On March 21, a group of Muslim residents hosted Newton’s first community-wide interfaith Ramadan event. During Ramadan, Muslims fast daily from dawn to sundown and customarily gather with family and friends to break fast in the evening with a meal, Iftar. For this event, about 250 Muslim and non-Muslim residents…
Posts published in March 2024
At its March 25 meeting, the City Council’s Zoning and Planning Committee (ZAP) met with John Sisson, Director of the Economic Development Commission (EDC), to discuss ways to help local small businesses survive as Newton embarks on village center development. The topic, docketed by Councilors Albright and Kelley, has been…
Newton South’s College & Career Center will host its 2nd Annual Career Pathways Event, free and open to all, on March 27, 6:30PM-8PM at Newton South High School (140 Brandeis Road). It’s presented in partnership with MassHire and Newton’s Youth & Young Adult Division of the Social Services Department, to…
The City Council’s Real Property Reuse Committee is set to meet on Thursday, March 28 to discuss a request to put a portion of the City-owned section of the Walker Center property up for sale or lease. The original Walker Center site was split into two parcels, with private developer…
Highlights This Week: Click the links in bold below for details on the meetings: locations, Zoom links, agendas, documents. City Council Finance will meet Monday to consider requests regarding: Zoning and Planning will meet on Monday to consider: City Council will meet as a Committee of the Whole on Wednesday to discuss findings…
On Monday, March 25, the Finance Committee will discuss the possibility of the City soliciting “proposals from outside special counsel to ensure compliance and enforcement of applicable permits at the Turtle Lane site in Auburndale.” The Turtle Lane Development at 283 Melrose Street has been beset with problems from the…
Finance will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 25 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following requests: Zoning and Planning will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 25 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber)…
School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 25 at 6:30PM in a special meeting with no public comment. The agenda includes the following: The Negotiations Subcommittee of the Newton School Committee will meet in-person (Education Center, Room 304) on Tuesday,…
Newton Cultural Council will meet in person (Allen House, 35 Webster Street, West Newton) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 25 at 5:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Free Library Trustee Strategic Planning Steering Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 25 at 2PM. The agenda…
The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team (DRT) this week (see DRT Snapshot):
Over the March 16-17 weekend in Foxborough, Newton’s eighth-grade boys travel basketball team won the 2024 Division 1 New England Championships — for the fourth year in a row. The team has been playing together since 4th grade and has now completed its final season in Metrowest Basketball, competing against…
The Traffic Council voted to Approve the following (see Report and watch NewTV video): The Traffic Council voted to Hold: If MassDOT approves, the item would be heard again at a future meeting for the Traffic Council to vote No Action Necessary. The change to 25 MPH could then be made administratively in…