Highlights this week… City Council City Council is not scheduled to meet this week. Finance‘s regularly scheduled meeting has been canceled. Zoning and Planning will meet on Thursday regarding: School Committee School Committee will meet in Executive Session on Wednesday, before its regular meeting, to discuss strategy with respect to…
Posts published in September 2025
Finance Committee‘s regularly scheduled meeting has been canceled (see Meeting Cancellation Notice). Zoning and Planning Committee will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, September 25 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 304) on Wednesday, September 24 at 5:30PM in Executive Session to discuss litigation regarding (see agenda): School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, September 24 at 6:30PM for its regular meeting. The…
Newton Free Library Development Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, September 22 at 10AM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Commonwealth Foundation will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, September 22 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Retirement Board will meet…
Development Review Team (DRT) will meet this week regarding the following potential projects/proposals (see DRT Snapshot):
Local business owners, public officials, and candidates for office funneled into West Newton Cinema to celebrate six notable local businesses in the first inaugural Newton Small Business Awards, hosted by the Charles River Regional Chamber. Guests enjoyed small bags of theatre popcorn as well as refreshments catered by Flora’s wine…
Looking to hear the next great classical pianist perform? You won’t have to travel across the globe to faraway concert halls: Newton’s 11-year-old piano prodigy, Rui Gong, performs a lot closer to home. Video of his solo recital at Newton’s Scandinavian Cultural Center on September 7 provides a glimpse of…
Clark Zeigler will retire as Executive Director of Massachusetts Housing Partnership next February. He has been with MHP since its inception in 1985 and has been chief executive since it became a quasi-public state agency in 1990. During his tenure, MHP has delivered financing for more than 33,500 units of affordable rental housing,…
We updated DPW Open House presents update on Newton Highlands Village Enhancement Project to incorporate the Open House presentation that DPW posted after our initial publication.
Please accept my compliments on the excellent series of interviews of School Committee candidates that you have published. Competition for these important municipal positions is good for the city and also for the candidates themselves. You’ve done an important public service in helping us learn about their backgrounds, interests, and…
Newton’s Land Use Committee held its first hearing Tuesday on Mark Development’s proposed revision to its approved development planned at the Riverside MBTA station. Reflecting market movement away from commercial development, the revision would reduce office space and increase residential units from 550 to 750. The meeting included presentations from…
Ed. Note: During August, Fig City News conducted interviews with each of the 10 School Committee candidates who are running in competitive elections. This notice was sent to all candidates prior to the interviews. All interviews were completed before any were published. Your website highlights your career in anti-poverty advocacy and justice…