On Monday, December 18, the Newton City Council met for the last time in 2023. Outgoing Council President Susan Albright concluded her two terms by inviting her six departing colleagues to serve as acting president and give their farewell speeches. Their comments were interspersed with City Council Committee reports. Ward…
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At the end of his third — and most contentious — year in Congress, Rep. Jake Auchincloss can claim some bi-partisan achievements. The capping out-of-pocket Medicare costs at $2000 and insulin prices at $35 was a feature of the Biden Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act, however. Congressman Auchincloss is working on…
Watertown Street, Nonantum’s thriving mix of restaurants and retail shops, has been a longtime holiday destination for children and their families. Santa Claus, candy canes, elves, reindeer, and lights from posts and branches continue to be a holiday attraction. On Saturday, December 16, approximately 75,000 — permanent — twinkling tree…
In the November 7 election, Newton voters sent six new members to the City Council, and on December 8, these Councilors-Elect joined the eighteen returning City Councilors in caucus to elect Councilor Marc Laredo as President and Councilor David Kalis as Vice President for the coming term. The two new…
On December 7, City Councilors-Elect met in caucus to elect leadership for the coming term. In the voting for President, there were three ballots for each three rounds: In the voting for Vice President:
At 8:30AM on Saturday, December 4, approximately thirty-five residents of Nonantum and Newtonville gathered in the Horace Mann Elementary School cafeteria for a presentation by Boylston Properties of its proposed development of market-rate and affordable (under Chapter 40B) apartments at 78 Crafts Street in Newtonville. The project — which Boylston…
On Wednesday, November 29, the Newton City Council met to continue consideration of amendments to a proposed zoning plan to comply with the MBTA Communities Act. The deadline for compliance is December 31, 2023. Compliance requires zoning for a minimum of 8,330 residential units within one-half mile of the selected…
It was a festive scene at the Newtonville branch of The Village Bank on Thursday morning, November 30. Bank President Joe DeVito and his Executive team joined the local branch manager, Mark Loveless, and his staff to greet customers and offer muffins and pastries from Newtonville’s Great Harvest bakery, hot…
The City Council will meet in special session on Wednesday, November 29 to consider last-minute amendments to its zoning plan and whether that plan should be limited to compliance with the state MBTA Communities Law — which calls for higher density housing near the MBTA Green Line and commuter rail…
On a sunny, sparkling November 15th, about 100 residents joined city officials along the Lake Avenue shore of Crystal Lake for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the long-awaited completion of the Levingston Cove Improvements project. According to the Parks, Recreation and Culture Department, Levingston Cove’s redesign will make the park…
Bake your cake (and win an award?) …and eat it, too! Registration is open now until November 26 for Newton Cultural Development’s first Gingerbread House Exhibit and Contest. Inspired by the Portsmouth (NH) Historical Society’s well known, annual Gingerbread House contest, Newton Cultural Development Program Manager Lisa Rucinski decided to bring…
In the November 7 municipal election, 16,425 voters (unofficial count) cast ballots for City Council and School Committee, electing six new Council members and defeating three incumbents. Among the contested City Council seats, candidates were generally aligned in two groups based on their views on zoning: Five of the six…