I am concerned about the lack of NewMo vehicles for residents in the Newton Lower Falls area. I live in the Hamilton Grove Apartments with at least 100 Senior Citizens with disabilities. As a disabled Senior Citizen living on a fixed income, it is difficult to find reliable and cost effective…
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I am delighted to support Doris Ann Sweet for Ward 4 City Councilor. I have been lucky to spend time with Doris Ann in the past few months and believe she will be an excellent city councilor. She is knowledgeable and thoughtful, is an active listener and data-informed problem solver,…
I am writing to ask for your vote to serve another term as a Ward 7 Councilor-at-Large! I am proud of my record of public service: I also ask that you vote for the following candidates in contested races: I want to particularly note why I am supporting Lisa Gordon. Lisa grew…
I recently received an email update from Josh Morse, Public Buildings Commissioner, in charge of the NewCAL project. This was a follow-up to news of the actual construction cost bids received being significantly higher than was predicted. I am a ‘senior’ and a long time resident of Newton. I have followed…
“Promote compact, energy-efficient development concentrated around public transit and other existing infrastructure.” Mass Audubon, Losing Ground 1. Preserves trees Sprawl is the worst enemy of trees. Because of limits on the number of people who can live in Newton and other towns close to Boston, people have moved farther away…
I am voting for Lisa Gordon for Ward 6 Councilor. I admire her clear thinking on the key zoning issues that will impact our community for generations into the future. She untangles the MBTA Communities Act, which has a state imposed deadline of the end of this year, from the…
Many numbers have been thrown around about how many housing units might be built with the proposed zoning. These high numbers are reported with no explanation of what they mean and how they were calculated. One does not need a math or engineering degree to understand and explain the plan…
Some City Councilors are pushing to separate the Village Center zoning and the MBTA Communities Act zoning with the goal of changing zoning only to meet the minimum theoretical number of housing units allowed under the new rules. By confining the zoning process to just the MBTA Communities Act requirements,…
I am writing with deep concern about the effect the Village Center Overlay District discussion has had on civic life in Newton. In my opinion, it is simply sucking the oxygen out of the city and the current City Council. My greatest concern is the growing anger that is now…
It seems like a waste of taxpayer money to put so much effort into the Levingston Cove project when the apparent design goals — preventing access to Crystal Lake — are met so perfectly by the chain-link fence around the project. Eric Bender Newton Centre