City Council and School Committee will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, January 1 at 12PM for the Inauguration Ceremonies, broadcast live on NewTV’s government channel (Comcast 9, RCN13 or 614HD, Verizon 33) on NewTV’s Youtube Channel. The Inaugural Docket agenda includes the following: NOTE:…
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Fair Housing Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, January 3 at 8:00AM. The agenda includes the following: See Packet. Newton Highlands Neighborhood Area Council will meet in person (Brigham House, 20 Hartford Street) and virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, January 4 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
Before 2023 is over, the City is aiming to choose the firm that will lead the effort to redesign the ubiquitous and problematic City seal, according to officials. The City Seal Working Group stated in its 2021 report that the 1865 image, which “depicts a scene of Reverend John Eliot…
There are no City Council meetings scheduled this week.
Newton Historical Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, December 28 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Sustainable Materials Management Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, December 28 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
On December 19, President-Elect Marc Laredo and Vice President-Elect David Kalis announced their assignments of City Councilors to the Council’s seven standing committees for the 2024-25 term. The incoming Council leaders emphasized that in making these assignments, they “paid careful attention to making sure that leadership roles are distributed fairly…
Mo money, mo problems. As the rapper Notorious B.I.G. sang in 1992, more financial resources do not appear to have resolved the negotiating impasse between the School Committee and the teacher’s union. Following Sunday evening’s pledge by Mayor Fuller of additional funding for Newton Public Schools (NPS), Monday’s events illustrated…
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…
Although the City received approximately 565 storm-related calls as of 3:30PM on December 18, Deputy DPW Commissioner Shawna Sullivan said, “Assuming the heavy rain has moved out of the area, flooding should not be an issue during the evening commute,” according to Mayor Ruthanne Fuller’s office. In addition, “Newton Police…
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…
In an e-newsletter sent on Sunday December 17, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller announced that she had indicated commitment for “70% of $26 million” in property tax Overlay Surplus funds to supplement the existing Newton Public Schools (NPS) budget. Background: Since the March 2023 operating override vote was not approved and the…
The Land Use Committee voted to Approve (see Report and watch the NewTV video): The Land Use Committee voted No Action Necessary on the following: If the item is redocketed, the City will work with Mark Development on a new survey. The Committee voted No Action Necessary 6-0, Councilor Downs…