After months of sometimes contentious public hearings, on October 16, the Newton Zoning Board of Appeals approved a Comprehensive 40B project to be developed by Boylston Properties at 78 Crafts Street. The finalized decision provides for four buildings with 295 rental units, 59 of which will be rented to people…
Posts published in October 2024
Among the five ballot questions Massachusetts voters will face on Election Day next Tuesday, Ballot Question 2 – Elimination of MCAS As High School Graduation Requirement – has received significant attention within the Newton Public Schools community. MCAS Background The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) – a series of statewide…
In a first for the Newton Zoning Board of Appeals, the City Council filed an appeal to an Inspectional Services Department (ISD) ruling – in this case, a ruling stating that the current developer of the four-unit project at 16-22 Clinton Street was not in violation of the approved Council…
This week Newton celebrates Halloween Window Painting — an event created by Meryl Kessler and Barbara Litwin 25 years ago and now hosted by Newton Cultural Development. Businesses donate window space, and students in Grades 3-8 sign up to create spooky — and sometimes very clever — works of art…
Here at Fig City, we focus on publicizing events occurring within the Newton community, but there’s more to tell about Newton’s impact on the arts. Here’s a quick list of some places where you can see the work of Newton artists outside our city limits in the coming days. Alice…
On October 28, a Middlesex Superior Court judge imposed additional restrictions on a former school van driver indicted on three felony kidnapping charges related to alleged “suspicious activity” transporting Newton Public Schools students last May. The former driver, Justin Vose, 42, of Bedford, must now stay out of Newton unless…
Highlights this week… City Council Finance will meet on Monday to consider: Zoning and Planning will meet on Monday to consider: School Committee Negotiations Subcommittee of the School Committee will meet in Executive Session on Monday to discuss a grievance with the Newton Teachers Association. Boards and Commissions Newton Retirement Board…
Finance will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, October 28 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Zoning and Planning will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, October 28 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following:
Negotiations Subcommittee of the School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) in Executive Session on Monday, October 28 at 3PM to discuss a grievance with the Newton Teachers Association (see Meeting Notice).
Newton Retirement Board will meet in person (Room 211) on Tuesday, October 29 at 9AM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Free Library Board of Trustees – Nominating and Governance Subcommittee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, October 29 at 10AM. The agenda includes the following: Walker Center Joint…
I am disgusted to read about Mayor Fuller’s spending plans of the past six years and her demands for future spending. In Newton there are many families who will experience financial shock when the two existing overrides kick in over the next three years. Many people of all ages simply…
At the October 21 meeting of the City Council, twenty-one Councilors voted to approve a grant of $2 million in Community Preservation Act funding toward the restoration of the bell tower of the First Baptist Church in Newton Centre. In response to concerns raised in an earlier meeting of the City…