The Programs and Services Committee will hold a virtual (Zoom link) public hearing Thursday at 7PM (see Agenda) regarding a petition filed by Peter Harrington and other residents calling on the City Council to place a non-binding question on the November 7, 2023 municipal ballot. The proposed ballot question is…
Posts published in June 2023
The City Council’s Zoning and Planning Committee will hold a public hearing on June 14 regarding a proposed ordinance requiring electrification of all new construction and substantial renovation. Last August, Governor Baker signed into law legislation (H.5060) granting Newton and nine other ten communities (Acton, Aquinnah, Arlington, Brookline, Cambridge, Concord,…
Ending months of sometimes tense negotiations with the Mayor, the City Council voted to approve the Mayor’s FY24 budget of $499,710,209 General Fund allocations with an additional $70, 306,117 for Community Preservation, Water, Sewer, and Stormwater funds, for a total of $570,016,326. (See FY2024 Budget, FY2024-2028 CIP, and FY2024-2028 Supplemental CIP).…
Prior to the City Council’s full budget review and approval, the City Council met to consider a resolution proposed by Ward 4 Councilor, Lenny Gentile, to use $10,000,000 of Free Cash designated for the Lincoln Eliot Elementary School project, as part of an unrestricted reserve fund comprised of: Councilor Gentile’s…
Strapped to an orange board while playing an unconscious drowning victim, Joseph Manna could only lie immobile while his fellow lifeguards-in-training “saved” him. The Newton South sophomore and other students aiming to be American Red Cross-certified lifeguards have been learning essential techniques at the West Suburban YMCA’s training program. Those…
Despite the rainy weather, Newton residents descended on Garland Road on Sunday to learn more from their neighbors about sustainability actions they can take to help reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change. The road was lined end to end with with tents staffed with residents and volunteer energy coaches…
Despite the rain, Newton PorchFest 2023 went on!
The Charles River Chamber celebrated its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts (including the 2023 Most Influential Business Leaders of Color) at its annual breakfast on Friday, June 2 (watch recording by NewTV). More than 300 people attended the event honoring Joe Prestejohn, former owner of Cabot’s Ice Cream, with a…
Barry Tilles has dreamed of opening a store for out-of-print and unusual books and records for many years. It all began during a long-ago stint as a cab driver when he realized that a charity-run bookstore in his neighborhood routinely threw out many books it didn’t think it could sell.…
City Council The Full Council will meet tonight. Items up for a vote include: New Docket includes the following: Land Use Committee will meet on Tuesday. 6 public hearings are scheduled including: Programs and Services Committee will meet twice this week: Public Safety and Transportation Committee will meet on Wednesday…
The Zoning and Planning Committee held and set the public hearing date for the following item (see Report and watch the NewTV video): According to the report, Sustainability co-Director, Ann Berwick and Assistant City Solicitor Lee provided an update regarding requirements under the Ten Communities program. The deadline to approve…
The Public Safety and Transportation Committee voted to approve the following (see Report and watch the NewTV video):