by Jerry Reilly | Aug 25, 2020 | Newton
Ever since the lock down began the days have all blurred together – Wednesday feels like Saturday and tomorrow seems like yesterday. Next Monday night do something different. Head out to the Needham St Drive-In and see the Bill Murray classic comedy –...
by Jerry Reilly | Aug 23, 2020 | Newton |
Virtually every conventional outlet for live music has been shut down for the last six months. Those conventional music events are likely to be one of the last things to return whenever the pandemic eases up. In the meantime though, ever since warm weather arrived...
by Jerry Reilly | Aug 22, 2020 | Newton |
This just arrived in my In Box with the message “4 Congressional candidates have confirmed attendance already.”. No mention of which ones though Sign up link is here for any bar code challenged readers
by Jerry Reilly | Aug 19, 2020 | Newton |
A house on Chestnut St (#959?), just up the hill from Route 9, fell down earlier this afternoon … but no one was hurt I live about a block away from there and was outside talking to my neighbor. I spotted a helicopter circling overhead and said “there must... by Jerry Reilly | Aug 11, 2020 | Newton |
Dear School Committee Members, As I said in the meeting last night, I am extremely concerned about the viability and educational wisdom of returning to school buildings in September. Since in the allotted three minutes I could share only a few of the reasons why I... by Jerry Reilly | Aug 11, 2020 | Newton |
Melissa Brown is a Newton Public School parent On Monday Aug 10, the NPS Superintendent presented to the School Committee two plans about how to start the school year whose first day is five weeks away. Here is the Powerpoint presentation from the meeting and here is... by Jerry Reilly | Aug 8, 2020 | Newton |
On Thursday, August 6, Newton parents organized a panel on the risks and rewards of in-person education engagement in the time of COVID. Attendance overflowed capacity on Zoom. For those who were not able to attend, a summary is provided below, with links to the... by Jerry Reilly | Aug 3, 2020 | Newton |
A group headed by Newton resident Vladimir Zarkhin is circulating a petition to the mayor aimed at expanding immigrant representation on the Newton Police Reform Task Force. Here’s the petition by Jerry Reilly | Aug 3, 2020 | Newton |
Our new virtual Zoom culture has left out a crucial voice as we head back to school – that of parents. Zoom information sessions held by the Newton Public Schools have been one directional. We have heard from the administration, but have not been able to actively...
by Jerry Reilly | Aug 3, 2020 | Newton |
One of Village14’s regulars says An amazing teacher at Cabot recently passed away. Molly Williams was incredibly kind, patient and understanding to one of my children, and I’m sure there are hundreds of such stories. She leaves behind a husband and... by Jerry Reilly | Jul 19, 2020 | Newton |
Melissa Brown has been a Newton Public Schools parent since 2011 On Tuesday, July 21 the Newton School Committee will be voting on whether to renew the contract of Superintendent David Fleischman. They should vote to not renew his contract because of his repeated...
by Jerry Reilly | Jul 17, 2020 | Newton |
As the City Council works on overhauling today’s zoning laws, its instructive to look backwards to the start of zoning in Newton. What began as a common sense effort to keep gas stations from opening in residential streets, mutated into the social engineering...
