by Chuck Tanowitz | May 5, 2014 | Newton
The Swellesley Report featured an item about the two finalists for the job of Principal at Wellesley High School. One of the finalists is Newton North Vice Principal Marguerite Connolly. Ms. Connolly is up against Wellesley Assistant Principal Jamie Chisum for the...
by Chuck Tanowitz | May 5, 2014 | Newton |
Last year’s inaugural Tour de Newton is coming back again on June 15 (Father’s Day). The 13 village, 20 mile fun ride was immensely popular with riders last year so this year we’ve bumped up the number of participants to 500 for the 2nd annual Tour....
by Chuck Tanowitz | May 2, 2014 | Newton |
As a few bloggers requested … Here’s the 30 page handout and the glosssary from last night’s The ABCs of Zoning Relief for Housing Developments in Newton: A Residents’ Guide to How Developers get Permits and how the Community can have its Say event...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 30, 2014 | Newton |
Boston has the Financial District. Norwood’s got the Auto Mile. Here in Upper Falls it looks like a budding Petropolis is taking shape. We have Especially For Pets on Chestnut St, Petco just over the line in Needham on Needham St and a new big PetSmart...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 29, 2014 | Newton |
The newly formed Waban Area Council has put together an event for Thursday night, May 1, at 7:30 in the City Hall War Memorial and it’s got a mouthful of a name … The ABCs of Zoning Relief for Housing Developments in Newton: A Residents’ Guide to How...
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by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 29, 2014 | Newton |
In a recent post I told the saga about having to move our water meter out of our neighbors house. In the course of that I mentioned how an employee from the city’s water department used a dousing rod to quickly find the water main on the adjacent street. ...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 25, 2014 | Newton |
150 years ago, when Newton’s Civil War Soldier’s Monument was being planned, the city ran a fundraising effort with Newton’s school children. 1100 students donated a dime to help fund construction of the monument. This past year, the Civil War...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 24, 2014 | Newton |
On the agenda for tonight’s Newton Historic Commission “a demolition review” is listed for the Fire Dept Headquarters on Centre St. This is the first I’ve heard of a plan to tear this building down. Does anyone have any further details? The...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 18, 2014 | Newton |
A bill to introduce further restrictions on retail sales of nicotine based products is wending it’s way through the aldermanic process. I read about the proposed bill a while ago in the Newton Tab. The bill has already been approved by the aldermen’s...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 15, 2014 | Newton
When he’s not climbing on Soviet tanks or dealing with the Russian Mafia, Aldermen David Kalis and his wife Anne are known for putting together the annual all-vocal Acappelooza event. This year’s Acappelooza will be on Friday May 16, 7:30 – 9:30 at...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 9, 2014 | Newton |
In an editorial in today’s Newton Tab, the newspaper announced that they are formally challenging the city’s interpretation of the Open Meeting Law with the Attorney General’s Office. Since 2010 as part of the budget process, every year the mayor...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 9, 2014 | Newton |
It was a sad way to start this beautiful morning. Like every other morning, my daughter and I walked up High St then up a neighbor’s driveway to get to the shortcut to the school bus stop. We ran headlong into a makeshift barricade and a construction guy made...
