The Land Use Committee voted to approve the following (see report and watch the meeting video): The Land Use Committee voted to hold the following: Present: Councilors Kelley (Chair), Block, Downs, Farrell, Leary, Lucas, Laredo and LobovitsAlso Present: Councilors Humphrey, Getz and MalakieCity Staff Present: Chief Planner Katie Whewell, Deputy…
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City Council Committee Chairs will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, July 14 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, July 14 at 7:45PM. See Reports Docket and New Docket. The…
School Committee is not scheduled to meet this week.
Commission on Disability will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, July 14 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following: Library Trustees Finance Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, July 15 at 2PM. The agenda includes the following: Board of License Commissioners will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday,…
Development Review Team (DRT) is scheduled to meet this week regarding these potential projects/proposals (see DRT Snapshot):
Land Use will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, July 8 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following requests for Special Permist/Site Plan Approvals to: Zoning and Planning will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, July 9 at 7PM. The…
School Committee is not scheduled to meet this week.
Auburndale Historic District Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, July 8 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following (see Staff Memo): Economic Development Commission will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, July 8 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Urban Design Commission…
On Friday, July 4, Newton Cultural Development (NCD) alongside Newton Parks, Recreation & Culture, offered free Cabot’s Ice Cream, music performed by guest musician Matt Heaton, firetrucks to climb, and various arts and crafts at Kids Morning in the Newton Centre Playground. The event was followed by the Albemarle carnival,…
In colonial Newton, the public school mission was clear: protect children against Satan by teaching them to read the Bible. After the Civil War, the school day still began with devotional activities, but there were more demands on the curriculum. The government wanted civics and heroic American history to unite…
To accommodate construction work for the Washington Street Pilot, there will be NO PARKING allowed (TOW ZONE) on Washington Street, from Chestnut Street to Washington Terrace (just east of the Newtonville Post Office) from 6AM to 6PM, July 7-11, per Newton Police notice.
Shortly after 10PM on Thursday evening June 26, the residents of Adams Street were shocked by loud street sounds accompanied by heavy dust coming through their windows. When they opened windows and doors, they discovered men in protective clothing and masks operating trucks that were grinding up the pavement on…