Library Board of Trustees Nominating and Governance Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, February 5 at 10AM. The agenda includes the following: Library Board of Trustees Strategic Planning Steering Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, February 5 at 1PM. The agenda includes the following: Planning and…
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The following potential proposals/projects are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team (DRT) this week (see DRT Snapshot):
Except for an ongoing series — the Negotiating Committee meeting with the Newton Teachers Association in Executive Session regarding contract negotiations — there are no meetings scheduled for the School Committee this week.
No City Council meetings are scheduled for this week.
Newton Cultural Council will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, January 29 at 5:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Historical Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, January 29 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following (see Staff Memo): Newton Human Rights Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link)…
The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team (DRT) this week (see DRT Snapshot):
The Newton Teachers Association held a rally on the steps of the Newton City Hall War Memorial on Saturday, January 27. A crowd approaching 2000 people – including teachers, parents, students, as well as supporters from area schools and labor organizations – gathered to protest the lack of progress in…
On January 22, at the end of the fourth consecutive day of negotiations, the Newton Teachers Association (NTA) and the School Committee again held separate press conferences. The Teachers Strike remains in effect, and schools will remain closed for a third day, on Tuesday, January 23. The NTA presented a…
Late in the afternoon of January 22, the Middlesex Superior Court issued a ruling on the Commonwealth Employment Relations Board (CERB) motion of civil contempt order submitted earlier in the day. This motion was filed because the Newton Teachers Association (NTA) did not comply with the Court’s ruling to call…
This weekend, Fig City News discussed the dynamics surrounding the current Newton Teachers Strike with Newton resident Matt Hills. A former member of the Newton School Committee (2010-2018; Chair 2014-2017), Hills is currently Vice Chair of the Board of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Interview notes are…