by Jerry Reilly | Jul 19, 2021 | Newton |
At the end of May the City’s Planning Department launched an extended engagement effort as part of the larger Zoning Redesign project focusing in on Newton’s village centers. Outreach will remain open through the end of September with many ways the Newton community...
by Jerry Reilly | Jul 15, 2021 | Newton |
The road to replace our aging Senior Center has been a long and rocky one. 2018 the NewCal task force was formed, input was solicited, meetings were held, research was done June 2019 the NewCal committee released a report listing 16 possible locations with...
by Jerry Reilly | Jul 11, 2021 | Newton |
Just as we all finished saying goodbye to Gail Specter as she packed up and moved away from Newton, Commonwealth Magazine published Gail’s thoughts on Newton’s recently passed gun store ban. What do you think? Without further action, is “banning gun...
by Jerry Reilly | Jul 8, 2021 | Newton |
The Newton Nomadic Theater is hosting a Nomad Story Slam at the Hyde Playground bandstand in Newton Highlands this Saturday at 5 PM. These are great events inspired by the popular Moth Radio Hour on NPR. Come hear all sorts of true stories told by your Newton...
by Jerry Reilly | Jul 6, 2021 | Newton |
photo by Ken Richardson, Boston Magazine Boston Magazine just published it’s Best of Boston readers poll and named Village14 founder Greg Reibman as an outstanding “local hero” for all his work with the Chamber of Commerce to help the... by Jerry Reilly | Jul 1, 2021 | Newton |
The Boston Globe ran this story yesterday about the Summer in the Highlands series – the weekly, summer-long series of concerts,movies and other events at the Hyde Bandstand in Newton Highlands. The story was written by BU journalism students Brandon Tzou and... by Jerry Reilly | Jun 30, 2021 | Newton |
The NewMo 2.0 ride-on-demand will begin operation on Tuesday, July 6 Here’s how it will work … NewMo 2.0 (Newton in Motion) dramatically expands access to and from public transit for all residents who live in any village and neighborhood of the City as...
by Jerry Reilly | Jun 30, 2021 | Newton |
A stretch of Chestnut St near me (Rt 9 – Beacon St) has been under construction for a while. Today’s mayor’s newsletter describes a new paving process that’s being used on that stretch as well as on the current repaving going on right now on...
by Jerry Reilly | Jun 30, 2021 | Newton |
First term School Committee member Matthew Miller announced this morning in an email to supporters that he will not be running for another term in November’s upcoming election.
by Jerry Reilly | Jun 29, 2021 | Newton |
On Saturday July10 and Sunday July 11 there will be non-stop music and performances at multiple locations around the city at the re-imagined 2021 Newton Festival of the Arts … and its all FREE! thanks to Newton Community Pride and its sponsors. Rather than the...
by Jerry Reilly | Jun 28, 2021 | Newton |
To our guests, friends and neighbors: Welcome back! These past 15 months have been challenging on so many levels, for us, for you, for everyone. We’ve spent this time starting new relationships and strengthening old bonds all via the handing off of to-go bags and...
by Jerry Reilly | Jun 24, 2021 | Newton |
The mayor’s email newsletter tonight contained a fair amount more detail on NewMo 2.0 – the on-demand last mile public transport system that will be rolled out in the coming weeks …. NewMo 2.0 Any resident, anyone who works in Newton, and any...
