City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, January 21 at 7:45PM. See Reports Docket and New Docket. Programs and Services will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, January 22 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Public Safety and Transportation will meet virtually…
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School Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, January 21 at 7PM in Executive Session. The agenda includes the following:
Newton Affordable Housing Trust will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, January 21 at 4PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Community Education Commission will meet in person (Newton North HS International Cafe) and virtually (Google Meet link) on Tuesday, January 21 at 7PM. The…
Development Review Team (DRT) is scheduled to meet this week regarding these potential projects/proposals (see DRT Snapshot):
Winter and spring are always busy seasons for Newton Public Schools (NPS), and the coming six months may be busier than most. The School Committee has posted its anticipated agenda items for remaining public meetings this year, and they include: The NPS annual budgeting process has recently been both contentious…
Committee raised NPS activity fees, facility fees, and non-union pay rates. In the regular January 13 School Committee meeting, the agenda focused on primarily non-academic topics such as the district’s facilities BERDO compliance, facility fees, hourly rates for certain non-union employees, an update on long term facilities planning, and newly…
George McMains, who has been serving as Newton’s Chief of Police since last May and was appointed Chief last November, was officially sworn in on Thursday, January 9. Mayor Ruthanne Fuller administered the oath of office in a colorful ceremony at the War Memorial in Newton City Hall. Mayor Fuller…
The Sons of the Legion from The American Legion Nonantum Post 440 hosted their 10th annual Police Appreciation Day to celebrate National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day on Thursday January 9 from 5:30-8:30PM. The event followed the City of Newton’s Promotional Oath of Office Ceremony to honor the promotions of several…
Ahead of the January 21 City Council vote on whether to ban the sale of tobacco and e-cigarette products in Newton to those born after March 1, 2004, some officials and advocates for both smokers’ rights and for teens made impassioned pleas on both sides of the proposal. On January…
On January 8, the Newton Programs and Services Committee met to discuss Mayor Ruthanne Fuller’s nomination of W. David Power for the upcoming vacant Republican seat on the Newton Election Commission (see Fig City News article). Members of the Committee include Councilor Josh Krintzman (Chair), Councilor Bill Humphrey (Vice Chair),…