The Newton Highlands Area Council will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, September 1 at 7PM. Along with substantive updates on projects — Crystal Lake Bathhouse Beach, 1114 Beacon Street Consistency Request, removal of a tree at Hyde, the Levingston Cove Permit, and the issue of the T skipping local…
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At its meeting last week, the Newtonville Area Council voted to send this memo to the City Council, requesting that the City Council abstain from approving zoning changes or special permits in village centers until the City completes its village center zoning process. The expressed concern is focused on the…
Last Saturday for Auburndale Village Day, the neighborhood had great weather, crowds strolling up and down Lexington and Auburn Streets, violin serenades, sidewalk art, activities in and around the Auburndale Community Library, and surprise offers from local businesses. A fine link in the chain of Newton’s Village Days, following Waban,…
The City has recently completed calculations to determine whether or not Newton can assert Safe Harbor Protections under Chapter 40B, which would provide an opportunity to exert more control over approvals or denials of Comprehensive Permits. Safe Harbor might be claimed by calculations of either land area or number of…
Congressman Jake Auchincloss is hosting a series of “Coffee with Your Congressman” gatherings — free and open to the public — at local cafes and restaurants throughout the 4th Congressional District he represents. The meeting in Newton will be this Wednesday, August 31 from 9:30AM to 10:30AM. RSVP here and the location details…
Last Thursday, Newton Neighbors invited the community to The Street in Chestnut Hill to gather — in-person, for the first time in a long time — and celebrate the successful conclusion of this month’s School Supplies Drive conducted in collaboration with The Street and Village Bank. Susan Vaughn, one of…
On a gray, rainy late August Monday afternoon, the newly renovated, reopened first floor Children’s Room at the Newton Library is filled with light, and children (from toddlers to “tweens”) and their parents and grandparents listening to stories, reading stories, and playing computer games or with the colorful array of…
The nonprofit Newton News Foundation is planning to launch a digital news site, the Newton Beacon, next year. This week it announced its application to the City of Newton for ARPA funding: The Newton News Foundation, Inc. has applied to the City of Newton for start-up ARPA funding for The Newton Beacon in…
No City Council meetings this week. Accuvote Ballot Machine Testing will begin on Monday, August 22, in preparation for the upcoming State Primary to be held on Tuesday, September 6. Testing of the machines will begin at 9:30AM and will take place in the Cafeteria at City Hall. Mail-in ballots…
The arts are having a resurgence in the city post-pandemic. Murals and other public art are popping up in village centers, and live music can be heard in parks and courtyards. Several organizations bring the arts alive in the city of Newton. Here is a brief guide to the larger umbrella organizations. In the future,…