Paula Hammond, an MIT Institute Professor and MIT’s executive vice provost, has been named dean of MIT’s School of Engineering, effective January 16. From 2015 to 2023, she was head of the Department of Chemical Engineering and has also served as MIT’s vice provost for faculty. She is a member…
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Highlights this week… City Council City Council is not scheduled to meet this week. Zoning & Planning Committee will meet on Monday regarding: Chair will recommend refiling these in the next term:: Finance Committee will meet on Monday regarding: Land Use Committee will meet on Tuesday regarding requests to: Financial Audit Advisory Committee will meet…
City Council is not scheduled to meet this week. Zoning & Planning Committee will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, December 8 at 7PM. The agenda includes: Chair’s Note: The following items will not be discussed substantively; the Chair intends to seek “No Action Necessary”…
School Committee is not scheduled to meet this week. Countryside School Council will meet in person (School Library, 191 Dedham Street) on Thursday, December 11 at 3:15PM. See Meeting Notice with link to the agenda.
Commission on Disability will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, December 8 at 6PM. The agenda includes: Newton Cultural Council will meet in person (1294 Centre Street) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, December 8 at 6PM. The agenda includes: Community Preservation Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday,…
Development Review Team (DRT) will meet this week regarding the following potential projects/proposals (see DRT Snapshot):
No reports of City Council committee meetings were published last week. Earlier reports are available by clicking Meeting Reports under Government menu tab on FigCityNews.com.
We updated What’s Up in Newton – Week of 11/30/2025 and Board and Commission Meetings – Week of 11/30/2025 to include meetings of the Newton Highlands Neighborhood Area Council and the Sustainable Materials Management Commission. We updated School Committee Meetings – Week of 11/30/2025 to include the School Committee’s regular…
Highlights this week… City Council City Council will meet on Monday and is expected to vote on the following requests (see Reports Docket): The New Docket includes the following requests: Public Safety & Transportation will meet on Wednesday regarding renewal of public auto licenses: Public Facilities will meet on Wednesday regarding: Programs…
City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, December 1 at 7:45PM. See Reports Docket and New Docket. Watch a live broadcast on NewTV’s government channel (Comcast 9, RCN 13, 614(HD), Verizon 33) or on NewTV’s YouTube channel. Public Safety & Transportation will meet…
School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, December 3 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following: School Committee will meet in person on Wednesday, December 3 in Executive Session to discuss salary increases for non-aligned staff. Location and time have not yet been…
Newton Cultural Council will meet in person (1294 Centre Street, Newton Centre) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, December 1 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Human Rights Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, December 1 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Planning and Development…