City Council is not scheduled to meet this week. Zoning & Planning will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, January 26 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following items: Chair’s note: The Finance Committee will join the Zoning & Planning Committee for the CPC item and will adjourn after the conclusion…
Posts published in January 2026
Due to the winter storm, on Monday Newton Public Schools will be closed, evening activities will be canceled, and public meetings will be virtual. School Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, January 26 at 5:30PM in Executive Session with an agenda to discuss: School Committee will meet virtually (Zoom…
Newton Cultural Council will meet in person (1294 Centre Street, Newton Centre) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, January 26 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following items: Newton Parks & Recreation Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, January 26 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following items:…
Development Review Team (DRT) will meet this week regarding the following potential project/proposal (see DRT Snapshot):
No reports of City Council committee meetings were published last week. Earlier reports are available by clicking Meeting Reports under Government menu tab on FigCityNews.com.
Stirring speakers urged attendees at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Celebration on January 19, to take action – no matter how small – against injustice in the hopes of making positive change. The theme of the 58th annual gathering organized by the City of Newton and the Harmony Foundation…
Meryl Kessler is stepping into her new role as director of Newton’s new Arts and Culture Department with a focus on strengthening connections across the city’s arts community. The department – and her position leading it – received final approval in the January 20, 2026 City Council meeting. Kessler told…
Sixty-eight protesters, organized by the First Unitarian Society in Newton (FUUSN)’s Action for Democracy task force and Indivisible Newton, gathered in 22°F weather in West Newton to participate in the January 20 nationwide Stand Up and Stand Out event in support of democracy. The crowd lined both sides of Washington…
For Newtonians who treasure the Newton Free Library and the librarians who staff it, the powerful new documentary, The Librarians, by award-winning director Kim A. Snyder, may come as a shock and a wake-up call. The film notes that librarians around the country are “emerging as first responders in the…
Originally, the City of Newton had planned to have no delay in recycling/trash collection this week, despite the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday on Monday. But now the City has said: Due to the winter storm over the weekend, trash and recycling services are delayed one day this week…