KB Vega has struggled, so she now inspires herself to inspire others who also struggle. Vega grew up in Newton and was raised by “serial entrepreneur” parents in the restaurant business. “I’ve always been around my family, with them holding their own business. So I knew when I was younger,…
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Highlights this week… City Council The City Council is not scheduled to meet, and the Finance Committee‘s meeting has been canceled. Zoning and Planning will meet on Monday to consider the following requests: Land Use will meet on Tuesday to consider these requests: Rules Subcommittee will meet on Wednesday to continue…
After sharing stories — moving and sometimes personal — about the dangers of smoking, City Councilors voted 19 to four (with one absent), on January 21, to approve a ban on the sale of tobacco and e-cigarette products in Newton to those born after March 1, 2004. The measure will…
On January 21, the City Council voted to approve Mayor Ruthanne Fuller’s nomination of W. David Power to fill the vacant Republican seat on the Newton Election Commission. Despite a recommendation by the Programs and Services Committee to deny the appointment, the vote to approve was 13 to 9 with…
On the day reserved in the U.S. to honor slain civil rights leader the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., several speakers at Newton’s 57th annual community celebration of his life contrasted Dr. King’s character, values, and ethics with those of President Donald J. Trump, the other man in the…
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller has proposed a pilot project to build a temporary community plaza in Newton Centre over part of the central triangle parking lot that is bounded by Beacon Street, Centre Street, and Langley Road. The new plaza would be built on about one-fifth of the parking lot, on…
What started as modest yoga practice in a cramped garret on Lincoln Street in Newton Highlands has blossomed into a leading presence in the Boston yoga scene. How did Down Under School of Yoga achieve this transformation? Founder Justine Cohen traced the improbable transformation. Cohen’s upbringing in Perth, Western Australia,…
Winter and spring are always busy seasons for Newton Public Schools (NPS), and the coming six months may be busier than most. The School Committee has posted its anticipated agenda items for remaining public meetings this year, and they include: The NPS annual budgeting process has recently been both contentious…
Angela Pitter, founder and CEO of LiveWire Collaborative, has been elected Chair of the Board of the Charles River Regional Chamber (CRRC). Listed twice among the CRRC’s Top 50 Most Influential Business Leaders of Color, she served on the Newton School Committee for six years and is a member of…
Highlights this week… City Council City Council will meet on Tuesday. The Council is expected to vote on the following (see Reports Docket): The New Docket includes the following requests: Programs and Services will meet on Wednesday to consider: Public Safety and Transportation will meet on Wednesday for: Public Facilities…