Magot Mach, who recently graduated from Newton South HS, has been selected to receive one of the four Charles River Regional Chamber scholarships awarded this year. He will be attending Boston College. Lydia Asaf of Zyon Capital Partners, an affiliate of the Bulfinch Group, has been named a Leaders Club…
Posts published in July 2026
Highlights this week… City Council City Council is not scheduled to meet this week. Zoning & Planning will meet Monday regarding: Land Use will meet Tuesday regarding requests for Special Permits to: Public Facilities will meet Wednesday regarding: Public Safety & Transportation will meet Thursday to discuss an ordinance change…
Through the Newton Summer Science Program (NSSP), Newton South HS students offer free, high-school-level, summer STEM classes for students entering Grades 7-9 in September. Classes are held for single weeks, some online and some at City Hall. All are taught by high-school students with a love of science and education.…
City Council is not scheduled to meet this week. Zoning & Planning Committee will meet in person (City Hall, Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, July 20 at 7PM. The agenda includes: Land Use Committee will meet in person (City Hall, Council Chamber, Room 207) and virtually (Zoom…
Negotiation Subcommittee will meet in Executive Session virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, July 20 at 1PM to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the Newton Teachers Association (NTA) Units A-E. School Committee will meet in Executive Session in person (Education Center, Room 304) on Monday, July 20 at…
Newton Free Library Board of Trustees Development Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, July 20 at 10AM. The agenda includes: Newton Free Library Board of Trustees Nomination and Governance Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, July 21 at 9AM. The agenda includes: Newton Free Library Board…
Development Review Team (DRT) will meet this week regarding the following potential project/proposals (see DRT Snapshot):
Fig City‘s weekly newsletter of Community Announcements shows only the soonest 25 upcoming events. We have many more events online. All current announcements are on the web — and in the Fig City Community Calendar. Send announcements to [email protected]. Yes, it’s important to support your community newspaper — one-time or monthly.
I’m trying to be open-minded about the City’s Gas-light replacement proposal. However, your article exposes an unusual and incomplete process that has resulted in a dubious and very flawed proposal. If you compare the proposed LED fixtures to our existing original historic fixtures, you will see that the proposed fixture type is entirely different from our…
Newton Crossing, a highly anticipated housing development on West Newton’s Washington Street, is now accepting lottery applications for its affordable units. The 292-unit rental complex includes 73 units at reduced cost for income-qualified households. Applications will remain open until August 11 at 2PM. NOTE: This lottery is separate from another…
Can consumers recycle their way out of the plastic pollution crisis, or to meet climate goals, must they simply use less plastic in the first place? That question was at the center of a lively discussion at the Newton Free Library on Monday, July 13. Seattle-based recycling company Ridwell introduced…
In the last six years, honey bees have become an unlikely source of debate in Newton. During the COVID-19 lockdown, many residents took up backyard beekeeping to entertain themselves, and found the hobby to be educational and fulfilling. However, others worry about the increase in honey bee hives having negative…