The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team (DRT) next week (see DRT Snapshot):
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George McMains, formerly the Superintendent of the Newton Police Department (NPD), is currently serving as Acting Police Chief. At the end of May, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller announced that Mr. McMains will serve in place of Chief John Carmichael, who is on “Personal Leave.” The Acting Chief is a twenty-seven-year veteran…
The Newton City Council voted to amend and pass a new Electrification Ordinance as part of the Commonwealth’s Fossil Fuel-Free Demonstration Project. As stated in Article VI of regulations of Newton’s Public Buildings and Inspectional Services, “The purpose of the Fossil Fuel-Free Demonstration Project is to restrict and prohibit new…
At its June 17 Chair’s Meeting, the City Council voted to establish a new hybrid format for its meetings, replacing the current webinar format with a controlled Zoom system. The webinar format was used during Covid to allow the public access to City Council meetings. Following a defamatory “Zoom bomb”…
For twenty-one years, Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women (MCSW) has invited state legislators to nominate women in their district to be honored as “Commonwealth Heroines.” This year, Rep. Kay Khan, 11th Middlesex District, chose Ellie Goldberg, a dedicated advocate for children’s health. According to MCSW, which sponsors the…
The Newton Police Force has been augmented by the addition of six newly graduated officers, at a time when the force has been reduced to 137 members. On Friday, June 14, five of the new recruits were sworn in by Mayor Ruthanne Fuller and the Acting Chief George McMains. The…
On Thursday, June 13, Memorial-Spaulding elementary school students, families, alumni, and educators, as well as Newton elected officials, gathered on a sunny late afternoon to unveil the latest Newton school mosaic by artist David Fichter, whose projects for NPS include murals at Burr, Bowen, and Ward elementary schools. The mood…
City Council Chairs will meet in person (Room 205) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, June 17 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following: City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, June 17 at 7:30PM as a Committee of the Whole. The revised…
School Committee will meet in Executive Session virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, June 18 at 5PM. The agenda includes the following discussions:
Newton Parks and Recreation Commission will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, June 17 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Free Library Board of Trustees Nominating and Governance Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, June 18 at 11AM. The agenda includes…
The list of potential projects/proposals scheduled for the Development Review Team (DRT) this week has not yet been posted.
The Finance Committee voted to Approve the following (see Report and watch Meeting):