by Jerry Reilly | Jan 22, 2020 | Newton
Newton’s New Philharmonia presents a special night of musical delights with A Musical Tapestry: A Silver Salon Evening. Led by Associate Conductor Jorge Soto, the performance will take place Saturday, February 1st, at 7:30 PM in the unique and intimate setting...
by Jerry Reilly | Jan 19, 2020 | Newton |
Newton South High School’s student-run a cappella group, The Newtones has organized a “Winter Warmer” a capella event this coming Friday night, January 24 at 7:00 PM. The Newtones will be joined by a few other a cappella groups and a fun improv...
by Jerry Reilly | Jan 19, 2020 | Newton |
The current Northland permitted plan requires 1,156 bike spaces. While there are certainly many Newton bike enthusiasts, could that number of Northland bike spaces be considered by some to be excessive? As discussed in the other Village 14 thread, Lime Bike has...
by Jerry Reilly | Jan 15, 2020 | Newton |
I just lifted this very interesting story from the mayors email newsletter. I didn’t know this was a thing – i.e. turning over empty house to the fire department for training. Sounds like a great idea. Fire Drills For the past couple of weeks,... by Jerry Reilly | Jan 15, 2020 | Newton
Reader John McLellan just set me this very curious story. It reads like a thriller about chicken identity theft. If you’re missing your chicken, particularly if your chicken is a bit of a con man, send me an email ([email protected]) and I’ll put you...
by Jerry Reilly | Jan 11, 2020 | Newton |
The Newton Nomadic Theater exists to present our own theatrical productions but every so often, when we find something special, we bring in a show in from the outside. We’ve got one for you now!. On Sat Feb 22 we will host a one-night-only presentation of... by Jerry Reilly | Jan 7, 2020 | Newton |
As we enter the New Year, NewCAL remains high on the Mayor’s agenda, with the next community meeting Thursday, January 16, 2020, 7:00PM, at the Newton Ed Center, 100 Walnut Street, Room 111. The meeting’s online announcement states: “We look forward... by Jerry Reilly | Jan 4, 2020 | Newton |
Three years ago the city passed new regulations to encourage the creation of “accessory apartments”. The city hoped to encourage the creation of additional less expensive housing options and also to help homeowners take care of loved ones or create an...
by Jerry Reilly | Jan 4, 2020 | Newton |
My New Year’s resolution is to keep my cool as I make my annual trip to Newton police traffic bureau – wherever it may be this year – to obtain my $25 parking permit. In this case, I look to Boston as a beacon of administrative simplification and reasonableness...
by Jerry Reilly | Jan 2, 2020 | Newton |
While reading the Boston Globe email this morning, noticed a subtle change at the bottom – 1 Exchange Place in Boston? The Globe has abandoned their iconic building in Dorchester near Umass Boston (another sad footnote of the Newspaper industry), so what is... by Jerry Reilly | Dec 30, 2019 | Newton |
UPDATE: Here’s the full list of committee assignments I just lifted this list of the new City Council and School Committee committee asignments from Amy Sangiolo’s always informative weekly newsletter. Land Use: Chair and Vice President of the Council:...
by Jerry Reilly | Dec 23, 2019 | Newton |
….why is there a traffic light at the corner of Newtonville Ave and Harvard St?
