by Jerry Reilly | Sep 8, 2020 | Newton |
Richard Rasala, is a Newton resident and a retired Professor and Associate Dean in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern. Newton Zoning Documents I have created the following website called Newton Zoning Documents in order to make it easier to find...
by Jerry Reilly | Sep 5, 2020 | Newton
Despite the pandemic, the City Of Newton and the Newton 9-11 Memorial Committee will still be holding a September 11 commemoration this Friday, September 11 at 6 PM. The difference this year is that the event will be livestreamed. Please do not come to the memorial... by Jerry Reilly | Sep 4, 2020 | Newton |
I totally understand that the City is pre-occupied with Covid-19 and how that impacts schools, the local economy, tax revenue and expenditure. It’s important though that the City Council not ignore some of the other pressing issues facing us that have been...
by Jerry Reilly | Aug 31, 2020 | Newton |
WARNING! This is a shameless commercial plug. One of the great pleasures of this summer is that it has provided a way to safely see old friends. A little distance. a little common sense, and an outdoor setting has let us catch up with some old friends after being... by Jerry Reilly | Aug 31, 2020 | Newton |
The Boston Globe is reporting that the Newton Teachers Association on Thursday cast a vote of no confidence in the city’s superintendent and called on him to resign over the handling of efforts to reopen schools this fall. The union vote against Fleishman came just... by Jerry Reilly | Aug 31, 2020 | Newton |
As the Newton Public Schools (NPS) parent and guardian community looks toward the 20-21 school year, it’s worth taking some time to quantify what is being lost and what can be regained. The delay in the start of the school year results in 10 fewer school days. Using...
by Jerry Reilly | Aug 29, 2020 | Newton |
Back in March the Newton Nomadic Theater had just opened an absolutely wonderful production of No Exit when Covid-19 came to town and the production was shuttered after just two performances, as was every other theater in the country. In the weeks that followed the... by Jerry Reilly | Aug 29, 2020 | Newton |
Newton educators report to work this Monday morning. The problem is, many of them don’t know where they’re going. I am a Newton Public Schools teacher. I think it is important that the community know about the last-minute staffing debacle happening in...
by Jerry Reilly | Aug 29, 2020 | Newton |
Thursday night I watched a really informative Webinar with Dr Ashish Jha who is just stepping down as the Director of Harvard Global Health Institute. He gave an overview of where we are at in the Covid19 pandemic, where we’re likely to be going, and tips on... by Jerry Reilly | Aug 29, 2020 | Newton |
Let me be unambiguous: teachers, students, parents, and elected officials all want the same thing. We all want to return to school buildings in a safe way. We all understand that students benefit from building relationships with peers and teachers, and we also... by Jerry Reilly | Aug 27, 2020 | Newton |
I’d like to brainstorm on a list of ideas to improve Distance Learning vs. what happened at the High Schools last Spring. To my knowledge, parents haven’t been asked, but perhaps should have been. Examples might be: help in creating study groups for kids...
by Jerry Reilly | Aug 26, 2020 | Newton |
Let me start by saying I’m not a lawyer, an architect, or a builder. I live in Upper Falls and one of the many things that delight me about our neighborhood is the largely 19th century layout of the neighborhood and its houses. Much of the credit for Upper...
