The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team (DRT) this week (see DRT Snapshot):
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In a recent Boston Globe op-ed, former Newton School Committee member, Matt Hills, dismissed the impact of the prolonged contract negotiations and strike claiming the final result was practically so close to the school committee’s initial proposal to render it meaningless (or in his words “much ado about nothing”). A week…
For two weeks, from January 19th to February 2nd, I was out of school. My educators were on strike, negotiating with the Newton School Committee in hopes of settling a contract. For the first three days, I felt promise. While little ground was made during negotiations, I felt proud of…
Following her announcement that she will retire from the state legislature at the end of this year, Rep. Ruth Balser spoke with Fig City News about her career. A member of House Speaker Ron Mariano’s leadership team, Rep. Balser is the first psychologist elected to the Massachusetts Legislature and has…
Less than a week after State Representative Ruth Balser sent an email to her constituents telling them that she is planning to retire from the Legislature at the end of the current session, Bill Humphrey, Ward 5 Ward Councilor, has announced that he is a candidate for that seat. Now…
On February 9, State Representative Ruth B. Balser announced to her constituents by email that she will not be running for re-election this year. She has represented the 12th Middlesex District — southern Newton and parts of Brookline — in the Massachusetts legislature for 13 consecutive two-year terms, from 1999…
The scheduled February 8 School Committee meeting — the first meeting since the end of the Teacher’s Strike — exceeded three hours to complete its full agenda. Superintendent Anna Nolin began the meeting with the Superintendent’s Update, and she used this time to address the School Committee with prepared comments…
City Council will hold a joint meeting with the School Committee in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, February 12 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Finance Committee‘s regularly scheduled meeting has been canceled. See Meeting Cancellation Notice. Zoning and Planning will meet in person (Room…
School Committee will hold a joint meeting with the City Council in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, February 12 at 7PM. The agenda focuses on a discussion of the State of the Schools with a presentation [UPDATED version] by the Newton Public Schools.
Newton Free Library Board of Trustees Nominating and Governance Committees will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, February 12 at 10AM. The agenda includes the following: Board of License Commissioners will hold a special virtual meeting (Zoom link) on Monday, February 12 at 12PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton…
The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team (DRT) this week (see DRT Snapshot):
On a cold Monday morning — following a weekend of behind-the-scenes discussions among Newton Public Schools (NPS) administrators, staff, and PTOs regarding appropriate ways to welcome student back — Newton Public Schools opened for classes on February 5 for the first time in 18 days. Superintendent Anna Nolin told Fig…