Representatives of MassDOT, City staff from Public Works and Planning, elected representatives, and members of the general public met at the Newton Public Library on May 22 for an initial meeting of the Newton Corner Long-Term Planning Study Working Group. The goal of the planning study is to develop and…
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Three new administrator hires announced prior to meeting. The regularly scheduled School Committee meeting on May 20 contained a busy agenda and ran close to three and a half hours. The regular Superintendent’s update highlighted professional development training for 130 staff members at the Hebrew College library. The training was…
After its regular meeting on May 20, the City Council met as a Committee of the Whole and voted unanimously to approve the Mayor’s FY25 budget, Capital Improvement Plan, and Supplemental Capital Improvement Plan. In addition, the City Council passed two new resolutions: A resolution sponsored by Councilors Malakie, Wright,…
A drizzle at the start of Sunday, May 19 threatened to drive away traditional crowds for Waban Village Day, but as the drizzle disappeared the event became a lively gathering, powered by the music of DVinci Soul. Over 200 participated in the annual Family Fun Run, kicked off by the…
Visitors who went on Historic Newton’s 41st House Tour were happily surprised to learn an extra “property” was on view – although some may have needed magnifying glasses to see inside. While there were six official locations open to the public on May 19, architecture fans got to peek inside…
Despite the rainy and chilly May 19 weather, about eighty people joined in the annual Spring Tree Tour at the Newton Cemetery & Arboretum, hosted by the Friends of Newton Cemetery. One of the oldest “garden cemeteries” in the U.S., established in 1855, the Cemetery was awarded Level 2 Arboretum…
The third annual Lions 5K run at Newton South High School was held on Saturday, May 19, in a cool drizzle. In these three years, it has become a cornerstone event for the community, serving as a vital fundraiser for the school’s athletic programs and drawing significant participation and enthusiasm…
Highlights this Week: See below for details about… A milestone… This is Fig City News‘s 100th week of publishing. We started on June 27, 2022 with two newsletters a week (now three). Since then, we’ve published 971 news articles, 851 community announcements, and 204 letters to the editor. Over 70 writers…
More than fifty people came to the Newton Free Library’s Druker Auditorium on May 15 to hear candidates running for State Representative: three candidates for Rep. Kay Khan’s 11th Middlesex House seat and the three running for Rep. Ruth Balser’s 12th Middlesex seat. Both longtime incumbents announced that they will…
Traffic congestion is getting worse and crippling our communities, said Monica Tibbits-Nutt, Secretary of MassDOT, at a Charles River Regional Chamber forum on May 14. She said that it’s not exactly clear why traffic is getting worse, but her best guess is “people are causing a lot of traffic accidents”…