Mormon Church outlines plans for Oak Hill meeting house
The TAB’s Julie Cohen writes about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints presentation on their new meetinghouse in Oak Hill Park.Zoning: Thoughts from Newton Corner
This is a guest blog post submitted by Newton resident Richard Rasala, a retired Professor and Associate Dean in the Khoury College of Computer and Information Science at Northeastern. On February 7, members of the Newton Corner Neighborhood Association (NCNA)...Sidewalk poetry project looking for support
The city has launched a project to embed poetry into our sidewalks. The video includes a cameo from the late Linda Plaut (who, of course, was involved with the project).And this link tells you more and how you can help.
Fuller to T: Better Bus plan isn’t necessarily better for Newton
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller is raising concerns about several proposed changes to MBTA bus routes serving the Newton and neighboring communities. The changes are part of the T’s Better Bus Project, a system wide initiative the transit agency describes as a...Next Riverside meeting set for March 28
The next meeting aimed at creating a community vision plan for the Riverside station will be held Thursday, March 28 at 6:30 p.m. at Lasell College, Winslow Academic Center. Details and directions here.Up next: Marijuana cafes?
The advisory board to the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission is backing the creation of cannabis cafes and pot-consumption events, voting unanimously for the state to develop regulations around the licenses, the Boston Business Journal reports....Mayor Fuller: Here’s an update on Washington Street
In advance of tonight’s meeting (Feb. 27, 6:45 p.m. at the Franklin School) Mayor Fuller provided this update on the Washington Street visioning process.
We embarked in May 2018 on a planning process for Washington Street. The goal is to provide the City Council with new zoning in the Spring of 2019 that represents our dreams and vision for this important corridor.
We are very aware that while we are planning, Washington Street is changing. The City Council has already approved both Washington Place at Washington Street and Walnut, as well as a three-story headquarters for Mark Development with a restaurant at the Santander Bank location in West Newton.
Where are we right now? The planning team that has been working with our residents, businesses, and the City Council has
Charter subcommittee releases recommended amendments
UPDATED LINK The Newton City Council’s Charter Subcommittee — a group appointed after the 2017 proposed revised charter was defeated to consider if any of the Charter Commission’s less controversial recommendations should be adopted — have...This one didn’t get proper Oscar recognition either
Emergency Preparedness Kit PSA from NewTV on Vimeo.
And this wasn’t even a big storm
Cyclist Brendan Keegan posted this video shortly after our last snow storm..
36 hours after snow has stopped and the buffered Beacon St. bike lane in #NewtonMA is not clear. @BostonCollege snow forces vehicles to park in the bike lane. Maybe BC can chip in for some better snow removal? @MassDCR @BostonBTD lane also needs to be repainted. @BikeNewton pic.twitter.com/3u5SNoWI5q
— Brendan Keegan (@brendankeegan) February 15, 2019
Three proposed bus routes for Newton that would truly be ‘better’
This is a guest blog post submitted by Newton resident Richard Rasala, a retired Professor and Associate Dean in the Khoury College of Computer and Information Science at Northeastern. The MBTA Better Bus Project will begin by shrinking service to Newton with no...