by village14 | Jun 21, 2019 | housing, Newton, NewTV, Northland |
The Globe’s John Hilliard reports on Northland’s “pledge to add workforce housing and public amenities to its proposed mixed-use development in Upper Falls.”And you can watch the video from the entire meeting here….
Newton Land Use Committee June 18, 2019 from NewTV Government on Vimeo.
by village14 | Jun 21, 2019 | City Council, Environment |
The Newton City Council’s Programs & Services Finance committee will discuss a proposed expansion on the city’s plastic bag ban and adding a ten-cent fee on all check out bags, including paper bags. The rules would eliminate the current exemptions...
by village14 | Jun 20, 2019 | Newton |
Lev Agranovich has pulled papers to run for the Ward 5 School Committee seat currently held by Steve Siegel, who is stepping down due to term limits. (Emily Prenner has been campaigning for the seat since late last year.) According to his Facebook page, one of... by village14 | Jun 20, 2019 | bicycles, Waban |
Here’s a nice Newton-based story that aired on WBZ recently.
by village14 | Jun 14, 2019 | Newton |
In advance of Tuesday’s (June 18, 7 p.m.) meeting before the City Council’s Land Use committee, Northland has sent a letter to Land Use Committee chair Greg Schwartz, outlining proposed changes to their Needham Street project. Read the letter for... by village14 | Jun 14, 2019 | Newton, Riverside |
The Lower Falls Improvement Association has proposed zoning changes for the Riverside MBTA parking lot that are supposed to encourage the creation of rentalousing in Newton. They won’t do that. The plan is a ruse to prevent any sort of development on the site. The... by village14 | Jun 13, 2019 | Newton |
Undeterred by news reports that the Myrtle the Turtle sculpture by Newton artist Nancy Schon is burning children at Myrtle Street Playground on Beacon Hill, Newton City Councilor Vicki Danberg sent this letter to Boston Parks and Recreation Commissioner Christopher...
by village14 | Jun 12, 2019 | parks |
Bob DeRubeis, Newton Parks, Recreation and Culture commissioner, will retire when he turns 65 next February, Newton Patch reports. He has worked for the city for 32 years....
by village14 | Jun 12, 2019 | City Council elections, Newton |
Here’s three updates to this fall’s ward city council races:
- Lisa Gordon, who was one of the leaders of last year’s unsuccessful effort to ban retail marijuana shops in Newton, has pulled papers to run for the Ward 6 City Council seat presently held by Brenda Noel.
- Carolina Ventura (in photo), who briefly was a Ward 1 council candidate before bowing out of that contest and who has since moved to Ward 3, has pulled papers for the Ward 3 seat being vacated by Barbara Brousal-Glaser. Julia Malakie is also running for that seat.
- And Janet Sterman, a perennial candidate in ward 1 has once again pulled papers to run for the seat presently held by Maria Greenburg.
There’s still plenty of time for additional candidates to emerge or pulling papers does not mean that candidate will necessarily run. Nomination papers are due July 23.
by village14 | Jun 12, 2019 | Affordable housing, Riverside |
From WGHB reporter Craig LeMoultAt a public hearing in Newton last week on a proposal for a huge new housing and commercial development, some community members who spoke said they see density as a solution to the city’s housing problems. Dense housing, these residents said, creates a more vibrant community atmosphere, enables more use of mass transit, and helps reduce the city’s impact on climate change.But for others, even those who want to see more
by village14 | Jun 12, 2019 | Affordable housing |
The Globe’s Adrian Walker writes “you will be surprised as I am by this” and uses Newton as an example of a community where larger subsidies for low-income families would make it easier to rent here.
by village14 | Jun 10, 2019 | Newton |
In Newton’s news desert, Patch has become an incomplete, yet valuable, local news and events resource, particularly under the watch of Jenna Fisher who covers multiple municipalities for the online site. On Sunday, Fisher shared this announcement by email. I’m not sure what it really means but it’s an experiment worth watching...
Dear Newton neighbors,
My name is Jenna Fisher, and I have been the editor and reporter of the Newton Patch for about two years now. I grew up in Northern Virginia and happily moved to the area about a decade ago. You may recognize my name from my three years at the TAB – or if you’re a fan of The Office, well, you know me
