On April 22, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller and Chief Financial Officer Maureen Lemieux presented a $623 million City budget for FY2026 to the City Council. In her address, Mayor Fuller spoke about several hot-button issues related to the budgeting process, including funding for the Newton Public Schools (NPS) and government retiree…
Posts published in April 2025
Sean McIntyre, a 2014 graduate of Newton North High School, etched his name into the history books on Monday after setting a new Guinness World Record for the fastest marathon run as a Leprechaun. McIntyre, 28, crossed the finish line with a remarkable time of 2 hours, 47 minutes, and…
The LigerBots, Newton’s dual-high-school FIRST Robotics team, traveled to Houston to compete in the FIRST World Championship on April 16-19. During the world championship, the LigerBots won the division Autonomous Award and were a Championship Division Winner in the Hopper Division. For the first time in its 17-year history, the…
Because so much of the Boston Marathon route goes through Newton, the Mayor’s Office receives running bibs to award to people willing to raise funds for Newton charities. This year, 44 runners ran to raise funds for 26 Newton charities. Full details on their campaigns are here. As of the…
On April 21, Emily Craven (NNHS ’22) ran the 129th Boston Marathon to raise funds for the Fig City News summer internship program, now in its third year. By the day before, Emily had raised a total of $7530, exceeding her long-ago-set goal of $7,500. Many, many thanks to Emily — and to…
On Patriots’ Day, a group of current and former Newtonville Area Council (NAC) members and Newton City Councilors, along with family and friends, gathered on Walnut Street in Newtonville to dedicate a bench to the memory of Susan Reisler, a longtime community leader and NAC member. The plaque on the…
City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, April 21 at 7PM and broadcast on NewTV’s Youtube channel government channel (Comcast 9, RCN 13, 614 HD, Verizon 33). See Reports Docket and New Docket. After the conclusion of first call Mayor Ruthanne Fuller will…
School Committee will not meet this week. Schools are closed for April Spring Recess.
Newton Commonwealth Foundation will meet in person (Room 204 )and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, April 22 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Health Advisory Council will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, April 22 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Retirement Board will meet in…
On April 17, the City Council Programs and Services Committee held a joint budget meeting with the Finance Committee to discuss the Newton Public Schools (NPS) budget for the 2025-2026 school year. Superintendent Anna Nolin and School Committee Chair Chris Brezski presented their rationale behind Nolin’s proposed budget, which has…
At 6PM on Friday, the bells in the tower of the First Unitarian Society in Newton (FUUSN) pealed for 15 minutes, joining other places of worship across the country. All were resonating with the bells of Boston’s Old North Church, where two lanterns were hung exactly 250 years before to…
On April 10, MassCare hosted a community forum at the American Legion Post 440 to discuss universal healthcare in Massachusetts. MassCare is campaigning for Medicare for All in Massachusetts and organized the event to further educate the public on the benefits of single-payer healthcare. Several panelists from within the healthcare…