Newton resident Jim Koch thanks Trump for lowering taxes
Sam Adams founder and Newton resident Jim Koch was invited to have dinner with President Donald Trump and other business leaders Tuesday evening in Bedminster, NJ.
The Boston Business Journal has posted a transcript here
KOCH: I’m not quite sure why I’m here. I’m like the Seen in Newton Centre. Bill Humphrey wants to succeed Ward 5 Councilor John Rice but he’s not just focused this summer on Waban, the Highlands and Upper Falls. The Globe’s Dante Ramos does a good job taking on the bike share critics and explaining why it’s important regionally. A dedicated bus lane, by some estimates, serves about 6,000 people. A bike lane of the same width can serve about 5,200 people. A standard vehicle lane, in contrast, serves 900 cars and trucks an hour — many of which have only one person in them. Given these numbers, cities should Bike share has finally arrived in Newton! Read more about it — and watch Mayor Fuller unlock a Lime Bike — here. This is a guest blog post submitted by Ward 6 City Councilor Brenda Noel After the city council vote on July 9th on #312-18 “Citizens Petition requesting ballot question on recreational marijuana establishments and its subsequent vote to not allow for it to be on the ballot”, I received several emails accusing me of voting “as a block” with the other female councilors. This offends me to my core- so let’s take a moment to Lasell College has been featured prominently in two unrelated Globe stories this week and it’s only Tuesday. In the interest of time (and as sort of a Village 14 experiment) I’m linking to both here. Residents, college battle over late-night lights on athletic field Mount Ida president blames closure on Lasell College maneuversTonight: Newton Police host National Night Out
National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie, with events Tuesday (Aug. 7) taking place around the Newton Police Station, including Capt. John Ryan Park, from 5-8 p.m. Newton Patch...Take it to the banks
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Ward 5 City Council candidate criticizes cops in…. Mashpee
Ramos: ‘Relax everybody’ The bikes don’t bite
State: It’s OK for Charles River Country Club to have a ‘men’s only bar’
Boston Globe Columnist Shirley Leung follows up on her reporting from last July about questioning the Charles River Country Club’s building of an exclusive “men’s grill lounge… complete with food, booze, and a stone fireplace.” Leung...
Bike share arrives in Newton
Joe Kennedy on Colbert: I have faith in our country
We interrupt this dreadful week of national news with a few minutes with Joe Kennedy on Colbert.
We are councilors who happen to be women- enough already!
Shared parking program vote delayed by Baker
Lost in the hubbub about the marijuana ballot questions before the city council on Monday, was a scheduled vote on a pilot program designed to provide more parking in our village centers without creating new spaces. Under the city’s shared parking proposal, a...Lasell College battles abutters and former Mt. Ida president
