July 23, 2024
Community News Hub for Newton, Massachusetts
MaxPreps, owned by CBS Interactive, covers high-school sports and annually identifies and ranks its picks for the 100 best all-around high-school sports programs. This year, it ranked Newton North High School #40 on its nationwide list, citing these particular achievements: Fall state runners-up: Girls Volleyball, Boys Soccer Winter state champions: Boys Indoor…
Metro West Collaborative Development and Civico Development — the developers that will convert the West Newton Armory into affordable housing — held an open house on August 1 to explain the project to the public and introduce its revised design. In response to public input, the revisions addressed building height…
The Newton Historical Commission (NHC) met — for the fourth time — to review remediation plans for the Gershom Hyde House, located at 29 Greenwood Street, regarding the developer/owner’s April 2021 unauthorized demolition of the house, which had been designated as a local landmark — one of 30 landmarked properties…
Acknowledging input offered by the Newton Conservators, Green Newton has written a second letter to the Mayor, this time expressing support for a request by the Newton Cemetery and Arboretum (NC&A) for a waiver from compliance with the Tree Preservation Ordinance for its Phase II expansion. The Newton Conservators had…
Ms. Mohamed joins fellow Newton residents Matt Hills and Martin West On Wednesday, July 27, Governor Baker appointed Newton resident Farzana Mohamed to a 5-year term on the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE). Tricia Canavan of Springfield, MA was also appointed. “Both Ms. Canavan and Ms. Mohamed…
Plans are underway for the second phase of community engagement on Village Center Zoning. On August 1, in the third meeting of the Community Engagement Network, Network members had an opportunity to review the finalized engagement material and get answers to questions regarding the community engagement plans. This next phase…
On Tuesday evening, the Friends of Hemlock Gorge honored Rep. Ruth Balser for her ongoing support of conservation and improvement projects in the Gorge and surrounding area. In 2020, Rep. Balser secured $50K in state funding to replace the roof of the historic Stone Building at the northeast corner of the park.…
Andrew Magni was born ninety years ago in Nonantum and lived all his life within two blocks — first above his father’s bakery and then above his funeral home. His life — family, community, work, and civic activity — was deeply rooted in the village. As so many before them, Andrew’s…
According to Mayor Fuller, they are bouncing back. In her weekly newsletter, Mayor Fuller, drawing on the final quarter of FY2022 meals taxes states, “Newton’s restaurants are on the rebound after a devastating drop in customers in FY2021.” Citing revenues during the past fiscal year, she reports that they “are very nearly…
The MBTA is overhauling its bus network system with a “Bus Network Redesign” described by the MBTA as a “once-in-a-generation opportunity.” The MBTA is proposing improvements to the bus network and has been holding public meetings since May. The proposed changes that would impact Newton’s bus service can be found…
