor of Newton. Although his candidacy comes as no surprise to many local political activists, some are surprised that his announcement comes more than a year before the 2025 Mayoral election. Elected President of the City…
In early spring this year, the City of Newton released an online Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) survey for residents and employees to complete. Open for community input until May 31, the survey included questions about various experiences regarding race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, disabilities, etc., and it…
On Saturday morning, July 20, Harry Gath Memorial Pool hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to welcome community members once more to the fully renovated pool, now finished with a new “splash pad” play area. This ceremony concluded the year-long Gath Pool Project. Newton Parks, Recreation and Culture began the ceremony…
As the process to possibly replace the existing Newton city seal moves forward, a few City Councilors have expressed concerns about the current survey on the three proposed designs for a new seal. (The survey closes on August 21.) In the July 10 meeting of the Programs and Services Committee…
An exciting project has begun on Pettee Square in Upper Falls to make major improvements to the intersection at Oak and Chestnut Streets, but it has caused some disruption of business in the interim. The goal of this $3.1 million project, now 60% complete, is to raise the intersection in…
On Monday June 24, Gath Memorial Pool, Newton’s outdoor summer swimming pool, reopened after renovations. The former single-pool facility now includes an eight-lane lap pool with two diving boards, a zero-depth-entry family pool with a water slide and walking lanes, and a nearly complete splash pad with water play features,…
On May 31, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced its 2024 All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP) grants for eight projects across the country. The award, totaling $343 million, includes $67 million for MBTA Green Line “B” and “C” branch improvements to make fourteen stops on those lines completely accessible for…