The Newtonville Area Council will hold its Monthly Feedback Hour on December 14, 11AM-Noon, at Caffe Nero on Austin Street — to listen to the Newtonville community. Look for the mini-pop-up banner on their table.
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City Council is not scheduled to meet this week. Zoning and Planning will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, December 9 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Finance will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, December 9 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Chair’s Note: The Committee will…
School Committee has no meetings scheduled this week. The NPS Office of Family Engagement will host a panel discussion — Healthy Kids Forum: Mental Health, Use of Technology, Limit-Setting and Creating Kids with Grit and Independence — on December 12, 6:30PM-8:30PM at Oak Hill Middle School (130 Wheeler Road). No pre-registration is…
Newton Free Library Board of Trustees – Development Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, December 9 at 10AM. The agenda includes the following: Board of License Commissioners will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, December 9 at 12:30PM in a special meeting. The agenda includes the following: Commission…
Law Department will hold a Comcast and Verizon Cable Renewal Hearing in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, December 10 at 7PM. (See Hearing Notice). The Law Department will take public comment on public and City cable needs as part of the City’s license renewal proceedings pertaining…
After months of speculation about whether Mayor Ruthanne Fuller would run for a third term, she announced on Tuesday, December 3: “I have decided not to run for reelection next year as Mayor of Newton.” Her announcement was in the Mayor’s Newton Update, an afternoon email to Newton residents. The…
December 2nd discussion follows recent debate on “multilevel” classrooms. The Monday December 2nd scheduled School Committee meeting took place at METCO headquarters in Roxbury, Boston. Committee Chair Chris Brezski began the meeting by thanking the well-respected Newton METCO director, Lisa Gilbert-Smith, as well as Superintendent Anna Nolin, for arranging the…
Shouting matches at public meetings are not uncommon in Newton. Debates over subjects as mundane as math make national news. At times, observers and participants seem mystified by the assumptions made, accusations thrown, and the ugly name-calling. After the teacher’s strike, the City Council acknowledged the need for “a renewed…
The Finance Committee of the City of Newton approved the following (see the report and watch the meeting video): Present: Councilors Gentile (Chair), Malakie, Grossman, Bixby, Humphrey, Greenberg, Micley, and LipofCity staff present: Comptroller Stephen Curley; Chief Financial Officer Maureen Lemieux; Commissionerof Public Buildings Josh Morse; ADA/504 Coordinator Jini Farley;…
The Zoning & Planning Committee approved the following (see report and watch the meeting video): The Zoning & Planning Committee voted No Action Necessary on the following: Present: Councilors Baker (Chair), Oliver, Albright, Wright, Krintzman, Getz, Danberg, and KalisAlso Present: Councilors Leary, Block, Greenberg, Farrell, Humphrey, Malakie, and LobovitsCity Staff:…