by village14 | Jul 24, 2019 | City Council |
Marcia Johnson, President, League of Women Voters of Newton, presented the following letter to the Programs and Services Committee Wednesday evening.
On June 19, 2019, two members of the League of Women Voters of Newton (LWVN) observed a meeting held by the City Council’s Programs and Services Committee regarding the recommendation of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Salaries. Our comments below are
by village14 | Jul 24, 2019 | Newton |
The Boston Globe’s Tim Logan writes about a study by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, which surveyed nearly 200 apartment buildings inside Route 128 and found that about 30 percent of their parking spaces go unused, even in the wee hours of the morning,... by village14 | Jul 24, 2019 | Newton |
I have posted a site about transit that primarily extracts and organizes data: Transit along Washington St in Newton MA The purpose of this data site is to supply information about transit along Washington St in Newton MA since that data sometimes takes significant... by village14 | Jul 23, 2019 | Newton |
Nominations for 24 city council and eight school committee seats have closed Here’s a complete list of all the candidates who have qualified to be on the ballot (barring anyone withdrawing), according to City Clerk David Olson as of 5:01 p.m. today.
There will be only one preliminary election contest (Ward 5 only for the Ward Councilor seat) on Tuesday, Sept. 10.
On Tuesday Nov. 5, voters city-wide will
by village14 | Jul 22, 2019 | Newton |
The deadline to turn in nomination papers to run for Newton City Council and School Committee is this Tuesday, July 23rd at 5 p.m. Amy Sangiolo posted this list of individuals who have pulled nomination papers as of July 9. Last week Pam Wright pulled papers for Ward... by village14 | Jul 19, 2019 | Newton |
Share cool thoughts or anything else that’s on your mind in the comments section (just be nice). by village14 | Jul 19, 2019 | Newton
Remember City Councilor Vicki Danberg’s clever election year bid to bring the sculptor Nancy Schon’s Myrtle the Turtle to Newton? It’s officially not happening.
by village14 | Jul 19, 2019 | Newton
As we head into municipal election season, this seems like a good time to republish directions that allows you to attach a profile photo to your comments. Here’s how: Go to gravatar.com and create what is known as an avatar. The email address you use to post comments...
by village14 | Jul 17, 2019 | Marijuana, Newton, recreational marijuana, Washington Street Corridor |
Ascend Massachusetts is holding a community meeting Thursday on its proposed recreational marijuana shop at the site of the former Beacon Hill Athletic Club at the corner of Cross and Washington Streets. The meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. 7 p.m., Thursday, July 18 at... by village14 | Jul 17, 2019 | Newton |
The Newton City Republican Committee has issued this statement in response to this request…. Congresswomen Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Alexandra Occasio-Cortez, and Ayanna Pressley are the radical fringe of the Democrat Party. For months they have spewed their... by village14 | Jul 16, 2019 | Newton |
I sent the following email to Newton Republican City Committee Chair Tom Mountain and vice chairs Susan Hufman and Sande Young today. (Commonwealth story here.) Hello Tom, Susan and Sande: I hope you are having a great summer. I’m writing in my position as... by village14 | Jul 12, 2019 | Newton |
A group of Newton city councilors is proposing a temporary suspension of rules allowing officials to designate area properties as local landmarks while the city considers whether to make changes to the regulation, John Hilliard from the Globe reports.
