Around 8:20AM on Sunday, residents noticed a young black bear wandering the streets and yards of the neighborhood behind Zervas Elementary School, adjacent to Cold Spring Park. Newton Police came to monitor the bear’s location. A resident’s doorbell camera recorded the bear and two NPD cruisers tailing it.
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Rajeev Parlikar (Ward 1) expresses displeasure with quality of NPS Special Education The June 12 School Committee meeting contained a busy agenda, including discussion regarding school lunches, the future of Ward and Underwood elementary schools, a presentation from the Special Education Parent Advisory Council, and a review of the 2022-2023…
On June 26, the Newton City Council’s Zoning & Planning Committee will hold a public hearing public hearing on proposed new village-center zoning. In anticipation, some residents have expressed the fear that by allowing multifamily housing to be built by right in and near village centers, the new zoning will encourage…
The great economist John Maynard Keynes wrote: “The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed, the world is ruled by little else. Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any…
Newton’s municipal election season is underway, with more candidates taking out nomination papers to run for City Council and School Committee. There are now several contested races for seats on the City Council and School Committee. The Newton School Committee, which has had three unclaimed seats for several weeks, now…
Newton’s plans for an new artificial turf field at Albemarle and to replace artificial turf fields at the high schools are incompatible with its “green” reputation. Surprisingly, in spite of expert testimony and scientific evidence that artificial turf causes health and environmental harm, Newton is proposing to spend $6,872,000 (*)…
Josephine McNeil, Co-Founder and Executive Director of CAN-DO has received a 2023 Community Advocacy Award and award grant from the Eastern Bank Foundation for CAN-DO’s effectiveness in helping low and very low income residents of Newton access affordable housing and get access to the services they need to achieve more financial security…
At the most recent Commission on Disability (COD) meeting, members and participants expressed concern about the future of disability inclusion and awareness programming in Newton Public Schools (NPS). During the FY2024 Budget discussions, a decision was made to cut funding for the UOD program line item. The decision was initially…
Highlands Village Day beamed this year, basking in beautiful weather — not too hot, no rain, and no strong winds to disrupt vendors’ booths and wares. If you missed it, here’s what it looked like up and down Lincoln Street in Newton Highlands on Sunday.
As reported in last week’s Fig City News, the Programs and Services Committee held a public hearing on a petition filed by Peter Harrington and more than fifty Newton residents, asking to place a non-binding question on the November ballot dealing with several aspects of Newton’s Village Center Zoning Redesign…