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What’s Up in Newton – Week of 3/15/2026

Highlights this week… City Council City Council will meet on Monday regarding the following items from the Reports Docket: The New Docket contains the following: Public Safety & Transportation Committee will meet on Wednesday regarding: Public Facilities Committee will meet on Wednesday regarding: Programs & Services Committee meeting scheduled for…

City Council Meetings – Week of 3/15/2026

City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 16 at 7:45PM. See Reports Docket and the New Docket. Watch a live broadcast on NewTV’s government channel (Comcast 9, RCN13, 614(HD), Verizon 33) or on NewTV’s YouTube channel. Public Safety & Transportation Committee will…

School Committee Meetings – Week of 3/15/2026

School Committee will hold a Special Meeting in person (Education Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 16 at 6:30PM. This is a Special Meeting on the FY27 Budget with no public comment. The agenda includes the following items: Negotiations Subcommittee of the Newton School Committee will…

Board and Commission Meetings – Week of 3/15/2026

Newton Parks & Recreation Commission will meet in person (Room 204, City Hall) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 16 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following items: Newton Affordable Housing Trust will meet in person (Room 204, City Hall) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, March 17 at…

Update – 3/13/2026

In the article Newton’s tools for historic preservation: Local landmark status, demolition delays, historic districts, we updated the first part of the section “Demolition delays and historic districts” to provide more information.

Newton people in the news…

Martina Jackson is one of two plaintiffs (with Ann Roosevelt of Cambridge) filing a lawsuit with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to have a proposed ballot question declared invalid. As reported by the Commonwealth Beacon, the ballot question seeks to replace partisan primary elections in Massachusetts with non-partisan primaries (similar…

What’s Up in Newton – Week of 3/8/2026

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…

City Council Meetings – Week of 3/8/2026

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…

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