Highlights this week… City Council City Council is not scheduled to meet this week. Zoning and Planning will meet on Monday to discuss BERDO — a possible ordinance to require owners’ annual reporting of energy use and associated greenhouse gas emissions by large properties (campuses and large commercial buildings), in…
Posts published in November 2024
Growing up in Thonotosassa, FL, I was surrounded by a small-town community where people knew their neighbors, and connections were meaningful. Since moving to Newton, MA, (3 years and counting!) I’ve realized that, despite the differences in pace and setting, the sense of community here feels just as strong—if not…
Zoning and Planning will meet in person (Room 207) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November 25 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Finance will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November 25 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following requests:
School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) on Monday, November 25, at 5PM in a special meeting for a working session on strategic planning and district goals updates (see agenda). Newton Public Schools will host a free Alumni Breakfast on Wednesday, November 27, 9AM-11AM, at the Education…
Newton Cultural Council will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November 25 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following: Youth Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November 25 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following: Sustainable Materials Management Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November 25…
Development Review Team (DRT) will meet this week regarding the following potential projects/proposals (see DRT Snapshot):
We revised this City Council confirms Deb Crossley and Charles Eisenberg as ZBA associate members to correct the explanation of the City Council’s vote on the Zoning and Planning Committee’s recommendation to reject the Mayor’s nomination of Ms. Crossley. We also corrected the description of her service on City Council…
We revised ZBA hears appeal of Inspectional Services ruling on 16-22 Clinton Street to correct an incorrectly quoted statement by Attorney Jonah Temple.
Following the unanimous recommendation by Newton’s nine-member Police Selection Committee, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller announced that George McMains, the Acting Chief of the Newton Police Department (NPD), will succeed John Carmichael as the department’s new chief. Former Chief Carmichael resigned at the end of August, after a three-month personal leave. Acting…
The Community Day Center of Waltham (CDCW) — a fifteen-minute drive from Newton — provides shelter and support for the unhoused. Starting in a church basement twenty years ago, CDCW has grown as both a drop-in day center and an extension of the MetroWest community. Newtonian volunteers are essential to…
Next Wednesday, November 27, Newton Public Schools (NPS) will host its inaugural Alumni Breakfast at 9AM-11AM at the Education Center (100 Walnut Street). All alumni of the Newton Public Schools are welcome. This event is intended to be a relaxed gathering between old high school friends to catch up, learn…
On November 18, the City Council approved Mayor Ruthanne Fuller’s nominations of former City Councilor Deb Crossley and Charles Eisenberg for one-year terms as associate members on Newton’s Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA). The vote on Crossley’s nomination was inverted, in that Yes vote signified denial of the nomination and…