Newton’s Parent Educator Collaborative has been working over the past three years to bring together NPS educators, parents, community members, and city leaders for authentic and constructive conversations about how to support Newton Public Schools, especially in challenging moments. The Collaborative’s priority right now is to highlight for the community the…
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This week, concerns have been raised about spillage of crumb rubber infill and other debris from the removal of artificial turf at Newton South High School. The more than 10-year-old fields are being replaced with new artificial turf as part of the Synthetic Turf Replacement Projects. Residents have been urging…
The City of Newton is partnering with EMPath on an economic mobility initiative, Newton Thrive, to provide 50 low-income Newton families with one-on-one mentoring and $250 of monthly cash assistance. Participants will receive 24 months of one-on-one economic mobility coaching and monthly cash assistance, which families may spend as they…
The City’s winter overnight parking ban, which is in effect December 1 through March 31 each year, has been the subject of considerable debate, and a committee — Vote Yes to Repeal the Winter Overnight Parking Ban — has formed to seek its repeal. Since delivering fifty signatures of the…
The following graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison this spring: The following students were named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2023 semester at Dickinson College:
From a couch in band member Zach’s dimly lit basement to the Boston Calling stage, the Greater Boston-based soul pop band, Couch, is on the rise. Last Saturday, July 22nd, Couch closed out the 8th annual Linda Plaut Festival of the Arts at Newton’s Hyde Playground. Many of the audience…
Now that the deadline has passed for candidates to file, the Newton Election Commission has reported that in Wards 1, 3, and 7, there will be no challengers to any of the current City Council and School Committee incumbents. In fact, none of the School Committee members have challengers. In…
Most people want an inviting neighborhood feel to our village centers. We want them to have a sense of place, to be attractive, convenient and to have small local stores and eateries. However, real estate investors see great profit potential in Newton’s current Zoning Redesign proposal for redeveloping our village…
In the past week, both the Newton Teachers Association (NTA) and the School Committee have released public statements regarding the status of negotiations for a new contract to replace the existing one, which expires on August 31. The School Committee has stated the two sides are at an impasse, and…
On July 24, the Newton/Brookline group Boston for Democracy in Israel held a rally on Newton Centre Green to protest the Israeli Knesset’s overturning of the “reasonableness” doctrine, an action that the group says will weaken the power of Israel’s Supreme Court and thus harm democracy in Israel. The group…