I have been saddened by the conflict between the business community and the City Council over the format of the July 9 zoning meeting. Seeing all the back and forth about whether it was a discussion or a presentation, who would be allowed to speak vs. submit written comments, and…
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Our children and grandchildren cannot wait until 2050 to break free from the gas pipeline system that is pumping out dirty methane gas. Based on the docket items in the June 18 Public Facilities Committee agenda, we expected the meeting to include “a discussion of The discussion was also supposed to…
A new splash park opened two weeks ago in Upper Falls just in time for the 100+ degree hot spell. It’s a wonderful new summertime amenity, especially if you have young kids. Stop by there any day that is not raining, and you’ll see lots of kids, laughing, splashing, grinning,…
Yesterday as I was walking back to my car after attending a wonderful City of Newton family Fourth of July celebration in the Newton Bowl park with my 7-year-old granddaughter and my dog, we passed an overgrown lot at 1181 Centre Street. I thought that it seemed a bit odd…
I am writing to express deep concern and disappointment over the recent repainting of Adams Street with a standard yellow line—effectively erasing, without notice or consultation, a decades-long tradition that honors the Italian-American heritage of Nonantum. For years, the green, white, and red striping ahead of the annual St. Mary…
As a long-time Newton resident who regularly visits Nonantum — and as the wife of an Italian-American — I was shocked and disappointed to see the traditional green, white, and red center lines on Adams Street erased by the DPW last Thursday night. This action is especially upsetting given the…
Amid all of the national and global tumult, I think parents of Newton Public school students can cheer for a delightful success: added transparency this academic year. I have multiple kids in the public school system and have really enjoyed receiving the test reports from this year’s STAR and iReady…
Thank you for the informative article, Analysis of traffic crashes involving serious injury or death in Newton. I was looking at the numbers, a few of them pointed to a straightforward safety improvement. Specifically, the most common factor in serious crashes is an intersection (54%). Bicycle accidents most commonly involve…
I want to say thank you to everyone who came to the peaceful “No Kings” demonstration last Saturday in Newton Centre against authoritarianism in America. It was wonderful to be part of a large, intergenerational group of neighbors, to purchase items from the bake sale set up by some entrepreneurial…
Newton’s schools are struggling — not because we lack vision, but because we lack the right expertise in the right places. The past several years of budget battles over funding Newton Public Schools (NPS) have made it clear: we need more financial acumen at City Hall and more public-education expertise…