Zoning and Planning Committee will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, February 13 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Finance Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, February 13 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Land Use Committee will meet in person…
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The Negotiations Subcommittee of the Newton School Committee will meet in-person (Room 111, Ed Center) on Monday, February 13 at 3:15PM initially in Open Session and vote to go into Executive Session (see Meeting Notice) in order to : The School Committee will meet in-person (Room 210, Ed Center, and…
Commission on Disability will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, February 13 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following: Zoning and Planning Committee and Planning and Development Board will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, February 13 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Fair…
The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team (DRT) this week (see DRT Snapshot):
The Newton School Committee’s Superintendent Search Committee has announced that three candidates have been recommended for further consideration in the search for the next Superintendent of NPS. The Search Committee had interviewed seven candidates selected from an initial screening. Next week, each of the three finalist candidates will visit Newton…
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller announced last week that the City will use $1.75 million of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for coaching services provided by Economic Mobility Pathways (EMPath) to assist 50 under-resourced families that have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. From three submissions for delivering these services, EMPath’s…
On Tuesday, the Charles River Regional Chamber hosted a one-hour online forum with Mayor Ruthanne Fuller and Interim Superintendent Kathleen Smith to discuss proposals for an operating override and two debt exclusions (see video). After a brief presentation by the Mayor and Interim Superintendent, Chamber president Greg Reibman moderated a…
So says State Rep. Ruth B. Balser, explaining a bill she has filed — HD2465 An Act Ensuring Access to Addiction Services. This bill prohibits sending men who suffer from a serious substance-use disorder — and are civilly committed for involuntary treatment — to a treatment facility overseen by the…
The February 6 School Committee meeting contained another full agenda, with the headline item — a discussion and vote on endorsing the proposed overrides — pushed toward the end of the 4-hour session. Prior to the override topic, three NPS K-12 Arts educators gave a presentation describing the recovery of…
Rep. Jake Auchincloss has announced that his guest at President Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday will be Dr. Xiaoyan Qin, owner of Union Pharmacy in Newton Center. After working as a pharmacist and pharmacy manager in Newton Center for 15 years, Dr. Qin opened Union Pharmacy in…