Highlights this week… City Council City Council is not scheduled to meet this week. Finance Committee will meet on Monday regarding: Zoning & Planning Committee will meet on Monday regarding: Land Use Committee will meet on Tuesday regarding: School Committee School Committee will meet on Monday in Executive Session to…
Posts published in March 2026
This year, the City’s Arts & Culture Department will again launch Newton’s well-regarded Artful Pianos program with five or seven decorated pianos. Why five or seven? So far this year, all but two of the pianos have teams of volunteer Piano Pals ready to care for their pianos, rain or…
Helen Garity, a Newtonville resident with years of experience in the corporate world, has taken on the role of Executive Director at the nonprofit Hyde Community Center in Newton Highlands. Garity says she hopes to build on the Hyde’s strong foundation rather than to reinvent it. She succeeds John Rice,…
City Council is not scheduled to meet this week. Finance Committee will meet in person (Room 211) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 9 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following items: Zoning & Planning Committee will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March…
School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 304) and virtually on Monday, March 9 at 5:30PM in Executive Session. The agenda indicates discussion of: School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 9 at 6:30PM in a special meeting.…
Commission on Disability will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 9 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following items: Youth Commission Advisory Board will meet in person (Druker Auditorium, Newton Free Library, 330 Homer Street) on Tuesday, March 10 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following items: Auburndale Historic…
Development Review Team (DRT) will meet this week regarding the following potential project/proposals (see DRT Snapshot):
On March 4, during his swearing-in ceremony at City Hall, Newton’s new Police Chief Timothy V. Cohoon observed with a wry tone that “after 30 years in this profession, I’m the new guy again.” Before the event began, his daughter Isabella (Bella) said, “I’m very proud of my dad and…
On March 2, the Newton City Council approved rezoning 148 California Street from Manufacturing to Business Use 2, a change that supporters said would ease leasing for businesses, while opponents warned it could undermine planning for the California Street corridor. The parcel contains about half of a shopping center that straddles…
A humble piece of luggage, timeworn travel chests, and a slightly crumpled cardboard box on display at the Jackson Homestead and Museum are poignant reminders of immigrants’ journeys to the United States, some of which led to settling in Newton. “Suitcase Stories” highlights the artifacts and stories of five families…
Emily Craven — Newton North HS ’22, now studying at University of Vermont — was the primary fundraiser for last year’s Fig City News summer internship program, and she’s back with a higher goal. On April 20, Emily will once again run the Boston Marathon to raise $8,500 for the Fig…
On March 2, the School Committee, including Mayor Marc Laredo, met with Superintendent Anna Nolin and NPS Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Liam Hurley in a public but unrecorded budget meeting at the Education Center. The meeting was also attended by Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Education Ayesha Farag and observed…