Blue Ribbon Commission Recommends increasing salaries all around
The Blue Ribbon Commission has submitted a 105 page report to the City Council with its recommendations regarding salaries and compensation for our elected officials. Here are the recommendations: Raise the Mayor’s salary to $140,000/year and continue all eligible...Mayor says ‘no thank you’ to City Council’s Charter Amendments
Mayor Fuller sent this memo to the City Council today, informing them of her decision to “not forward the City Council’s request to submit a home rule petition to the General Court with the amendments to the City Charter as voted by the Council on May 6, 2019 in Docket #7 6-19. Most of these amendments were originally proposed by
Mason-Rice Green Team to receive award from the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Students at the Mason-Rice Elementary School are leading efforts to educate their classmates on the 3R’s (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) and what is currently recyclable in Newton. These students understand the need to reduce our use of single-use plastics like...We’re Nos. 28th and 29th in the State or 732 and 734 Nationally!
U.S. News and World Report released its rankings for 2019 Best High Schools which includes a mix of traditional, charter, and magnet schools. Newton North came in at 28 in the State and Newton South came in at 29 (see rankings for Massachusetts).Mayor may veto City Council’s Charter Subcommittee’s Recommendations
In a memo to the City Council, Chief Operating Officer, Jonathan Yeo states the following: “The Administration, including the City Solicitor’s Office, have repeatedly testified against this separate counsel provision, with a clear statement that the Mayor will...School Committee to Vote on Revised Equity Guidelines and FY20 Budget
The School Committee will meet TONIGHT at 7:00 p.m. in Room 210 at the Ed Center, 100 Walnut Street. Their agenda includes voting on the Revised Equity Guidelines and the FY20 Budget. I attended the last two meetings and it was standing room only. The Revised Equity...
About that Budget Hearing for the FY2020 Budget…..
The School Committee held a public hearing tonight on the proposed FY2020 budget – the same one that they already took a straw vote on last week and unanimously supported. Last week, the room was packed (standing room only) with mostly parents concerned about...School Committee to hold public hearing on FY2020 Budget tonight
The School Committee will hold a public hearing TONIGHT at 6:30 p.m. in Room 210 on the proposed FY2020 Budget following an Executive Session beginning at 5:45 p.m. regarding the Decter et. al. litigation Please note that the School Committee took a straw vote at its...
Sad news on the passing of former City Councilor, Brian Yates
Sad news to report this morning from Council President Marc Laredo:
“I am very sorry to inform you that our valued former colleague, Councilor Brian Yates, died yesterday from complications arising from a severe cardiac arrest he incurred several weeks ago. Councilor Baker, who succeeded Brian as the senior member of the Council, is in touch with his family about funeral and other arrangements. As soon as we know more, we will inform you. In the meantime, our condolences go out to Councilor Yates’s family and many friends. Brian was a distinguished public servant who will be sorely missed.”
The wake for Brian Yates will be held on Tuesday, from 4-8 pm at Doherty’s Funeral Home in Needham. The funeral mass is on Wednesday at 10:30 am at Brian’s church, Mary Immaculate of Lourdes.
Final Draft of Zoning Redesign pushed to 2020
According to a letter sent to the City Council, the Mayor, with the input of Planning Director, Barney Heath, Council President Marc Laredo, and Zoning and Planning Chair, Susan Albright, has decided to “extend the time of delivery of a final draft zoning ordinance to the City Council to the calendar year 2020.
“My decision was made for two reasons. First, we recently concluded the 1st draft Zoning Redesign ward-by-ward meetings and listened carefully;we know we have considerable work to do on the second draft to ensure we have the
Wellesley and Needham and providing free parking to encourage residents to shop local.
Needham and Wellesley are providing free parking to encourage resident to shop local. What about Newton? http://wellesley.wickedlocal.com/news/20181128/spreading-holiday-cheer-in-wellesley-one-parking-meter-at-time