The Rules Subcommittee discussed the following (see report and watch the meeting video): Attendees: Councilors Oliver (Chair), Humphrey, Baker, and Krintzman. Also present: Councilor Malakie. City Staff: Katie Holden, Committee Clerk
Posts published in June 2025
Adding to the deep pool of declared School Committee candidates for this November’s election, Arrianna Proia filed campaign organization paperwork last week to run as the Ward 1 (Nonantum and Newton Corner) representative. Ms. Proia confirmed to Fig City News with this statement: As a proud graduate of Newton Public…
Cameron Power and Aaron Prager are two of the four students in Massachusetts chosen by Breakthrough T1D to join a delegation of 173 their peers across the country and celebrity advocates at Breakthrough T1D 2025 Children’s Congress in Washington, D.C., July 7-9. Breakthrough T1D funds type 1 diabetes (T1D) research.…
Finance Committee‘s regularly scheduled meeting has been canceled – see Meeting Cancellation Notice. Zoning and Planning will meet in person (Room204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, June 23 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
Last day of school will be Monday, June 23 for K-12 students and Tuesday, June 24 for teachers. School Committee is not scheduled to meet this week. Countryside Elementary School Project will hold an online update (Zoom link) on Monday, June 24 at 6PM. Representatives from Public Buildings, CTA Construction, and…
Newton Cultural Council will meet in person (1294 Centre Street) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, June 23 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Fair and Affordable Housing Partnership will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, June 24 at 5PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Retirement Board…
Development Review Team (DRT) will meet this week regarding the following potential projects/proposals (see DRT Snapshot):
Ed. Note: The author is the Ward 8 representative on the School Committee. Fig City News previously reported that he will not be seeking re-election in this November’s election. Background All too often when a doctor sees a patient with high cholesterol or blood pressure, the result is prescribing something…
We updated Community grieves the loss of the Goldstein Family to include a link to Newton Theatre Company’s video of the event, published June 19.
Five Newton students are currently on tour in Mexico with the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (BPYO): Newton North violinist Takahiro Higuchi, Newton South violist Olivia Hong and cellist Steven Hu, The Winsor School violinist Isabella Lai, and New England Conservatory cellist Hayden Ren. They are among the 120 students, ages…