Nevertheless they persisted
I hardly ever write about Newton-Needham Chamber events on Village 14. But I can’t resist sharing this photo taken at our annual members celebration event Thursday at the Newton Marriott featuring both
Andover Newton Theological has a new owner
Andover Newton Theological School has finalized a sale of its 20-acre Newton Centre property, John Hilliard of the Boston Globe reports.
Here’s the announcement from the school.
Geoff Epstein wants to do for Framingham what he did for Newton
Former Newton School Committee member Geoff Epstein is running for the same job in Framingham.
Everything you need to know about Newton’s July 4th festivities
Fireworks begin at 9 on Tuesday July 4. Details and information about the day’s other events can be found here.
Hot tempers in the Garden City
Newton Patch has up on a tradition that used to be a sometimes controversial but always well-read part of the TAB: reporting incidents from the police log. Here’s two items from this week’s log
Nail Salon Rage In Chestnut Hill Draws Newton Police
…it took four security guards and at least one Newton Police
Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the future of Newtonville?
The TAB’s Laura Lovett has just posted a story summarizing the changes coming to Newtonville, including the Austin Street and Washington Place mixed use projects as well as roadway, sidewalks and streetscape improvements to Walnut Street and across the Pike....
Newton City Council approves Washington Place Project
The Newton City Council approved both a zoning change and special permit for the Washington Place project. Both votes were 16 in favor, seven opposed and one absent.
Four Newton City Councilors block vote on impeaching Trump
City Councilors Jim Cote, Lenny Gentile, Al Ciccone Jr. and Rick Lipof exercised a parliamentary procedure called a “charter privilege” to postpone a vote on a citizens’ petition advising Congress to impeach Donald Trump. The council vote will now...
City Council-palooza tonight
The bleachers of torment (or as my chiropractor probably thinks of them; his daughter’s college fund) should be filled tonight as our city councilors are scheduled vote on two contentious items: the proposed mixed-use project at Washington Place and the...West Newton Historic district, yea or nay?
The Globe’s John Hilliard explores the proposal to establish a historic district “to combat teardowns in the West Newton Hill neighborhood, but critics say the move would impose unfair restrictions on property owners.”
“We’ve seen perfectly good houses go into dumpsters,” said Laura Foote.
“I don’t believe we’re entitled to make aesthetic decisions for neighbors, nor should they be entitled to make them for us,” said Betsy Hecker.
Haywood: Minorities have a much better chance of being elected at-large
One of the primary concerns expressed here and elsewhere by opponents of the proposed new charter is a concern that the elimination of ward-elected city councilors will make our council less diverse. Rev. Howard Haywood, a life-long Newton resident who was a member of the Charter Commission, addressed this topic in a letter to the TAB. Andy Levin shared a copy with us so it can run in its entirety.
Recent letter writers to the TAB have expressed their opposition to the proposed changes to our city charter on the grounds that elimination of ward-only elected councilors will prevent the election of minority representatives to the City Council. As a member of the Newton African-American community, and one of the nine members of the Newton Charter Commission elected at-large to serve our community, I most strongly disagree.
Newton does have a diverse population. Having lived here my entire life, over time I have witnessed Newton become a much
Washington Place to go before City Council for a vote Monday
The proposed mixed use development at Washington Place in Newtonville goes before the Newton City Council for a final vote this Monday June 19.
It will take 16 votes to move the project forward. You can read the latest from the TAB here and find specific details about the project from the developer here.
And you can share your own final thoughts about
