Library Board of Trustees Finance Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, October 15 at 1PM. The agenda includes the following: Board of License Commissioners will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, October 15 at 7:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Election Commission will meet in person (Room 211)…
Posts published in October 2024
The Rotary Club of Newton is hosting a clothing drive at the Scandinavian Living Center (206 Waltham Street, West Newton) every month on these Saturdays, 9AM to 12PM: August 24, September 21, October 19. Bring your excess clothing, shoes, and home textiles to be reused and recycled while helping to…
Newton Centre resident Gary Ruvkun was awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation. The Nobel Committee honored Ruvkun and Victor Ambros for their discovery of a fundamental principle governing how gene activity is regulated. Ruvkun was…
On October 7, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller and Chief Financial Officer Maureen Lemieux presented the City’s Long-Range Financial Plan and Five-Year Financial Forecast for FY2026-2030. The Mayor outlined what she called a “comprehensive, forward looking, financially stable, and fiscally disciplined” plan designed to: At the same time, the Mayor warned of…
The First Baptist Church in Newton has requested $2 million in Community Preservation funds from the City to help pay for a $4.45 million restoration of its historic bell tower. The proposal is being reviewed by the Community Preservation Committee and the City Council. Why does the bell tower need…
The October 7th School Committee meeting was dominated by a two-and-a-half hour presentation and discussion of substantial changes that Newton Public Schools (NPS) is implementing to Special Education (summarized on page 42 of the presentation). NPS Assistant Superintendent of Student Services Casey Ngo-Miller and NPS Director of Multi-Tiered Systems of…
In the year since Hamas launched a surprise and lethal attack on the Nova Music Festival in Israel, killing more than 1,200 people and taking 254 people hostage, Newton residents have been the target of a number of violent acts. Last April, a memorial with pictures of all the hostages,…
Stop the presses! We have just learned of the 29 members of Team ANYA — all walking in the Jimmy Fund Marathon Walk to support osteosarcoma research — inspired by Anya, a Cabot student celebrating two years of scans clear of this cancer. That makes not 80, but 109 Newton…
As someone who grew up in Mississippi and witnessed firsthand the challenges within our education system, I can attest to the transformative power of rigorous academic standards. In 2019, Mississippi implemented testing protocols modeled on Massachusetts’ MCAS requirements, focusing on early literacy proficiency. By shifting to science-based reading instruction and…
As a lost dog struggled to free itself from heavy vegetation in Cold Spring Park, a Newton Police officer could hear — but could not see — the frightened pet. Luckily, the police were searching not only by foot – they were also looking from above. Using a DJI M30T…
The Newton Police Department will soon sell the unclaimed and abandoned property listed in this public notice in an online auction on propertyroom.com starting on or after October 29 — minus any items that are rightfully claimed before that date. Anyone who may have a claim to any items listed…
Newton For Everyone will host a meeting, Housing for Older Adults in Newton — Challenges and Opportunities, on October 28 at 7PM at Congregation Dorshei Tzedek/Second Church (60 Highland Street, West Newton). Register to attend in-person or on Zoom. Newton residents Jennifer Molinsky (director of the Housing an Aging Society…