The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team (DRT) this week (see DRT Snapshot):
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Among organizations engaged in this year’s Village Center Zoning reform efforts is the Newton for Everyone Coalition, which was formed earlier this year to educate and support the City’s Village Center Zoning efforts. It currently includes these Newton organizations: Newton Interfaith Clergy for Housing Equity (NICHE), Uniting Citizens for Housing…
City Council No meetings scheduled for this week. Schools The Newton School Committee will meet virtually on Monday to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the Newton Teachers Association (NTA) Units A-E, Newton Educational Secretaries Associations (NESA), and the Custodian Association. The Negotiations Subcommittee of the Newton School…
There are no scheduled meetings this week.
The School Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, October 30 at 7PM and will vote to enter into Executive Session (see Meeting Notice) to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the Newton Teachers Association (NTA) Units A-E, Newton Educational Secretaries Associations (NESA), and the Custodian Association.…
Newton Cultural Council will meet in person (1294 Centre Street) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, October 30 at 5:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Elections Commission will conduct Image Cast/ballot machine testing in the Cafeteria, Basement Level of City Hall, on Tuesday, October 31 at 9AM, for the upcoming…
The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team (DRT) this week (see DRT Snapshot):
The City announced that CTA Construction Managers, based in Waltham, has been selected as general contractor for the Lincoln-Eliot School Building Project. CTA Construction Managers has undertaken this role in projects for Brookline High School, West High School, and Concord Middle School and the Willard Elementary School in Concord. Working…
On Saturday, October 28, hundreds of Newton’s student painters gathered to decorate windows at business storefronts in six villages and also the Newton Free Library, painting Halloween-themed images for Newton’s 24th annual Halloween Window Painting event. Browse the photos taken by John and Amy Sangiolo in each of the locations:
The four Area Councils hosted a virtual debate for the Ward 8 Councilor seat on Saturday, October 28 from 12PM – 1PM. Candidate Stephen Farrell and current City Councilor Holly Ryan answered questions and discussed issues led by Marjorie Arons-Barron, former editorial director at WCVB-TV, Channel 5, Boston for 20…
Mark Development recently shared an update on several Newton projects. In a press release, the company stated that the four approved projects — Dunstan Residences (Dunstan East), Crafts Street – Elder Housing with Services, West Newton Square (314 Washington Street), and Riverside Station — are still moving forward. Mark Development…
On October 23, the Zoning and Planning Committee voted to approve the proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance to create a Village Center Overlay District. The item has been in discussion since early 2021, after the Committee’s review and discussion of proposed amendments to expand multi-family uses in residential zones…