City Council Zoning and Planning will meet TONIGHT — NOTE: Early Start time — for continued discussion and straw votes on map and text amendments for Village Center Zoning Overlay Districts (VCOD). Land Use will meet on Tuesday to review and discuss six Special Permit requests: School Committee Policy Subcommittee…
Posts published in August 2023
Zoning and Planning Committee will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, August 21 at 5:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Chair’s note: The Committee will continue to review and discuss the VCOD text and proposed amendments by substantive section as per the staff outline, and…
The School Committee’s Policy Subcommittee will meet in person (Room 320) on Monday, August 21 at 8:30AM for policy review and revisions.
Newton Fair Housing Lottery Results and Lease Up Sub-Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, August 22 at 8AM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Retirement Board will meet in person (Room B15) on Tuesday, August 22 at 9AM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Housing Partnership will meet…
There are no meetings scheduled for this week.
From Mayor’s Newsletter: Meet the most adorable mini horses this Monday, Aug. 21 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on the Grass at the Hyde Community Center, 90 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands. Minis with a Mission bring “healing, comfort, and delight through connecting hands, hearts, and hooves” for people of all ages. The…
I am writing in response to the letter by Rockwell, Monahan, and Walters about my July 25 Op-Ed, Saving our Village Centers — Retail in the age of Zoning Redesign. I would like to explain what I meant about a great Shopping Experience. Retail is not only about stores but…
In anticipation of the August 15 Zoning and Planning meeting, where Chair Deb Crossley noted that the intent was to review the text of the Village Center Overlay District (VCOD) zoning amendments and take straw votes within the Committee, City Councilors submitted these comments for consideration. The comments include suggestions…
Much has been written and communicated with Newton residents about the financial and political events surrounding the current contract negotiation between the School Committee and Newton Teachers Association (NTA). While privately employed individuals generally experience behind closed doors the victories, losses, and emotions of their compensation negotiations, public union employees…
In a letter (Village Center Zoning and Retail- A Response) responding to an Op-Ed (Retail in the age of Zoning Redesign), authors Rockwell, Monahan, and Walter asserted that Op-Ed author Carol Todreas was being misleading and supported their assertion with “facts” that are not true. The fact that the authors…
With one small store in Newton, Boston Vegan Foods has big ambitions: to make and sell delicious and nutritious food without harming the environment or animals. The shop, located at 1136 Beacon Street in Four Corners and online at BostonVeganFoods.com, seeks to help people go vegan, thereby cutting down greenhouse…
In her 15 years as a Newton parking control officer and school crossing guard, Becky Wonglan has faced impatient drivers during the morning rush. “You need to pay attention,” she said on a recent weekday outside the West Newton Police Station. Although there is a traffic light at her post…