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…
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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…
Assistant City Solicitor Andrew Lee requested an opportunity to provide the Conservation Commission, at its meeting on September 7, with a summary of an item docketed before the City Council regarding a “Confirmatory Order” that corrects the boundaries and area of land known as Webster Woods, which the City took…
The third and final public meeting on options to extend the Upper Falls Greenway to Needham Heights will be held online on Thursday, September 7 at 7PM. The meeting will review the results of the Needham-Newton Community Way Feasibility Study, which considers options such as a bicycle/pedestrian path and a…
I recently entered the construction area at Levingston Cove at Crystal Lake to check the rumors that it is designed to deter swimmers. I can confidently report that the rumors are correct. The boulders — uneven, sharp, with dangerous protrusions – create a wall of sorts between the formal path…
On September 22 at 6PM, the City will hold a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction of the new Gath Pool and splashpad. Speakers will include State Representative Kay Khan, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller, Parks, Recreation & Culture Commissioner Nichole Banks, and representatives of the Friends of Albemarle. Gather…
We have updated Proposal for 528 Boylston Street: Public hearing recap to reflect the new date for the continuation of the public hearing. After the July 24 meeting, the date of the continuation of the public hearing was changed from September 6 to September 24.
The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) held a public hearing on July 24 on a proposal by Pennsylvania-based development company Toll Brothers to develop the former Sam White Landscaping site on Route 9/Boylston Street. The proposal has been submitted to the ZBA for a Comprehensive Permit under MGL Chapter 40B.…
On Thursday, July 20, approximately fifty people filed into the former Saco Pettee Mill building (c. 1896) at 156 Oak Street in Newton Upper Falls to view a range of plans, project renderings, construction updates, and project photographs for the Northland Newton Development (NND) project. Michael Medeiros, NND Associate Vice…