The Programs & Services Committee met on Wednesday, May 6. See the report and meeting video. Approved Present: Councilors Krintzman (Chair), Malakie, Farrell, Charm, Bixby, and Baker.Absent: Councilors Oliver and Micley.Also present: Councilors Wright, Irish, and Block. City Staff: Liam Hurley, Assistant Superintendent of Newton Public Schools; Drew Willison, CityClerk;…
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The Public Facilities Committee met on Wednesday, May 6. See the report and meeting video. Approved Held Present: Councilors Kalis (Chair), Albright, Getz, Gordon, Dahmubed, Grossman, Kelley, and Leary. City Staff: Chief of Operations Josh Morse, Commissioner of Public Buildings Alex Valcarce, Commissioner of Public Works Shawna Sullivan, Deputy Commissioner…
The May 11 School Committee meeting ran four hours, which Supt. Nolin jokingly referred to as “The Superbowl of Curriculum,” complete with a “7th-inning stretch.” It included three departmental curricular reviews, a public hearing on School Choice, and updates from the Superintendent. Key votes were deferred to the next meeting. Curriculum…
City Council is not scheduled to meet this week. Zoning & Planning Committee will meet in person (City Hall, Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, May 11 at 7PM. The agenda includes: Finance Committee will meet in person (City Hall, Room 211) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday,…
Negotiations Subcommittee of the Newton School Committee will meet in Executive Session on Monday, May 11 at 3PM to discuss impact bargaining with the Newton Teachers Association, all units (see Agenda). School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, May 11. There…
Library Board of Trustees Executive Screening Committee (for the position of City Librarian) will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, May 11 at 9AM in Executive Session. The agenda includes: Commission on Disability will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, May 11 at 6PM. The agenda includes: Auburndale Historic District…
Development Review Team (DRT) will meet this week regarding the following potential project/proposals (see DRT Snapshot):
As promised, Mayor Marc Laredo ordered the controversial double-yellow lines on Adams Street removed and replaced with the traditional green-white-red stripe of the Italian flag. Residents of Adams Street were notified that the work would begin at 9PM on Monday, May 4 and would cease by 5AM. If the work…
Residents across Newton gathered in teams, once again on the first Sunday in May, to participate in NewtonSERVES, a City-sponsored annual day of community service. This year, the weather was a bit raw for May. Despite a cool, gray morning, volunteers turned out — some in winter hats and heavy…
On Saturday night, May 2, Newton’s Theodore D. Mann Library hosted loyal fans at its annual fundraising Spring Fling gala. The audience of about 200 people including Library members, Trustees, Friends of the Library, and elected officials mingling, enjoying food from Baker’s Best and music performed by WeJazzUp, and buying…
I had accepted the narrative that Newton Public Schools (NPS) would have been fully funded, had “unforeseen costs” not arisen. A closer look at Mayor Laredo’s FY27 budget reveals this is a fiction. The numbers simply do not add up. While Mr. Laredo touted an increase for NPS of over…
Newton Police on May 4 released photos of a suspect believed to have vandalized a group of “We Stand With Israel” signs between April 16-17. The four incidents included bags of dog feces being left underneath the signs, police said. According to police, the images, captured by a Fenno Road…