City Council will meet as a Committee of the Whole in person (City Hall, Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, May 26 at 7PM with the Finance Committee presiding to discuss and possibly vote on the Mayor’s proposed FY27 Budget, Capital Improvement Plan, and Supplemental Capital Improvement Plan.…
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School Committee is not scheduled to meet this week. Ward and Underwood Elementary School Community Meeting will be held virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, May 26 at 6PM. Chief Operating Officer Josh Morse will discuss the question of consolidating the Ward and Underwood Elementary Schools and present his current recommendation…
Newton Retirement Board will meet in person (City Hall, Room 211) on Tuesday, May 26 at 9AM. The agenda includes: Newton Fair and Affordable Housing Partnership will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, May 26 at 5PM. The agenda includes: Newton Commonwealth Golf Foundation Board will meet in person (City…
Development Review Team (DRT) will meet this week regarding the following potential project/proposals (see DRT Snapshot):
Elisha M. Wachman, MD, Professor of Pediatrics at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, has received the school’s annual Excellence in Faculty Mentorship – Senior Faculty award. Wachman, a neonatologist at Boston Medical Center, received the award for “exceptional commitment to mentoring faculty, …including peer-to-peer, near-peer mentorship and…
On May 21, the City Council began deliberations on the FY2027 budget as a Committee of the Whole, approving most departmental budgets while holding four – Law, Planning, Public Works, and Schools – pending responses to five budget resolutions approved in the meeting for submission to the Mayor. The meeting…
This article provides further details on the recommendations of the Newton Public Schools (NPS) English Language Arts (ELA) Curriculum Committee presented by Director of English Language Arts & Literacy David Kloker with support from Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning Gina Flanagan at the May 11 School Committee meeting (see…
Sunday, May 24: To honor Newton’s fallen service members, local veterans and officials will place wreaths at monuments around the city and over the Massachusetts Turnpike bridges on Sunday, May 24. The procession will begin at 8:30AM at American Legion Post 440 (295 California Street). Monday, May 25: On Memorial…
In your retirement system article, you missed the most important Retirement Board vote. When the City began its pension obligation fund catch-up, the annual payments increased each year by 9.6% with a fully funded date, 2031. This aggressive approach crowded out essential city and school services. Current residents were unfairly…
Diesel bus tail pipe emissions cause significant health problems. Headaches, dizziness, eye irritation, nausea are a bad way to start the school day! Emissions are also linked to asthma, cancer, and heart disease. Sitting inside the bus with windows closed does NOT protect from emissions. Research shows quite the opposite:…