Newton Commonwealth Foundation Greens Subcommittee will meet in person (Room 205) on Tuesday, February 18 at 3PM. The agenda includes the following: Board of Assessors will meet in person (Room 108) on Wednesday, February 19 at 9AM. The agenda includes the following: Chestnut Hill Historic District Commission will meet virtually…
Posts published in February 2025
Development Review Team (DRT) is scheduled to meet this week regarding these potential projects/proposals (see DRT Snapshot):
I watched the City Council discuss city issues with the Mayor. The meeting was conducted in a very polite and civil manner. The real tough questions facing Newton and its residents were not laid out in a comprehensive way. What I find missing from the Mayor’s leadership is a satisfactory…
Mary Cotton has owned and operated Newtonville Books, specifically in Newton Centre, for 13 years. In 2023, Barry Tilles opened Good Dog Records & Books almost right across the street. Cotton didn’t mind. In fact, she and Tilles regularly recommend each other’s shops to customers. “I didn’t see competition,” Cotton…
Many Newton builders, architects, and engineers are focusing on environmental efficiency — part of a movement in the United States to “Go Green.” After peaking in 2005, total greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. have fallen 17%, but emissions from residential and commercial real estate have remained flat. The residential/commercial…
On Thursday February 6, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller met with the Newton City Council to begin informal discussions on the City’s FY 2026 budget, covering the year starting July 1, 2025. The meeting, described as a “Mayoral Listening Session,” took place at the Allen House. The Mayor was flanked by Newton’s Chief…
On Wednesday, February 5, the Newton Corner Long Term Planning Study Working Group (NCLT) met online. The NCLT is tasked with creating a report with up to six alternative conceptual plans to improve the Newton Corner I-90 Interchange. The meeting discussed sixteen (transportation-related) components that can be ‘layered upon each…
When Newton resident David Hedison moved from Boston to a house near the intersection of Waverley Avenue and Franklin Street, he started to notice that the area had an abnormally high rate of accidents. Hedison moved during the COVID-19 pandemic, and with Newton residents isolating at home, the volume of…
At its regularly scheduled meeting on February 5, the Programs and Services Committee reviewed an ongoing challenge: the chronic problem of a “distressed property,” rodents, and hoarding. Although the docket item included city-wide management, the discussion centered on a particular property in a Nonantum neighborhood that has been a continuing…
Finance Committee’s regularly scheduled meeting has been canceled. See Meeting Cancellation Notice. Zoning and Planning will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, February 10 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, February 10 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following:
Biosafety Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, February 10 at 3PM. The agenda includes the following: Commission on Disability will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, February 10 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following: Youth Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, February 10 at 6:30PM.…