The Public Safety & Transportation Committee approved the following (see the report and watch the meeting video): The committee held the following: Municipalities are allowed to use price as a parking management tool. Newton has not raised parking fines for many years. The Mayor’s Transportation Advisory Group suggested adding a…
Posts published in October 2024
The Rules Subcommittee discussed the following (see report and watch the meeting video):
As the holiday of Diwali approaches, the Indian American Community (IAC) of Newton will be showcasing the subcontinent’s multiple languages in a dance extravaganza during a November 10 community celebration at American Legion Post 440. According to the Indian government’s Ministry of Education, the country has 22 official languages, although…
Highlights this week: City Council City Council will meet on Monday and is expected to vote on the following (see Reports Docket): The New Docket includes the following: Land Use will meet on Tuesday to consider: Programs and Services will meet on Wednesday to consider: Public Facilities will meet on Wednesday to consider: Public…
Newton Centre resident Daron Acemoglu was awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics Sciences on October 15. The Royal Swedish Academy of Science awarded the prize to Acemoglu and two other economists, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson, for their insights into why there are such vast differences in prosperity…
This fall, Newton South High School won prestigious recognition as a National Banner Unified Champion School by the Special Olympics of North America, marking the second time the school has earned the designation, which is awarded to select schools every four years. In a newsletter to the community, Newton South…
As Courtney Ireland eagerly tried a sample of “Causa de Pollo,” a Peruvian dish made by food vendor Johanetts Kitchen, she marveled at the varied offerings at Newton’s Indigenous Peoples Day celebration on Monday, October 14. “It was worth the trek,” she said while offering her 16-year-old son, Cooper, a…
The Newton Cultural Alliance presented an Arts & Culture Candidate Forum on October 10 at the Allen Center in West Newton. The attending candidates for Massachusetts House of Representative seats were Amy Sangiolo and Vlad Yanovsky, Democratic and Republican nominees respectively, for the 11th Middlesex district, and Dr. Greg Schwartz,…
With both of Newton’s long-time State Representatives retiring at the end of 2024, local groups have sponsored debates and forums with the three candidates in each district running for their House seats. Generally, their debates have focused on health care, education, housing and development, and public transportation. But MASSCreative —…
Highlights this week: Reminder: In our Monday newsletters, the links in bold go to meeting details (agendas, Zoom links). Other links go to documents. City Council The City Council is not scheduled to meet this week. Finance will meet on Tuesday to consider requests to: Rules Subcommittee will meet on…
The City Council is not scheduled to meet this week. Finance will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, October 15 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Rules Subcommittee will meet in person (Room 205) and virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, October 17 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:…
The School Committee is not scheduled to meet this week. The School Committee’s Negotiation Subcommittee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) in Executive Session Wednesday, October 16 at 3PM to hold a grievance hearing with the Newton Teachers Association (Collective Bargaining Sessions) (see Meeting Notice).