With the aroma of raw, perhaps overly ripe pumpkin in the air, the crowd cheered as a catapult hurled a lumpy, orange gourd overhead before it landed with a satisfying splat. Hundreds of the ubiquitous Halloween fruit met a similar fate during the City’s annual Great Pumpkin Smash held on…
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Newton’s City Council Zoning and Planning Committee discussed a draft Building Energy Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO) at its October 28 meeting. BERDO would require owners of buildings 20,000 square feet and larger to report greenhouse gas emissions (excluding electricity) and replace fossil fuel heating and cooling systems on a…
If the mood in the room at the Charles River Regional Chamber’s Annual Fall Business Breakfast is an indicator, the local economy in the four CRRC communities — Needham, Newton, Watertown, and Wellesley – is full of connection, achievement, optimism, and promise. (See NewTV video.) Four hundred representatives of CRRC…
Highlights this week… City Council City Council will meet on Monday and is expected to vote on the following (see Reports Docket): The New Docket includes the following: Programs and Services will meet on Wednesday to consider: Public Safety and Transportation will meet on Wednesday to consider appropriating: Public Facilities [UPDATE: This meeting…
Corpus Christi – St. Bernard Parish welcomes all to their Poinsettia Festival on November 30 (10AM-4PM) and December 1 (9AM-1PM) in the parish hall at 1524 Washington Street, West Newton. There will be baked goods, jewelry, raffle baskets, calendar raffle, Christmas room, jewelry silent auction, lunch, and Santa’s mailbox. Mr…
Newton Conservators will host a webinar — Protecting Urban Forested Natural Areas: Making the Case for Conservation on Thursday, December 5, 7-8:30PM. Urban forested natural areas provide numerous ecosystem services and places for urban residents to recreate, interact with nature, and seek respite from the hustle of urban life. Despite these…
The Human Rights Commission will hold the annual Newton Human Rights Award Ceremony on December 10 at 5:30PM in the War Memorial Auditorium of City Hall. Light refreshments will follow the ceremony. The Newton Human Rights Award recognizes individuals who, by their efforts, have improved the quality of life in…
After months of sometimes contentious public hearings, on October 16, the Newton Zoning Board of Appeals approved a Comprehensive 40B project to be developed by Boylston Properties at 78 Crafts Street. The finalized decision provides for four buildings with 295 rental units, 59 of which will be rented to people…
Among the five ballot questions Massachusetts voters will face on Election Day next Tuesday, Ballot Question 2 – Elimination of MCAS As High School Graduation Requirement – has received significant attention within the Newton Public Schools community. MCAS Background The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) – a series of statewide…
In a first for the Newton Zoning Board of Appeals, the City Council filed an appeal to an Inspectional Services Department (ISD) ruling – in this case, a ruling stating that the current developer of the four-unit project at 16-22 Clinton Street was not in violation of the approved Council…