Newton’s four Neighborhood Area Councils — Newton Highlands, Waban, Upper Falls, and Newtonville — are beginning their 2024 season by electing officers and setting goals for their two-year cycle. Much of their focus in recent years has been the redesign of their village centers as well as a number of…
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Unresolved NTA Contract Overhangs Meeting Agenda. The School Committee meeting on January 8, consistent with prior meetings for the past few months, began with several public commenters advocating for higher City budget allocations to Newton Public Schools (NPS) in order to settle the outstanding negotiation with the Newton Teachers Association…
The Zoning and Planning (ZAP) Committee held its first meeting of 2024 on Monday, January 8 with its new chair, veteran City Councilor Lisle Baker, presiding. In a memo to the Committee, Councilor Baker proposed that the members engage “in a preliminary discussion about where the Committee might spend its…
Soon after being sworn in by Mayor Fuller on January 4, the Newton Highlands Area Council elected officers for the new term: Jeremy Freudberg, President; Barbara Darnell, Vice-President; Groot Gregory, Treasurer; and Srdjan Nedeljkovic, Secretary. City Councilors Bixby, Farrell, Getz, Lobovits, Lucas, and Wright attended the meeting. The Area Council…
Finance will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, January 8 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following requests: Zoning and Planning will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, January 8 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Chair’s Note: The Chair will entertain a motion…
School Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) in Executive Session on Monday, January 8 at 4PM (See Meeting Notice) to: The School Committee will reconvene and meet in person (Room 210, Ed Center) and virtually (Zoom link) in Open Session on Monday, January 8 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the…
Newton Cultural Council will meet in person (1294 Centre Street) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, January 8 at 5PM. The agenda includes the following: Commission on Disability will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, January 8 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following: Auburndale Historic District Commission will meet…
The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team (DRT) this week (see DRT Snapshot):
The Newton Department of Public Works posted that yard-waste collection will continue through January 26 and said, “If you currently have yard waste out at the curb we ask for your continued patience, we will get to it pending weather. Do not put out any additional yard waste. After January…
Monday, January 1, 2024, was a day of beginnings in Newton. At noon on the first — bright, sunny — day of the new year, the recently elected City Council and School Committee joined the Mayor in the City Council chamber to launch the opening meeting of the 2024-2025 session…
Newton Public Schools (NPS) will hold two community sessions in January to explain the upcoming “Portrait of a Graduate” project. The development phase of the project has been rescheduled to later this spring. In January, NPS invites all in the Newton community — with or without a current connection to…
TheTraffic Council voted to Approve the following items, which may be appealed through January 3, 2024 (see Report): The Traffic Council voted to Hold for a Trial: