Dr. Oneeka Williams has been named a trustee of William James College. She serves as director of female urology at Emerson Hospital and assistant clinical professor of urology at Tufts University School of Medicine. She is a member of the board of advisors at Boston’s Museum of Science and served…
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In response to revisions to the School Committee’s agendas, we have updated the schedules for interviews with candidates for Superintendent: Dr. Anna Nolin on Wednesday and Thomas Anderson on Thursday. We have also included information about community forums with each candidate and forms for the public to submit feedback on…
We have made corrections to the changes in polling locations that we reported in What’s Up in Newton this week – 2/5/2023. The correct changes are: Two changes of polling location:
We updated our article, 3 public meetings on the Override, to include a link to the recording of the January 26 Town Hall Forum.
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller held a two-hour online Town Hall Forum on January 26 to answer questions about the proposed tax override. A recording of the meeting has been posted here. On Sunday, February 5 at 2PM, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller and Interim Superintendent Kathleen Smith will host a Tax Override Forum…
An online public hearing has been scheduled for Thursday, February 16 at 7PM (Zoom link) on a group petition requesting the City Council to pass a measure postponing any immediate action for new or replacement artificial turf anywhere in Newton pending the completion, public presentation, and public hearing for the…
Green Newton will present a free webinar, Electric Vehicles 101, on January 31, noon to 1PM. Register here.
The Cabot Park Black History Lecture series will celebrate Black History Month with a talk by Danielle Allen on January 4 at 3PM in the Community Room at Cabot Park Village (280 Newtonville Ave.). This lecture is free and open to the public. Covid protocols: Masks are required. Danielle Allen is the James…
The Mothers Out Front statewide Clean Heat Clean Air Campaign is planning to deliver its letter to Governor Maura Healy at the State House on January 25 (2PM-4PM), to inform Governor Healey and her newly appointed climate chief, Melissa Hoffer, that the campaign looks forward to working together to make Massachusetts a leader…
The City will host a Virtual Town Hall Meeting to answer questions about the proposed tax override on January 26 at 7PM. Attend via this Zoom link. Or call +1 646 558 8656 and enter Meeting ID: 816 5377 6128. More information is at newtonma.gov/override.
On January 26 at 7PM, Historic Newton and the Newton Free Library will host a talk by Barry Wagner, author of a book about longtime Newton resident Arnold Hiatt, the president and chief executive officer of The Stride Rite Corporation. Hiatt launched the nation’s first corporate on-site child care center,…
Resident Parking Permits for 2023 were delayed due to vendor issues but are now available. To confirm your eligibility for a Resident Parking Permit, go to the Parking in Newton page on the City’s website, click on the “Neighborhood Parking Districts” section, and use the links there to consult the neighborhood maps.…