For the past two years, the Charles River Regional Chamber has received and distributed state funds to pay for meals made by local restaurants and delivered to local food pantries by Newton Rotary volunteers, in a program called Nourishing Newton. Now, thanks to Senator Cynthia Creem, the program has been…
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You can’t mistake the light, crackling sound when a needle is placed on a record and it begins to play. It’s a process to hear music from an album, not the instant gratification of using an iPod. Nobody knows this better than Dave Belson and Brian Coleman, co-owners of Want List…
On December 8, the Planning Department held an online Village Center Zoning Input Session to hear feedback, receive comments, and answer questions related to the proposed zoning map for Newtonville. Over 140 residents attended the meeting. The Planning Department summarized public comments in real-time in notes appended to a map…
The fifth Village Center Zoning Input Session focused on the village of West Newton. The meeting was held on Wednesday, December 7 with over 120 participants attending the discussion Unlike previous presentations, Planning Department staff attempted to show three examples of VC 1: 110-112 Webster Street (3 units, 3900 sq.…
On December 5, the Planning Department held its fourth Village Center Zoning Input Session to hear feedback, receive comments, and answer some (but not all) questions related to the proposed zoning maps for Newton Lower Falls and Auburndale. Over 70 participants were on hand to hear the short presentation by…
On Thursday, December 1st, Barney Heath, Director of Newton’s Planning Department, joined by members of his staff, launched the third in a series of seven community presentations on the proposed Village Center Overlay Design. This meeting, focused on Newton Center and Thompsonville, was not meant to be a public hearing,…
On Wednesday, November 30, approximately 59 residents participated in the third Village Center Zoning Input Session, focusing on the proposed maps for Four Corners and Newton Highlands. After a brief presentation by the Planning Department, Ward 5 Councilor Brenda Noel was the first to ask for clarification on what problems…
A group of climate action advocates in Newton, led by Mothers Out Front/Newton, is asking the City Council’s Public Facilities Committee for more transparency about National Grid’s gas-pipeline-replacement projects and for gas-leak repairs that are less disruptive, trenchless, lower-cost, yet as-safe. The group is concerned that Committee has been permitting…
Discussed equity versus excellence and whether to soften community feedback Following the collection of data from surveys and focus groups, the recruiting firm hired by Newton — Hazard, Young, and Attelier (HYA) — authored 1) a six-page Leadership Profile Report that condensed the survey and focus group into a summary…
By the December 1 deadline, the City received nine responses to the Dudley Road Estate Requests for Expression of Interests (EOI) that was issued by the City to developers that may be interested in partnering on a plan for the parcel that was offered to the City by its current…