Finance Committee will hold a special Tax Classification Hearing in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November 17 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: City Council will meet on Monday, November 17 following the conclusion of the Finance Committee special Tax Classification Hearing. See Reports Docket…
Posts published in November 2025
School Committee will meet in a Leadership Caucus on Monday, November 27 at 5:30PM. Location has not been posted. School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) on Monday, November 17 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes: Other document: Revised School Committee Caucus and Regular Meeting Notice Ed. Note: This post has…
Commission on Disability will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November 17 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Cultural Council will meet in person (1294 Centre Street, Newton Centre) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November 17 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following: Youth Commission will meet…
The Finance Committee approved the following (see the report and watch the meeting video): Held/Discussion: Present: Councilors Gentile (Chair), Malakie, Greenberg, Bixby, Lipof, Humphrey, and GrossmanAbsent: Councilor MicleyCity staff present: ADA Coordinator Jini Fairley, Chief Financial Officer Maureen Lemieux, Commissioner of Public Works Shawna Sullivan, CPA Program Manager Mollie Hutchings,…
The Zoning & Planning Committee approved the following (see the report and watch the meeting video): The Committee voted No Action Necessary: Present: Councilors Baker (Chair), Oliver, Albright, Wright, Kalis, Getz, Danberg, and KrintzmanAlso Present: Councilor MalakieCity Staff: Director of Planning and Development Barney Heath, Senior Assistant SolicitorAndrew Lee, Deputy…
The Public Facilities Committee approved the following (see the report and watch the meeting video): Held/Discussion: When asked about removing the dam entirely, the City resonded “that the aesthetics and history of Bullough’s Pond are very important to the City. Aside from Crystal Lake, there are no other water features…
Development Review Team (DRT) will meet this week regarding the following potential projects/proposals (see DRT Snapshot):
Newton’s government process looks open — but too often, it isn’t. By the time most residents learn about a proposal, the real decisions have already been shaped behind the scenes. Projects advance to committees and boards with limited public notice or input, and by the time they reach the City…
The City Council is preparing to vote on Newton’s Walk, Roll & Bike Network Plan — yet there has never been a formal public hearing on the final version. For a plan that could reshape traffic, parking, and neighborhood access across the city, residents deserve the chance to see and comment on what’s…
Tracy K. Smith, Pulitzer Prize winner and 22nd Poet Laureate of the U.S., moved to Newton with her family in 2021 when she joined the faculty at Harvard. In her recent TEDx New England talk and her new book, Fear Less: Poetry in Perilous Times, she has focused on the…
Friends, family, and City officials filled the hall of the American Legion Nonantum Post 440 on the morning of November 11 to honor Newton’s veterans during the city’s annual Veterans Day ceremony. The ceremony began with the Post’s Honor Guard marching into the hall. Seth Bai, Newton’s director of Veteran…
After a virtually even split in the electorate, resulting in the narrow defeat of the repeal of the Winter Overnight Parking Ban, the Yes and No campaigns have issued a joint statement saying they have joined forces to lobby the City Council for a comprehensive parking plan. In a near…