How NOT Changing Newton’s Zoning Is Changing Newton
On June 26th the Newton City Council’s Zoning & Planning Committee will hold a public hearing on proposed new village-center zoning. In anticipation, some residents have expressed the fear that by allowing multifamily housing to be built by right in and near...
Dan Gaynor announces candidacy for City Council, Ward 2
Dan Gaynor made this announcement today …. Today, Dan Gaynor, Obama-Biden Administration official and successful entrepreneur, declares his candidacy for Newton City Council. “Born and raised here in Newton, I grew up watching my own parents’...
Newton Highlands Village Day, tomorrow Sunday June 11
Tomorrow is Village Day in Newton Highlands and it looks like we’ll even get some sun for it. Come out and enjoy the festivities from 11-4.
Good news people, we’re all going to live to 100+
I couldn’t resist this one. According to GreatGreenWall.org, Newton is off the charts in health, happiness, and prosperity compared to, well, everywhere else. So sit back and revel in our collective well-being. Ain’t it grand.?
Will winter parking ban be on November’s ballot?
An article by Martina Jackson in this week’s Fig City News reports that a Committee, headed by former Ward 3 Councilor Jim Cote and Newton Highlands Area Council President Jeremy Freudberg, filed papers with Newton City Hall to put an initiative on this...Coming next week: Teen Study Nights at the Newton Free Library
To support teens during school finals, the Newton FreeLibrary will be open for Teen Study Nights until 11 pm Monday, June 12 – Wednesday June 14 to give students extra time to prepare for their exams and final projects. They’ll have school supplies on hand, and offer...
Martin Poetry Path opens Sunday at 11 AM – rain or shine
Two years ago, two sisters – Julie and Lisa Leavitt created a wonderful and whimsical Upper Falls attraction called the Martin Poetry Path. The Martin Conservation Area is a small pocket park on the side of a hill on Circuit Ave in Upper Falls. The Leavitt sisters...
Porchfest kicks off at noon on Saturday, June 3
Newton’s Porchfest kicks off tomorrow at noon at various porches and yards in Auburndale, Lower Falls and Waban. There’ll be over 100 different performances at 72 different locations around these neighborhoods and its all Free! thanks to the sponsors...
Political perma-signs in Newton
Last year, longtime Newton political activist Martina Jackson was ticketed for running afoul of city regulations that governed when political signs could be displayed on private property. She appealed the fine to the Zoning Board of Appeals and lost. She then filed...
The Artful Pianos hit the streets
This year’s batch of street pianos just hit the streets. This (in photo) is the Upper Falls piano, outside Little Luke’s Cafe at the corner of Chestnut and Oaks Streets. The City of Newton’s Cultural Development department launched the Artful Pianos...
Armory affordable housing project gets state funding
Today’s mayor’s newsletter reports that the West Newton Armory project, to build 43 units of affordable housing, just secured a commitment for state funding … Gov. Maura Healey this afternoon announced that the West Newton Armory will receive state...
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