by Jerry Reilly | Feb 20, 2020 | Newton |
Bike Newton’s mission is to make biking in Newton safer and promote bicycling as a viable mode of transportation. The Bike Newton steering committee has voted to endorse the Northland development. We believe Northland will have a positive impact on the safety and... by Jerry Reilly | Feb 20, 2020 | Newton |
We have a referendum question coming up on March 3. Most local talk – this site, Facebook, NextDoor, list serves, neighbors, lawn signs are all about the upcoming Northland vote. We definitely won’t ignore the referendum in the remaining weeks but...
by Jerry Reilly | Feb 18, 2020 | Newton |
The mayor’s newsletter today just announced two new projects in the works that will improve the Upper Falls Greenway and surrounding area. The state’s Massworks program just awarded a $396K grant to the city for the design and engineering for two different... by Jerry Reilly | Feb 18, 2020 | Newton |
I just received the following email from City Councilor Chris Markiewicz. This is an interesting (and unusual?) idea for a City Council Committee meeting – i.e. solicit general public input on the committee’s long term agenda The Public Safety and... by Jerry Reilly | Feb 15, 2020 | Newton |
Those of you who live in villages without a Neighborhood Area Council may not know what some of the things are that Area Councils (whose members are elected by the neighborhood’s voters) do. Here’s a prime example of how we spend our time when we could otherwise be...
by Jerry Reilly | Feb 14, 2020 | Newton |
The Newton Nomadic Theater is celebrating leap year evening, Feb 29, by opening our new show at the Auburndale Library. One day Albert Camus asked Jean-Paul Sartre to write a short play for four characters that could be performed in the home of friends –...
by Jerry Reilly | Feb 9, 2020 | Newton |
I moved to Upper Falls nearly eleven years ago and immediately fell in love with the neighborhood. I love all the oddball buildings and houses from the 1800’s, I love my quirky neighbors, and I love being just a block away from Echo Bridge and the beautiful...
by Jerry Reilly | Feb 5, 2020 | Newton |
While Newton debate the Northland Needham Street development culminating into a vote on Super Tuesday (March 3, 2020) Wellesley is well on its way to approve a redevelopment of the Wellesley Office Park where Route 9 and 95 intersects on the Newton border. This very...
by Jerry Reilly | Jan 29, 2020 | Newton |
It’s time once again for the next Nomad Story Slam. This time the theme is “danger”. Inspired by the Moth Radio Hour, these events are always great nights. Join us Sunday Feb 9, 7:30 PM at the beautiful Gregorian Rugs in Lower Falls. Come hear...
by Jerry Reilly | Jan 28, 2020 | Newton |
Halina Brown, Newton senior and a Chair of Newton Citizens Commission on Energy. The merits of the Northland project are being excellently presented by many community leaders. While I entirely agree with their arguments, I would like to add another perspective: a...
by Jerry Reilly | Jan 27, 2020 | Newton |
Since 2011 Village14’s readership has steadily grown. For the last 9 years the site’s hosting has been taken care of at no cost to us thanks to Jon Shubow and Serpcom. They’ve covered our costs by selling ads on the site. Due to changing...
by Jerry Reilly | Jan 25, 2020 | Newton |
“Newton has excellent public schools.” We hear this self-congratulatory mantra time and time again. This year, like last year, the school committee update touts “Scores in each grade for NPS students are 20 or more points higher than the state.” The summary states the...
