Public Buildings Commissioner, Josh Morse, submitted a response to questions regarding the fossil fuel boiler replacements for two schools – Franklin Elementary and Newton South High School, that were approved last week. According to the response, in terms of Franklin, the cost to convert Franklin to electric is “roughly $3.5,…
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Four City Councilors, Brenda Noel, Bill Humphrey, Alicia Bowman, and Holly Ryan, signed a letter to the Mayor criticizing the Mayor’s summary of the inquest and report from the judge regarding the Michael Conlon shooting in Newton Highlands in January 2021. The Councilors wrote, “The lack of empathy for the…
The number of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases has risen to 14,600 and the number of COVID-19 related deaths has remained at 202. The Newton data can be found here and the NPS data can be found here.
The City Council voted to approve a $16 million water meter replacement project at its meeting earlier this month by a vote of 22-1 (Downs abstaining)-1 (Kelley) The City went through a major upgrade/replacement project of water meters in 2009 – installing meters with attached antennas to transmit information to…
The first annual Newton Multicultural Festival will be held on May 7 (rain date: May 8), 2PM-6PM in Waban (1615 Beacon Street). It’s hosted by the Suzuki School of Newton and will feature Grooversity Brazilian Drumming Ensemble, Africano Waltham Dance Troupe, Pulawari Tusuy Peruvian Dance Troupe, and the Suzuki School…
Thursday, May 5, 7:00 p.m. Take a closer look at Newton’s own “Lake Talk,” a sub-dialect named after Silver Lake that developed in the village of Nonantum. Learn the lingo of the Lake, spoken by generations of localsincluding actor Matt LeBlanc, and explore how the uncertain origins of this way of…
The Newton Piano Summit will be back live and in-person from 1:00 – 3:00PM on three Saturdays in May. This season’s performances will be held at the historic Second Church in West Newton. The 2022 Newton Piano Summit will feature performances of classical, Latin, and Jazz from the following artists:…
The city celebrated Earth Day on Sunday, April 24th, with a festival at City Hall. Sponsored by Green Newton, residents had an opportunity to learn about energy savings, electric vehicles and bikes, composting, and had fun!
The Newton Democratic City Committee’s Climate Crisis Subcommittee is excited that Jen Benson, President of the Alliance for Business Leadership will moderate a panel discussion on State Climate Action Leadership on April 26th a 7 p.m. Panelists include Deb Pasternak, Sierra Club Massachusetts Chapter Director, Mark Dyen, 350Mass Statewide Steering…
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Many kids, many bikes. Kids of all ages find fun, camaraderie, and inspiration in bringing us closer by the mile to the cure for cancer with donations to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. PMC Kids Rides are back in person and we have joined forces with Needham to create a Newton-Needham PMC…
This week’s road construction schedule can be found here