Finance approved the following (see Report and watch the meeting video here): Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and External Audit Reports FY23 (Item #204-24): The Committee accepted the “Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), the Single Audit Report and the Management Letter. The ACFR had an unmodified opinion which is the best…
Posts published in May 2024
Zoning & Planning approved the following (see Report and watch the meeting video): Zoning & Planning voted No Action Necessary on the following: Zoning & Planning held the following:
Public Facilities voted to approve the following (see Report and watch NewTV video): Eversource Grant of Location Requests: Approved four requests for the installation and maintenance of conduit and manholes: Installation of Two Raised Intersections: At Waverley Avenue at Franklin Street, and Brookline Street at Hartman Road to improve traffic…
Traffic congestion is getting worse and crippling our communities, said Monica Tibbits-Nutt, Secretary of MassDOT, at a Charles River Regional Chamber forum on May 14. She said that it’s not exactly clear why traffic is getting worse, but her best guess is “people are causing a lot of traffic accidents”…
The Newton Free Library is currently hosting an exhibit of fourteen photographs that Skip Schiel took during 2018-19 of Palestinians and of destruction in the West Bank. The exhibit, which will be on display throughout May, has been a source of controversy since it opened on May 1. The concerns…
You don’t need to travel to Newport, Rhode Island, the Coachella Valley, California, or Austin, Texas, to see a variety of talented musicians perform. All you need to do is be in Newton during May 17-19, and attend Newton Community Pride’s 9th annual Linda Plaut Festival of the Arts. Another…
On the morning of May 13, bike enthusiasts and City employees and officials gathered for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of the Two-Way Bike Facility on the Carriage Road paralleling Commonwealth Avenue. As Jane Hanser noted, this achievement is the result of work started in 2011 to improve…
At the May 6 School Committee meeting, Day Middle School principal Jackie Mann, Newton North High School principal Henry Turner, and soon-to-be-departing Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Education Toby Romer discussed Newton Public School (NPS) policies regarding student cell phones. Prior to the presentation, five different parents gave public comment in…
Highlights this Week: See below for details about… City Council Zoning and Planning will meet Monday to consider: Finance will meet on Monday to consider: Public Facilities will meet on Wednesday to consider: Financial Audit Advisory Committee will meet Wednesday regarding special projects and the audit process and schedule. City Council will meet on Thursday as a…
The John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club of Newton held its 27th Annual Gala on Saturday, May 11, where 250 attendees raised more than $200,000 – including $60,000 specifically to support Youth Mental Health Initiatives over the next two school years and $30,000 for financial aid that makes club membership…
Zoning and Planning will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, May 13 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Chair’s Note: The Chair will entertain a motion to split the item to hold a public hearing on having building height being measured from original grade…
The Negotiations Subcommittee of the School Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) in Executive Session on Monday, May 13th at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: