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Lawyers for Civil Rights Boston filed a federal discrimination lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts Thursday on behalf of TrailblazHers Run Co. The lawsuit is directed against “the BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, CITY OF NEWTON, and JOHN F. CARMICHAEL JR., Chief of Police of the…
The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team (DRT) this week (see DRT Snapshot):
For the last 18 months, the Newton Police Department (NPD) has been working to become fully accredited through the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission (MPAC). If all goes well, the final step will be an On-Site Assessment for Accelerated Accreditation over April 23-24. During the On-Site Assessment, a facilitator from MPAC…
The following proposals/projects are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team (DRT) this week (see DRT Snapshot):
The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet this week with the Development Review Team (DRT) see DRT Snapshot:
At its March 25 meeting, the City Council’s Zoning and Planning Committee (ZAP) met with John Sisson, Director of the Economic Development Commission (EDC), to discuss ways to help local small businesses survive as Newton embarks on village center development. The topic, docketed by Councilors Albright and Kelley, has been…
The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team (DRT) this week (see DRT Snapshot):
The following potential proects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team (DRT) this week (see DRT Snapshot):
The following projects/proposals are scheduled to meet this week with the Development Review Team (DRT) see (DRT Snapshot):
On March 7, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller reported that the City of Newton has once again received a rating of “Aaa – Stable” — the highest rating offered by Moody’s Investors Service. Newton is one of only 14 municipalities in Massachusetts with this rating. Among the reasons cited by Moody’s in…
On Wednesday, February 28th, Andrew Copoletti of Boylston Properties appeared before the Newton Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) to present an updated progress report on the planned development slated for 78 Crafts Street. Since the project is proposed under Chapter 40B (with 20% of the 307 units priced for people…







