The Finance Committee voted to approve the following (read the report and watch the meeting video): Present: Councilors Gentile (Chair), Malakie, Grossman, Bixby, Humphrey, and GreenbergAbsent: Councilors Micley and LipofCity staff present: Comptroller Steve Curley; Financial Planning & Analysis Manager Perry Rosenfield;Financial Analyst II Trevor Goehring; Commissioner of Parks, Recreation…
Posts published in April 2025
The Zoning & Planning Committee voted to approve the following (read the report and watch the meeting video): The committee voted to hold the following: For more details see Fig City News article: Zoning & Planning Committee reviews inclusionary zoning ordinance Present: Councilors Baker (Chair), Oliver, Albright, Wright, Krintzman, Getz,…
The Land Use Committee voted to approve the following (read the report and watch the meeting video):
Development Review Team (DRT) will meet this week regarding the following potential projects/proposals (see DRT Snapshot):
The bells of the First Unitarian Society in Newton (FUUSN) will peal on April 18, 6PM-6:15PM, joining other places of worship across the country. All will be resonating with the bells of Boston’s Old North Church, where two lanterns were hung exactly 250 years ago to signal Paul Revere to…
On Monday April 21 — Patriots Day — key north-south traffic routes across Newton will be closed across the five miles of the Boston Marathon course that run through the city. The road closures will be in place from Lower Falls along Washington Street/Route 16 and then turning onto Commonwealth…
On April 2nd, the School Committee correctly approved Superintendent Nolin’s recommended Level Service Plus budget proposal – a compromise plan to maintain our schools’ quality amid rising costs. Mayor Fuller’s current allocation of $293 million, however, falls up to $4.5 million short of this bare minimum budget. It is imperative that the…
At the Newton City Hall War Memorial on April 15, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller received the 2025 Sheila Mondshein Award for Outstanding Leadership in Promoting Fair Housing. The award is granted annually by the Newton’s Fair Housing Committee. The group’s mission is to create diverse housing accommodations free of discrimination. “This…
A sure sign of spring: On April 14, Mass Wildlife delivered about 400 rainbow trout to their new home in Crystal Lake. With only about a half-hour notice of the event, City Councilors Martha Bixby and Alan Lobovits were on hand to welcome the new residents. Newton Recreation Manager Carol…
Bringing to a head prior budget discussions, on April 2 the School Committee approved by a 6-3 vote the “Level Services Plus” version of the FY26 budget for Newton Public Schools (NPS), even though this budget exceeds the allocation from the City by $2-3 million. NPS leaders will present this…