Mark Development recently shared an update on several Newton projects. In a press release, the company stated that the four approved projects — Dunstan Residences (Dunstan East), Crafts Street – Elder Housing with Services, West Newton Square (314 Washington Street), and Riverside Station — are still moving forward. Mark Development…
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In its meeting on October 16, the City Council voted to give the developers of the Crafts Street Proposal for Elder Housing with Services a one-year extension to exercise their special permit instead of the two years requested. Mark Development, in partnership with SRG Senior Living received approval last November…
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…
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
Fifty-eight years ago, Mary Pohlman — who along with her husband, Scott, coaches the award-winning Newton Bluefish swim team — watched the excavation for the original Gath Memorial Pool. Last Friday, she was there for the groundbreaking for the new one. The reasons for a new pool are many –…
My comment pertains to the new sidewalks that were installed along the section of Needham Street under the Route 9 bridge and continuing to National Lumber. Redoing these sidewalks was such an opportunity to beautify an otherwise unattractive area. Instead of the new, all black hard top that now covers…
On September 18, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller presented the FY2025-FY2029 Five-Year Capital Improvement Project Plan. After providing a general overview, Chief Operating Officer Jonathan Yeo provided the Council with a presentation of the plan’s highlights. The plan includes: Mayor Fuller highlighted three issues that the City will face in the coming…
Rep. Jake Auchincloss has been traveling the Fourth Congressional District, connecting with constituents, giving high marks to the Biden Administration and low marks to the current House leadership. At the top of his list of Administration accomplishments, Rep. Auchincloss noted the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, of which…
The Zoning Board of Appeals will hold two Public Hearings this week on requests for Comprehensive Permits under Chapter 40B: Northland-Charlemont: The revised proposal decreased the total number of units from 410 to 370 and reduced the number of affordable units from 103 to 93. There will be two connector…
Mayor Fuller recently announced that the project to create NewCAL – a new Senior Center — will be delayed due to having received a bid from only one contractor. The Mayor said that that bid “was significantly higher than our professional cost estimates. We have since spoken with the other…