In public comments, union demands full-time Kindergarten aides. The October 21 School Committee meeting began with an unusually long (45-minute) public comment period with 14 speakers — the majority of whom were Newton Public Schools (NPS) educators who spoke in favor of the restoration of full-time Kindergarten aides in Newton’s…
Posts published in October 2024
Perfect weather. Record crowds. Lots of good food, good music, and good times celebrating the harvest.
Eric M. Turner was inaugurated on October 18 as the tenth president of Lasell University. He has been involved in Lasell’s management for thirty years, serving as provost since 2020. (See Fig City News article on his appointment.) Laura Colarusso will become editor of the Commonwealth Beacon on November 4…
During Tracy Herman’s time in the corporate world, crafting was a way to unwind. “Scrapbooking was my first love,” says Herman. “I was fortunate to have many amazing experiences and got to travel all over the world for work, and it was a wonderful way to preserve those memories.” Over…
In Newton, we live with more than three hundred miles of leaking deteriorating pipelines under our streets while National Grid’s extensive pipe replacements are protecting its exorbitant profits and locking us into an enormously costly, wasteful, polluting and dangerous dependence on gas. Yet, this week, as our state legislators are…
City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, October 21 at 7:45PM. See Reports Docket and New Docket. Land Use will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, October 22 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Programs and Services…
School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, October 21 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes:
OPEB Board of Trustees will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, October 21 at 2PM. The agenda includes the following: Commission on Disability will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, October 21 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following: Parks and Recreation Commission will meet in person (Room 204) and…
The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team (DRT) this week (see DRT Snapshot):
Finance Committee approved the following (see report and watch the meeting video): The Finance Committee held:
The Zoning & Planning Committee held the following items (see report and watch the meeting video):
The Public Facilities Committee approved the following (see the report and watch the meeting video): The committee held the following: The Public Facilities Committee voted No Action Necessary on the following: