Tom Mountain says he’s leaving Newton
Indisputably, the most important news from the Nov 27 school committee public hearing was the overwhelming public push back from teachers, students, alumni, community members, mayor, school committee and other elected leaders strongly refuting unproven claims of an anti-Semitic bias in Newton school curriculum.
But there was also a side drama from Newton Republican City Committee Chair Tom Mountain.
During his three minute testimony, Mountain never even raised the curriculum matter. Instead he seemed to be calling for the hiring of public school officials based on political party registration. And then Mountain then broke some news when
Chief MacDonald belts one out
Newton police chief David MacDonald was this week’s guest on the O and Flo Show, straight from Carl Pasquarosa’s mobile studio.
Mayor: ‘I’ve got a few concerns’ about police station proposal
Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller reports in her most recent email newsletter that Mark Development was the only developer to respond to the city’s RFP to find a new site for police department headquarters. And she adds, “…there’ll have to be some tough negotiating to get the proposal to a place where it makes sense for the City.
Here’s her full comment…
The City received only one response to our request for proposals for a site to locate a new police complex, and at first glance, I’ve got a few concerns.That’s not to say the whole undertaking is off the table, but let’s just say there’ll have to be some tough negotiating to get the proposal to a place where it makes sense for the City.A little background: A few months ago, Police Chief David MacDonald took me
Search for new police complex begins
Mayor Fuller issued the following RFI today for a new site for a police complex. It includes the current HQ, garage and annex as locations to swap or sell. From the mayor’s office: “Mayor Ruthanne Fuller today issued a formal Request for Information (RFI)...Mayor proposes exploring sale of Newton Police station to finance new HQ
Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller sent this letter to the City Council proposing a unique way to fund building a new headquarters for the Newton Police Department (bold added for emphasis) Dear Councilors, I recently toured our police facilities (the main building, the...Parent group calls for more high school security
There is a change.org petition being circulated by “Concerned Parents of the NNHS Community” among Newton parents and others calling for more security at our high schools. The wording is vague but includes: Let’s stop protecting our image and concerns of...How Uber and Lyft are taking a toll on Newton
Automated vehicles are coming. This is not something we can stop. People want them, companies are developing them and most agree that at some point in the next 10 to 20 years, they will become the dominant vehicles on the road. What form they ultimately take is still...Police remove Thin Blue Line flag from West Newton park
Newton Police Chief David MacDonald circulated this letter in response to some questions about a Thin Blue Line flag that had been on display in West Newton next to the police station. Good Afternoon, Sometime before Labor Day, representatives of the Newton Police...Crazy Divers: Men be like...
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