by Jerry Reilly | Nov 18, 2020 | Newton |
Newton Neighbors Helping Neighbors is an absolutely wonderful group that formed back in March as soon as the Covid lockdown began. They are a lightweight, all volunteer, incredibly organized group that recruited and harnessed the energy of Newton volunteers to help... by Jerry Reilly | Nov 17, 2020 | Newton |
Here’s a link to the Working Groups presentation to the School Committee The High School Working Group presented their recommendations to the School Committee last night. I’m sure that many watched as I did. I wanted to briefly list out what I... by Jerry Reilly | Nov 15, 2020 | Newton |
The following letter was sent from Newton Public School superintendent David Fleishman to the high schools’ faculty and staff on Friday. Dear High School Colleagues, I am writing to give you an update regarding where we are with high school planning. On Monday...
by Jerry Reilly | Nov 15, 2020 | Newton |
A group of eight Newton South 9th graders – Zoe Hong, Ellie Gish, Naomi Weitzman, Elliot Heywood, Edward Macklin, Sylvia Jacobs, Seth Korn, Josh Wolf just put together this great outdoor activity in Cold Spring Park. It’s a purely visual scavenger hunt...
by Jerry Reilly | Nov 4, 2020 | Newton |
This Thursday Better Life Food is kicking off the first in a series of Farmers Market style pop-ups featuring PIES!!!! Christopher Osborn from Better Life Food came up with the idea and Seana Gaherin at Dunn Gaherins generously donated her parking lot and brand new...
by Jerry Reilly | Nov 1, 2020 | Newton |
Chris Brezski is an NPS elementary school parent. While outcry regarding the failure of Newton Public Schools to reopen for in-person learning at the secondary levels persists, Newton’s youngest and most vulnerable learners continue to receive insufficient... by Jerry Reilly | Oct 31, 2020 | Newton |
I am a student at Newton North and I’ve been volunteering with members of the Newton Citizens’ Commission on Energy. On behalf of the group, I would like to highlight one of Mayor Fuller’s recent updates (below), which explains that Home Energy Rating Scores (HERS)... by Jerry Reilly | Oct 27, 2020 | Newton |
Twelve members of the City Council sent a memo this morning to the Mayor and School Committee raising concerns about the handling of the Newton School re-openings. Ruth Goldman, chair of the School Committee responded. Both are below: Memorandum To: Mayor Ruthanne...
by Jerry Reilly | Oct 25, 2020 | Newton |
By David Goldstone, Sarah Arcese, Dr Karen Jacobson, Dr. Stefanos Kales, Raphael Lewis, Bill Manchester, Aileen Murphy, Valerie and Jeffrey Pontiff, Victoria Tentler-Krylov, Kim Thurmond, and George Zhukovsky. – The authors are all Newton residents with... by Jerry Reilly | Oct 22, 2020 | Newton |
“When the HS Working Group charged with studying a return to in person learning updated the School Committee on October 19th, the slides indicated that the Newton Teacher’s Association (NTA) had “declined to participate formally in the working... by Jerry Reilly | Oct 7, 2020 | Newton |
Jason Harburger is a Newton resident & Engine 6 member As the Newton City Council pursues its two-year process to revise our zoning ordinance, I’ve heard some residents make the statement “single-family zoning is not classist nor racist.” I’d like to share...
by Jerry Reilly | Oct 6, 2020 | Newton
This Saturday, Oct 10, 2-4PM, Now Listen Here is hosting a free! Outdoor Storytelling Open Mic at the Hyde Bandstand/Playground on Lincoln St in Newton Highlands. The event is free but requires pre-registration (here). You bring you own law chair and mask. Come...
