Jonathan Dame and the TAB have obtained a less-redacted version of an outside investigator’s report of anti-Semitic graffiti incidents at Day Middle School.
Review the less redacted report here. Review the initial release of the report here.
The Newton Public Schools has paid its private attorney well over $5,000 to repeatedly oppose the public release of an investigative report completed last school year on anti-Semitic incidents at F. A. Day Middle School, the TAB has learned.
The Massachusetts Secretary of State’s office has now four times ruled the district is not providing enough justification for its extensive
Our mayor published an essay today on MassLive that begins…
My two kids probably could not think of anything more torturous than being forced to watch a boring speech by the President of the United States, but I made them watch President Obama’s farewell address last Tuesday, anyway.
I told them the things parents usually say: You might learn something. You’re witnessing history. When the president addresses the nation, everyone should listen.
But the truth is, making them watch our first African-American president say goodbye was more about me than them. I didn’t even care if they paid attention; this was a moment I wanted to experience with my arms around them.
Read the rest here.
A growing number of U.S. Congressmen have declared that they will not attend Donald Trump’s inauguration this Friday.
So far, Rep. Katherine Clark is the only member of the Massachusetts delegation who says she will skip the ceremony in protest. Should our congressman, Joe Kennedy III join the list and SKIP the inauguration? Vote in our poll and explain why in the comments.
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Read the Globe’s John Hillard’s report here and share your views before the Newton City Council votes on Tuesday to lower the default speed limit from 30 to 25 miles per hour.
Today’s page one story in the Globe outlines the disproportionate increase Mass Pike drivers in Newton are paying following the elimination of toll booths and the move to all-electronic tolling.
While traveling on many sections of the highway costs less, drivers must now pay a 35-cent toll in Newton, where there had been no tollbooth, as well as different rates at other locations
Of course, this 35-cent hike isn’t a surprise to those of us who read this thread by Adam Peller on Village 14 last October, but there’s one part of today’s article that does confuse me and I’m hoping someone can explain:
Adding a gantry in Newton should help relieve some congestion on local roads, since
Jonathan Dame of the TAB reports the just-received results of a public records request related to anti-Semitic incidents at F. A. Day Middle School during the 2015-2016 school year.
