A Special School Committee Workshop (in-person only) will be held TODAY, Monday, November 28 beginning at 2PM in Room 304, Ed Center. The agenda includes a review of public records law, develop goals for the Interim Superintendent, adopt norms and protocols for School Committee Operating Procedure and discuss next steps.…
Posts published in November 2022
Zoning and Planning Committee will meet in person (Council Chamber/Room 207) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November 28 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Chair’s Note: There will be a presentation and discussion on the preliminary text of the proposed village center zoning. Finance Committee will meet virtually…
Special School Committee Workshop will be held in person in Room 304, Ed Center on Monday, November 28 beginning at 2PM. The agenda includes the following: Superintendent Search Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November 28 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following: The Negotiations Sub-committee of the…
Newton Cultural Council will meet in person (1294 Centre Street) and virtually for public attendance (Zoom link) on Monday, November 28 at 5:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Proposed Zoning Map and Information Session for Upper Falls and Waban will be held virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, November 29 at…
The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team this week (see Development Review Team Snapshot):
We corrected the headline of “Council sets FY2023 Tax Levy Limit” to be “City Council holds Tax Classification Hearing.” The tax levy was set when budget was passed, and this hearing set the classification percentage split between residential and commercial properties.
Allison-Yoshie Eldredge is a world-renowned cellist, founder and director of the new Cherry Street Players, and the first Artist in Residence at the Allen Center, on Webster Street in West Newton. In 1854, Nathaniel Topliff Allen, a disciple of Horace Mann, Massachusetts Secretary of Education, opened the West Newton English…
The FY2023 Tax Classification hearing was held by the Finance Committee on Monday evening to establish the proportion of the tax levy raised by the residential and commercial classes of property in the City. The Council voted (21 – 2 with 2 absent) to increase the tax levy limit with…
The Village Bank is once again making parking free all across Newton all day on Small Business Saturday, November 26. All parking meters and kiosks will be covered by blue wraps with the Village Bank logo to remind you to shop local. “Our goal is to encourage members of the…
Newton’s Winter Overnight Parking Ban is scheduled to start on December 1, banning parking for longer than one hour on city streets 2AM-6AM. The fine for each violation is $25. In recent years, during the state’s Covid emergency, the Mayor was able to lift the ban and did so (except…
On Saturday, over one hundred friends and family of 12-year-old Eytani Ganot gathered at his West Newton home to celebrate the surprise granting of his wish — to go on the new, one-of-a-kind Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser at Walt Disney World Resort. In 2012, Eytani was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a rare muscle disorder,…
The sound of the MC announcing the matches over the background music, a sea of colorful custom T-Shirts, and LEGOs scattered throughout the school: This was the scene of the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Newton Qualifier last Saturday at Newton North High School. The FLL Qualifier, run by Newton’s dual-high-school robotics team,…