City Forester and Deputy Commissioner of the Newton Parks, Recreation, and Culture Department Marc Welch, provided an online presentation about the benefits of our street trees and what needs to be done to assure their future on June 15th. The City’s street trees provide so many benefits to the public…
Posts published in July 2022
The City kicked off its celebration of the fourth of July at the Newton Centre Playground. 30 gallons of ice cream were generously donated by Cabot’s and ended the evening with a spectacular fireworks display! Special thanks to Howard Sholkin and his team of volunteers from Newton Community Pride! Photos…
For a limited time, Eversource is covering up to 90% of select efficiency solutions for indoor and outdoor lighting, refrigeration, HVAC equipment, insulation and air sealing, and electronics for its business customers. Contact the Eversource contractor at 617-371-4512 or [email protected] to schedule an appointment to assess your business’ needs.
Rollover collision in front of the Heart Break Hill Running store at the corner of Center Street and Commonwealth Avenue on July 4th 7:30 a.m. No injuries reported.
Members of the environmental organization, Mothers Out Front Newton (MOF-Newton) were invited to discuss their concerns about Newton’s defective gas pipeline infrastructure at the June 22nd Public Facilities Committee meeting. According to MOF Newton, National Grid has not been maintaining gas turn-off valve caps (also called gate boxes) in accessible and operable condition. Turning off…
The City of Newton is a participating and lead member of the WestMetro HOME Consortium – a 13-member association of towns and municipalities (Bedford, Belmont, Brookline, Concord, Framingham, Lexington, Natick, Needham, Newton, Sudbury, Waltham, Watertown, and Wayland) that receives federal funding (HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds to assist low…
The Newtonville Historic District Commission will meet virtually on Thursday, July 7th at 7:30 p.m. Go here to join the Zoom meeting. The agenda includes the following: Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to renovate the house and garage including the enclosed front entry porch and right-side porch, to restore…
Newton Human Rights Commission: The Newton Human Rights Commission will meet virtually on Tuesday, July 5th at 7:00 p.m. Go here to join the Zoom meeting. The agenda includes the following: Welcome and Meeting Overview Review and Approval of May 3rd Meeting Minutes Newton Police Reports Complaints Received Student Reports…
There are no DRT Meetings this week.-
The City Council approved amendments to the ordinance regulating non-commercial signs (political, yard, and garage sale signs) at its meeting on July 21st. The Zoning and Planning Committee supported the proposal to remove the restrictions including time limitations, an aggregate limit on the square footage, and the size of each…