Through a series of updates, Mayor Marc Laredo has announced that all municipal lots reopened at 6AM Tuesday, February 24, and the Snow Emergency Parking Ban ended at 5PM that day. Municipal offices and schools remained closed on Tuesday, and all municipal and school schedules (except for trash/recycling collection) will…
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City Council is not scheduled to meet this week. Zoning & Planning Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, February 23 at 7PM. The agenda includes: Finance will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, February 23 at 7PM. The agenda includes: Land Use will meet in person (Council Chamber)…
School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, February 25 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes: Brown Bag Learning Lunch has been postponed. It was to meet in person (Education Center, Room 304) on Tuesday, February 24 at 11AM. It will be hosted…
Newton Free Library Board of Trustees Development Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, February 23 at 10AM. The agenda includes: Newton Cultural Council will meet in person (1294 Centre Street) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, February 23 at 6PM. (Due to inclement weather, this meeting will likely…
Development Review Team (DRT) will meet this week regarding the following potential project/proposals (see DRT Snapshot):
The Police Department will soon welcome its new leader after the City Council voted on February 17 to approve Braintree Police Chief Timothy V. Cohoon as Newton’s next Police Chief. “I am thrilled that Chief Cohoon will be joining the City’s police department,” Mayor Marc Laredo told Fig City News…
In a time of nationwide turmoil in the 1960s and 1970s, the Newton Public Schools (NPS) took a lot in stride: a homemade bomb exploding, major changes in school governance, and the beginning of significant cultural wars. On a Friday morning in November of 1968, a homemade bomb exploded in…
The Land Use Committee met on February 10, 2026, and approved the following. See report and meeting video. Approved Held Present: Councilors Leary (Vice-Chair), Block, Farrell, Golden, Lucas, and Roche. Also Present: Councilors Wright, Oliver, Albright, Greenberg, Malakie, and Dahmubed. Absent: Councilor Kelley (Chair) and Irish.City staff: Sondria Berman, Senior…
The Finance Committee met on February 9, 2026, and approved the following. See report and meeting video. Approved Present: Councilors Grossman (Chair), Bixby, Charm, Greenberg, Krintzman, Malakie, Micley, and Silber.City staff: Maureen Lemieux, Chief Financial Officer; Steve Curley, Comptroller; Jenn Martin, Director of Transportation Planning; Mollie Hutchings, CPA Program Manager;…
The Zoning & Planning Committee met on February 9, 2026, and held the following. See report and meeting video. Held Present: Councilors Baker (Chair), Wright (Vice Chair), Gordon, Albright, Oliver, Kalis, Getz, and Dahmubed. Also Present: Councilors Roche, Block, Farrell, and Malakie.City staff: Katie Whewell, Acting Director of Planning; Nora…