Gath Pool reopened!
Gath is open! Repairs were completed on schedule and the pool is open on its regular schedule. https://t.co/sko8lkUXNl pic.twitter.com/QXCDmYw8UR
— Mayor’s Office, City of Newton (@NewtonMAMayor) July 9, 2018
Paulette’s Ballet Studio closes after nearly six decades
After nearly 60 years teaching, mentoring and inspiring young dancers, Paulette Harwood is hanging up her ballet slippers.Proposal would create more parking without creating new spaces
The Newton City Council is scheduled to vote on a proposed shared parking pilot program on Monday that won’t solve all of Newton’s parking problems but could be a game changer for some local businesses, employees and customers, Under this proposal, a...Here’s what the city has planned on the Fourth of July
Newton’s annual Forth of July’s festivities begin at 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday with the Kids Morning. Then the action moves over to Albemarle Field off Watertown Street where there’ll be kids rides and an open-air market with food vendors and crafts...Bill Humphrey is running for the Ward 5 City Council seat
Just after Ward 5 City Councilor John Rice announced that he will not seek reelection in 2019, local activist Bill Humphrey has tossed his hat into the ring.
Can we at least agree that this is not a ‘residential neighborhood’?
As WCVB reported this week (and in a TAB oped that does not seem to be online) a proposal for a medical marijuana dispensary right behind the Negoshian’s at the corner of Route 9 and Elliot Street, is attracting a lot of heat from neighbors.
Now folks can support or oppose medical marijuana clinics. We can be supportive or opposed to recreational marijuana stores (and the proprietor of this clinic hopes to one day also be approved as a retail store). We can debate whether or not the presence of a clinic or retail shop will harm teens. We can disagree over many retails stores is too many or not enough.
But can we at least agree that — contrary to the claims made in the TAB op-ed and heard in public hearings — this corner of Route 9 and Elliot is not a “residential neighborhood”? Yes there are
Noel: I’m not trying to sell you any internet services
City Councilor Brenda Noel asked us to share this, which appears to be linked to the popular Next Door app… Hey V14- In an effort to keep my finger on the pulse of the community I signed up for “Next Door Newton”. Today I received a letter in the...TAB asks male city councilors about their female colleagues’ concerns
Julie Cohen at the TAB quotes City Council President Laredo plus Councilors Krintzman, Baker, Cote and Lipof about concerns about ‘bullying’ from male colleagues
Newtonville Area Council asks about Washington Street
The survey is here.
Residents: Not in our backyards down the street
Residents along Elliot Street are expressing their opposition to a proposed medical marijuana clinic that has applied for a permit to open at the former Green Tea restaurant at the corner of Route 9 and Elliot. The applicant has stated that it hopes to eventually...Good news: New D Line tracks coming. Bad news: It’s going to be noisy!
The Newton Highlands Area Council shared this from City Hall Newton residents near the Green Line: In Mid-September, the MBTA is beginning a 30 month long track and signal replacement project along the entire length of the Green Line D Branch across the City of...