City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, December 4 at 6:30PM. See Reports Docket and New Docket. Broadcast on NewTV (Comcast 9, RCN 13, 614(HD), Verizon 33) and on NewTV’s Youtube channel. Land Use will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom…
Posts published in December 2023
School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, December 4 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following:
Newton Cultural Council will meet in person (1294 Centre Street) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, December 4 at 5PM. The agenda includes the following: Planning and Development Board will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, December 4 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:…
On December 2, more than seven hours into the recount for the the Ward 6 Ward Councilor race, Election Commissioner John McDermott announced the results: Martha Bixby had prevailed over Lisa Gordon by fifteen votes (1324 to 1309). The margin had narrowed from when Martha Bixby had defeated Lisa Gordon…
The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet the Development Review Team (DRT) this week (see DRT Snapshot):
At 8:30AM on Saturday, December 4, approximately thirty-five residents of Nonantum and Newtonville gathered in the Horace Mann Elementary School cafeteria for a presentation by Boylston Properties of its proposed development of market-rate and affordable (under Chapter 40B) apartments at 78 Crafts Street in Newtonville. The project — which Boylston…
The Newton Community Development Foundation (NCDF) initiated the NDCF Scholarship Program this year and has awarded a total of $10,000 in scholarships to five exceptional individuals. NCDF was established in 1968 to provide affordable housing solutions for the community, and it remains committed to fostering community development, not only by…
On Wednesday, November 29, the Newton City Council met to continue consideration of amendments to a proposed zoning plan to comply with the MBTA Communities Act. The deadline for compliance is December 31, 2023. Compliance requires zoning for a minimum of 8,330 residential units within one-half mile of the selected…
Tucked away, in a former mill site off Chestnut Street in Newton Upper Falls, is the Mall at Echo Bridge — a small community of local businesses offering an eclectic mix of goods and services. On Saturday, December 9, the Mall will host a Holiday Sip and Snack event, 12PM…
Noel Samu, a certified accountant originally from Zimbabwe, has dreamed of owning a retail business to build equity for his family. Through recent years of research, he focused on opening a franchise of Natural Life because of its story of helping people access a range of plant-based medicines. Natural Life…
It was a festive scene at the Newtonville branch of The Village Bank on Thursday morning, November 30. Bank President Joe DeVito and his Executive team joined the local branch manager, Mark Loveless, and his staff to greet customers and offer muffins and pastries from Newtonville’s Great Harvest bakery, hot…