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City Council Meetings – Week of 9/28/2025

Zoning and Planning will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, September 29 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Chair’s Note: After a brief staff overview, the Chair has invited the Charles River Regional Chamber and the Newton Economic Development Commission to offer their thoughts…

Board and Commission Meetings – Week of 9/28/2025

Newton Cultural Council Arts Planning Subcommittee will meet in person (1294 Centre Street) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, September 29 at 5PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Cultural Council will meet in person (1294 Centre Street) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, September 29 at 6PM. The agenda…

Ligerbots and Lazer Robotics will showcase their robots at free Robot Block Party, Sept. 27

Newton’s Ligerbots and Lazer Robotics high-school robotics teams will showcase their robots at RoboBoston – the Annual Robot Block Party (88 Seaport Blvd, Boston) on Saturday, September 27.  The event is the world’s largest celebration of robotics and technology — and it’s free and open to the public. More than 50 companies, universities, and student teams will demonstrate their robots. All are…

What’s Up in Newton – Week of 9/21/2025

Highlights this week… City Council City Council is not scheduled to meet this week. Finance‘s regularly scheduled meeting has been canceled. Zoning and Planning will meet on Thursday regarding: School Committee School Committee will meet in Executive Session on Wednesday, before its regular meeting, to discuss strategy with respect to…

City Council Meetings – Week of 9/21/2025

Finance Committee‘s regularly scheduled meeting has been canceled (see Meeting Cancellation Notice). Zoning and Planning Committee will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, September 25 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:

School Committee Meetings – Week of 9/21/2025

School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 304) on Wednesday, September 24 at 5:30PM in Executive Session to discuss litigation regarding (see agenda): School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, September 24 at 6:30PM for its regular meeting. The…

Board and Commission Meetings – Week of 9/21/2025

Newton Free Library Development Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, September 22 at 10AM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Commonwealth Foundation will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, September 22 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Retirement Board will meet…

Newton people in the news…

Clark Zeigler will retire as Executive Director of Massachusetts Housing Partnership next February. He has been with MHP since its inception in 1985 and has been chief executive since it became a quasi-public state agency in 1990. During his tenure, MHP has delivered financing for more than 33,500 units of affordable rental housing,…

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