Ward 2 City Councilor, Emily Norton recently led a presentation hosted by the Climate Crisis Subcommittee of the Newton Democratic City Committee and Green Newton: “Preparing for Climate Change: Is Newton Doing Enough?” Norton, who is also the Executive Director of the Charles River Watershed Association, shared the urgency for…
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Betty Chan Newton resident, Betty Chan together with Ward 2 Councilor Tarik Lucas, co-authored this resolution, urging the City of Newton to take action on Anti-Asian hate crimes and invest in multiracial community health and safety. The resolution was adopted unanimously by the City Council last July. With the Newton…
It’s Memorial Day. The schedule for services can be found here. Trash pick-up this week is delayed by one day. Note: In these What’s Up posts, the links that are in bold go to details (Zoom links and agendas) about upcoming meetings, and the other links go to documents. City…
The City Council Committees have completed their review of departmental budgets for Mayor Fuller’s Proposed FY2024 Budget and the School Committee Approved Budget for FY2024 as well as the FY2024-2028 Capital Improvement Plan and the FY2024 Supplemental Capital Improvement Plan. The table below shows links to the each of the…
After several weeks of reviewing municipal and school department budgets, the City Council has submitted six budget resolutions — one to the School Department and five to the Mayor — for consideration.
The Finance Committee voted to approve the following (see Report and watch video on NewTV): The Finance Committee’s vote not to approve the following item:
The City Council has scheduled three meetings this week to review the FY2024 Municipal and School Department budgets that were reviewed by the City Council committees. The meetings are as follows: The City Council has two Special Meetings posted:
Newton Citizens Commission on Energy will meet in person (Room 205) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, May 30 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: The following materials will be distributed prior to the meeting: Newton Upper Falls Historic District Commission will hold a site visit on Wednesday, May…
The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team (DRT) this week (see DRT Snapshot):
The City will be hosting Memorial Day Weekend Observance Ceremonies this weekend. Both Mayor Fuller and the Newton Veterans’ Services Department will be hosting. The events are as follows: Sunday, May 28: Beginning with the placement of wreaths at the bridges and monuments beginning at Forte Park at 9AM and…
Located in Newton Lower Falls, the Falls at Cordingly Dam, an assisted living and Mind & Memory Care community, was ranked as one of the best assisted living communities in the Commonwealth and the entire country for the second straight year in a row. According to the US News &…
City Council City Council committees will review the following budgets this week: The Zoning and Planning Committee will receive a presentation from Sustainability Co-Director Ann Berwick regarding a possible ordinance requiring electrification of all new construction and substantial renovation. Although the Zoning and Planning Committee is not discussing Village Center…