Last day of school will be Monday, June 23 for K-12 students and Tuesday, June 24 for teachers. School Committee is not scheduled to meet this week. Countryside Elementary School Project will hold an online update (Zoom link) on Monday, June 24 at 6PM. Representatives from Public Buildings, CTA Construction, and…
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Newton Cultural Council will meet in person (1294 Centre Street) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, June 23 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Fair and Affordable Housing Partnership will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, June 24 at 5PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Retirement Board…
Development Review Team (DRT) will meet this week regarding the following potential projects/proposals (see DRT Snapshot):
Ed. Note: The author is the Ward 8 representative on the School Committee. Fig City News previously reported that he will not be seeking re-election in this November’s election. Background All too often when a doctor sees a patient with high cholesterol or blood pressure, the result is prescribing something…
Newton Community Education (NCE), the community programming organization under the Newton Public Schools (NPS), provided a generally positive financial status update to the School Committee on Monday, June 16. NCE had previously informed the School Committee of a pending insolvency in an October 31, 2024 memorandum, which cited reduced enrollment…
Two additional candidates for Newton School Committee have confirmed to Fig City News they intend to run, and as of this writing Fig City News is awaiting similar confirmation from an additional candidate who has filed with the Newton Elections Commission. Linda Swain will run, presently unopposed, from Ward 2…
City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, June 16 at 7:45PM. See Reports Docket and New Docket. The meeting will be broadcast on NewTV (Comcast9, RCN 13, 614(HD), Verizon 33) and NewTV’s Youtube channel. Land Use will meet in person (Council Chamber) and…
School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 211) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, June 16 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes:
Library Board of Trustees Development Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, June 16 at 10AM. The agenda includes the following: [UPDATED] Newton Parks & Recreation Commission will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, June 16 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Board…
Development Review Team (DRT) is scheduled to meet this week regarding these potential projects/proposals (see DRT Snapshot):
The Real Property Reuse Committee voted to approve the following (see report and the meeting video is not yet posted): Attendees: Councilors Danberg (Chair), Leary, Norton, Wright. Absent: Councilor LaredoAlso Present: Councilor BlockCity staff Present: Senior Assistant City Solicitor Andrew Lee, Director of Planning & DevelopmentBarney Heath, and Director of…
The Finance Committee voted to approve the following (see report and watch the meeting video): Attendees: Councilors Wright (Chair), Albright, Danberg, Downs, Greenberg, Krintzman, Leary. City staff present: Comptroller Steve Curley; Deputy Comptroller Stela Zaloshnja; Chief Financial Officer Maureen Lemieux; Financial Planning & Analysis Manager Perry Rosenfield; Senior Analyst Endrit…