Nine pianos have been donated, decorated, and installed in village centers for everyone’s enjoyment from now until Labor Day. Each piano is a centerpiece of music, art, and community, providing opportunities for residents to connect with their creativity and with each other through planned events and impromptu concerts. The pianos…
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An SUV crashed into the side of the 300 Needham Street building – Pressed Cafe – on Monday, June 20th. Fire and Police were fast on the scene around 3:30 p.m. Two people appeared to be taken to the hospital.
The Public Facilities Committee will discuss the maintenance of gas turn-off valve covers at its meeting this Wednesday (see Agenda). This item will be preceded by two requests to install and maintain gas mains to service residential properties. The Public Safety and Transportation Committee will discuss and vote on the…
July appears to be a busy month for the Land Use Committee with some heavy hitter projects set for public hearings. Mark your calendars: July 12th: Request for a Special Permit/Site Plan Approval by Packard Cove Associates, LLP for a marijuana research facility at 241 – 247 Riverview Avenue Request…
The School Committee will meet on Tuesday, June 21st, and begin its meeting by entering into Executive Session to conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel in regards to compensation for assistant superintendents and to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining. After the executive session, the…
The City Council is queued up to vote on an amendment to the city’s sign ordinance. The current ordinance was recently featured in this Boston Globe article, where Newton residents, Martina and Daniel Jackson, had been subject to an enforcement proceeding brought by the city’s Inspectional Services Department. The Zoning…
The Public Facilities Committee will be the first City Council Committee to review the proposed funding for the Lincoln-Eliot Elementary School Building renovation/addition project. The proposal calls for $49.3 million in bonding. The agenda and supporting documentation can be found here (begins at p. 24). The next stop will be…
The Zoning Redesign ‘Community Engagement Network’ will be meeting on Tuesday, June 21, 6PM-7:30PM with an optional public Q&A from 7:30PM to 8PM. Go here to join the Zoom meeting. The network is comprised of volunteers from the community who will work with city staff to provide information and engage…
The Capital Transformation Team of the MBTA will be hosting an online public meeting this Thursday, June 23rd at 6:00 p.m. to discuss accessibility improvements for the D Branch of the T – specifically for the Waban, Eliot, Chestnut Hill, and Beaconsfield Station. Go here to register for the online…
The community meeting originally scheduled for June 23rd has been postponed. According to an email sent by Commissioner Josh Morse, “The design team is hard at work, but they need some time to continue to work with their landscape architectural team on the site plans, and their own team to…
The Finance Committee voted to approve several large requests to use Free Cash: $1,625,000 for Fire Department Overtime, $184,000 for NNHS Tennis Courts, and $4,632,500 for Eversource ATB interest – this amount has been requested to hold in reserve for potential liability in an Appellate Tax Board case filed by…
The Public Safety and Transportation Committee is set to approve the appointment of Greg Gentile as our new Fire Chief. Chief Gentile has been serving as Assistance Chief since 2020, and “is a life-long Newton resident and third-generation Newton firefighter”. (See p. 59 of the Agenda). The Chief may also…