“Healthcare Not Warfare.” “Hate Won’t Make Us Great.” “Santa Hates ICE. These are just some of the many messages that members of the Highlanders Visibility Brigade spell out from a bridge over the segment of the Mass Pike (I-90) that passes through Newton. Since June 2025, the group, sponsored by…
Posts published in February 2026
Newton has been abuzz with Lunar New Year celebrations as the Chinese community held several events throughout the city to celebrate the Year of the Fire Horse. The years in the Chinese calendar cycle through 12 animals and five elements, so the Fire Horse occurs once every 60 years. According…
Ruthanne Fuller, former Mayor of Newton, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of 2Life Communities, a developer, owner, operator — and advocate for — senior residential communities. 2Life Communities notes that during her eight years on the City Council and eight years as Mayor, Fuller focused on initiatives relevant…
The Land Use Committee met on February 10, 2026, and approved the following. See report and meeting video. Approved Held Present: Councilors Leary (Vice-Chair), Block, Farrell, Golden, Lucas, and Roche. Also Present: Councilors Wright, Oliver, Albright, Greenberg, Malakie, and Dahmubed. Absent: Councilor Kelley (Chair) and Irish.City staff: Sondria Berman, Senior…
The Finance Committee met on February 9, 2026, and approved the following. See report and meeting video. Approved Present: Councilors Grossman (Chair), Bixby, Charm, Greenberg, Krintzman, Malakie, Micley, and Silber.City staff: Maureen Lemieux, Chief Financial Officer; Steve Curley, Comptroller; Jenn Martin, Director of Transportation Planning; Mollie Hutchings, CPA Program Manager;…
The Zoning & Planning Committee met on February 9, 2026, and held the following. See report and meeting video. Held Present: Councilors Baker (Chair), Wright (Vice Chair), Gordon, Albright, Oliver, Kalis, Getz, and Dahmubed. Also Present: Councilors Roche, Block, Farrell, and Malakie.City staff: Katie Whewell, Acting Director of Planning; Nora…
The Programs & Services Committee met on February 4, 2026, and approved the following. See report and meeting video. Approved Present: Councilors Krintzman (Chair), Malakie (Vice Chair), Oliver, Bixby, Micley, Charm, Baker, and Farrell.City staff: Miles Starkey, Committee Clerk.
The Public Facilities Committee met on February 4, 2026, and held the following. See report and meeting video. Held The project success measures can be found here. Average speed was lowered from 30 -35 to 25-30 mph, making it safer for pedestrians, bicyclists, and vehicles. There was no travel time…
The Public Safety & Transportation Committee met on February 4, 2026, and approved the following. See report and meeting video. Approved Present: Councilors Lucas (Chair), Greenberg, Wright, Block, Irish, Roche, Golden, and Silber. Also Present: Councilors Krintzman, Farrell, Oliver, Bixby, Charm, Baker, and MalakieCity Staff: Superintendent Dennis Dowling, Newton Police…
The Price Center opened its new Kindness Cafe on the morning of February 13, launching an inclusive coffee shop designed to provide hands-on barista training for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The cafe is open in the Price Center headquarters three mornings a week, by invitation only. The service…