It’s Presidents’ Day: How would you grade our president?
No, not that president! How would you rate Newton City Council President Susan Albright 45 days into her first term? (comments about what’s his name may be deleted)NYT: Nearly all of the biggest challenges in America are, at some level, a housing problem.
The New York Times has a published a story about a battle over housing in Lafayette,California, a suburban community outside of San Francisco, which is described as “a small town next to a big town [which] maintained its status by keeping the big town...TAB accuses Yes side of keeping location of the Northland development a secret
If you’re scratching your head after reading our headline, just wait until you read the full TAB editorial.
Last year’s Ward 2 City Council contests were the city’s costliest
Nearly half of the $322,000 raised in individual donations for City Council races during the 2019 municipal election cycle were for candidates running in Ward 2, the Globe’s John Hilliard reports.Improvements coming to Needham Street
Construction is about to begin on the $30 million dollar renovation of the Needham Street corridor: starting at the junction of Winchester Street and Route 9 in Newton and extending down Needham Street, across the Charles River onto the Fire Station on Highland Avenue in Needham. Here’s the guest column I wrote about it this week for the TAB.
My favorite addition will be the new …
Patrick, Buttigieg outpace Warren in campaign donations from Newton residents
Jenna Fisher from Patch breaks down the $627,968 that was donated to presidential candidates from Newton residents (excluding Chestnut Hill) in 2019.North students organizing rally Friday in response to hate incidents
Students at Newton North are planning to rally Friday at the school after social media posts circulated about students using a racial epithet in school and on social media throughout the past few weeks. In the meantime, the school and the district are looking at ways...
Fuller: Why I will vote ‘yes’ on Northland on March 3
In an oped in today’s TAB, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller shares her concerns and, ultimately, her enthusiasm for the Northland Newton project.
We should do something better with these 22.6 acres. The site now consists of an empty parking lot, decaying industrial warehouses, a single-story retail big box store, and a charming but deteriorating historic former piano mill. Drive or walk around this aging industrial complex (put 275 Needham Street into your GPS) and see for yourself.
A significant portion of the 22.6 acres (perhaps as much as 40% of the site) will be transformed from concrete to parkland, greens and a spray park/playground with 750 new trees and a restored and daylighted South Meadow Brook..
Nathan Phillips: Ends hunger strike over Weymouth Compressor
Newton resident Nathan Phillips has ended the hunger strike he began two weeks ago over what he called “serious public health and safety violations” at the Weymouth natural gas compressor construction site, WBUR reports.Right Size won’t participate in League of Women Voters Northland forum (updated)
The Committee for Responsible Development, a RightSize Newton group that organized in opposition to the Northland plan announced it was backing out of the forum, citing bias, the league’s choice of moderator and the way the forum was organized, Newton Patch...
Signs of our times?
Residents at two different Newton homes appear to have chosen to display the same pair of signs in their yards (go to “read more” to view). Discuss.