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by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 3, 2015 | Newton |
Next Friday, April 10, the third Nomad Story Slam will be held at Gregorian Rugs in Lower Falls. This wildly popular community storytelling event is loosely modeled on the very popular MOTH Radio Hour. The theme of the night will be “imagine my surprise“. If you want...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 1, 2015 | Newton |
We now return to our regular Village 14 programming.
by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 1, 2015 | Newton |
For many years Chief Waban’s image had been the official logo of the village of Waban. The Waban Area Council has received a few inquiries recently about the historical accuracy of that image. While the image has been in use by many years by both city...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 1, 2015 | Newton |
Municipalities across the state have been bristling for years against large 40B housing projects being built in their towns with very little local input. Here in Newton there’s been numerous battles over all aspects of proposed 40B projects in recent years...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 1, 2015 | Newton
Starting June 1, Route 9 will be switched over to one lane for cars in both the eastbound and westbound routes. The righthand lane will become a dedicated bike track with a safety barrier to keep the cars and bikes apart This is the culmination of five years of work,...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 1, 2015 | Newton |
Recent years have seen the establishment of new elected neighborhood Area Councils in Upper Falls, Waban, and Newtonville, as well as an aborted effort to create one in Newton Centre. It looks like well before the rest of the villages get their own Area Councils, a...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 1, 2015 | Newton |
In a shocking turn of events, Waban has demanded that the city install parking meters in Waban Square. The village long known for its aversion to parking meters seems to have had a change of heart. Said a spokesperson for the Waban Improvement Society “dealing...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 1, 2015 | Newton |
Local activists at OpenCrystalLakes.org are petitioning the board of aldermen to insert the words “except at Crystal Lake” into Section 20-57 of the City’s Ordinances, that bans nude bathing. After seeing the emotional and pitched battle three years...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 1, 2015 | Newton |
A member of Newton’s Traffic Council, say’s he’s never seen anything like it. For as long as anyone can remember, the most minor change to any parking rules, regulations, or parking spots were guaranteed to raise howls of protest from everyone. ...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 1, 2015 | Newton |
In the wake of a terrible winter and the mixed results from the city’s Mandatory Snow Shoveling ordinance, the City Council (nee Board of Aldermen) is looking to “double down” when it comes to sidewalks. A special public hearing will be held this...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 1, 2015 | Newton |
Everyone knows that there are 13 villages in Newton but no body can ever remember that last one. No one in the city seems to know why Thompsonville ever got it’s official village designation in the first place, or even when it happened. While the residents of...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 1, 2015 | Newton |
Today, we have some bittersweet news for you loyal Village14 readers. This morning Village 14 was sold, for an undisclosed sum, to the media company The Onion Inc. The new management wants to assure the readers that the blog they love will stay exactly the same,...
