Alison Leary is running for state representative
Newton City Councilor Alison Leary has announced plans to run for state rep for the 10th Middlesex district seat held by Rep. John Lawn.Only a small sliver of the district is in Newton, most of it is in Watertown and Waltham.
Here’s an email she sent to supporters.
Dear Friends and supporters,
It is with a great deal of excitement and anticipation that I announce my candidacy for State Representative for the 10th Middlesex district which includes parts of Newton, Waltham and Watertown. I believe that I can be
Conservators: ‘Webster Woods now belongs to the City of Newton’
The City of Newton filed legal papers at the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds on Tuesday to take ownership of 17 acres of Webster Woods, according to the Newton Conservators website. Boston College has the right to go to court to challenge the $15.2 million price...Just in time for Christmas: Newton’s latest 40B calculations!
Just in time for Christmas and the third night of Hanukkah, the city has a gift for all the land use nerds, housing advocates and even the developmentally disinclined on your shopping list: A memo outlining the latest safe harbors calculations which determine whether or not Newton has met the requirements under the state’s 40B law.
You can read the whole thing at the link above or (spoiler alert) click “read more” for a summary:
Breaking news: The TAB publishes an actual editorial!
For perhaps the first time since Julie Cohen became the TAB’s editor (but at least for the first time in a long, long, time) the TAB has published a local editorial! I don’t agree with it (and that’s not just because Cohen takes a shot a me, I’m more troubled by how unfair she is to Brenda Noel) and Jerry Reilly did a better job saying something similar here the other day. But I hope this is a
Off duty Newton Police officer stops West Newton robbery
Newton Police Lt. Dave Tempesta was off duty when he observed an armed robbery earlier this month at the Corner Mini Mart on Border Street, WBZ-TV’s Juli McDonald reports.Globe editorial praises Washington Street Vision plan
Here’s an excerpt but you really should read the whole thing…
A big reason Greater Boston has stumbled into its housing crisis is that some towns and cities have historically deferred to knee-jerk opposition to development instead of weighing the broader environmental and economic impact of their choices. Newton’s embrace of the Washington Street plan will not alone be enough to pull Greater Boston out of the housing crisis, but it sets an example that other affluent suburbs ought to heed. And it points to the possibility that communities everywhere can become problem solvers instead of bystanders, and to chart their own future.
The ‘Christmas Critic’ loves those boxes
Right Size Newton submits signatures to call for a Northland referendum
The group Right Sized Newton has reportedly submitted signatures to the Newton City Clerk asking the city council to reverse its 17-7 approval of the zoning for Northland project. Two sources say they submitted in excess of the 3,032 needed signatures. The...
Auchincloss picks up some impressive Newton endorsements (and reveals some even bigger news!)
Newton City Councilor Jake Auchincloss has just announced an impressive line up of Newton-endorsements in his run for Congress, including City Council President-elect Susan Albright, Vice President-elect Rick Lipof, School Committee Chair Ruth Goldman, Vice Chair...Cyclist: ‘The weakest link in my commute are the streets of Newton’
Tom Gloria, Program Director of Sustainability at Harvard University tweets…
Joe Kennedy reads a letter to two Newton kids (his own)
Congressman Joseph Kennedy III read a letter to his children Ellie and James today from the floor of the Congress.