Regarding comments by NTA President Mike Zilles about Mayor Fuller’s designation of federal pandemic funds for Newton Public Schools (NPS), I’d like to clarify the information. Mayor Fuller invested over $28 million of federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and CARES funds, approximately 40% of the City’s total, in the…
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Mayor Ruthanne Fuller announced last week that the City will use $1.75 million of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for coaching services provided by Economic Mobility Pathways (EMPath) to assist 50 under-resourced families that have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. From three submissions for delivering these services, EMPath’s…
The City’s Health & Human Services Department and Holtzman Medical Group are hosting clinics at the Newton Free Library for the updated, bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine. These clinics are open by appointment to anyone ages 6 months and older. Get more information and register here for appointments during these clinic…
On Monday, the Newton Public Schools district, in consultation with the City’s Health and Human Services Department, announced its strong recommendation that all NPS staff and students wear face coverings for the first two weeks of school following the December break. With “a rise of absences of both students and…
Holtzman Medical Group — which runs COVID-19 vaccination clinics for the City of Newton — seeks volunteers to assist in non-medical administrative tasks at the following Booster Clinics at the City Hall War Memorial Room: Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2:15-6:30PM Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2:15-6:30PM Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2:15-6:30PM Friday, Sept. 23,…
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 number of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases has risen to 14,600 and the number of COVID-19 related deaths has remained at 202. The Newton data can be found here and the NPS data can be found here.
COVID-19 Update: The number of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases has risen to 14,238 and the number of COVID-19 related deaths has sadly risen to 202. The Newton data can be found here and the NPS data can be found here (NOTE: a significant increase from last week 192 to 331).