Why didn’t Right Size ever meet with Northland? (And why fib about it?)
In an interview on WBUR this afternoon, Right Size Newton President Randy Block was less than forthright when he said that his organization “had a number of interactions” with Northland during the three years that this project was being presented and...
The Globe’s Newton coverage kicks into high gear
Have you checked out the Globe’s Newton page lately? I did this morning and was blown away by all the stories from both the paper’s staff and Gail Spector’s class of BU journalists. Signing up for the weekly Newton Report email newsletter...Small ways to improve Newton
Remember this really terrific thread by Chuck Tanowtiz?
Curbed has posted something along the same lines called “101 Small Ways You Can Improve Your City”
What small ideas do you have?
Finally, there’s going to be a Northland Yes/No debate
Just days before Tuesday’s Northland referendum there is finally going to be a debate of sorts presenting both the yes and no sides together. It’s happening today (Thursday) from 3:30-4 pm. on WBUR’s “Radio Boston” 90.9 FM....
Place your bets
Step up, step up. Place you bets. Put your money where your mouth is. It’s time to take a shot at being crowned the Village 14 Prognosticator-In-Chief. What will be the percentage Yes/No vote on Tuesday’s Northland referendum? Closest guess gets the...Test your civics knowledge on Sunday–and no civics shaming!
This is a FREE event; no expertise is needed, just a will to challenge yourself, be a part of a team, and have some fun! Bring your 8th grader or high school student to join the team. Sign up to participate in the Newton Civics Challenge at the Cabot School on...
Forget about Northland
Forget about the referendum, forget about the presidential primary, forget about the crappy weather and join us for the opening weekend of the Newton Nomadic Theater’s new show – No Exit. Tickets ($20) still available for both Saturday night and Sunday...VIDEO: Would-be Kennedy successors introduce themselves in first debate
Seven of the candidates seeking to replace Democratic Congressman Joe Kennedy III met at Boston College Tuesday night for their first debate of the campaign. Story from WPRI is here.Affordable Housing: Why Newton? Why Now?
Thursday, Feb 27th from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm, Temple Shalom in Newton, Room 101 Join the Temple Shalom Tzedek (Justice) team for a discussion on Affordable Housing in our community. The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) projects that Massachusetts needs to...Will deteriorating conditions, declining enrollment lead to merging Ward and Underwood?
Newton city and school officials are working to address the deteriorating building conditions and declining enrollment at the Ward and Underwood elementary schools, Boston University journalist Andres Picon reports for the Boston Globe.What Charlie Baker said about housing (and Northland) while in Newton last week
Gov. Charlie Baker was in Newton last week to award two grants to the city that aim to improve transportation and infrastructure one block away from the proposed Northland Newton project. Here’s what the governor had to say about Northland and the state’s housing crisis.
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