School Committee votes down proposed Advisory Committee
Adam Bernstein reports on last night’s School Committee meeting in the Fig City NewsMayor’s plan for school and city finances
The mayor’s newsletter contains this letter to the City Council that details the mayor’s fiscal plan for the coming year in the wake of the voters voting down the override for the operating budget. For those who voted against the override what do you make...Emily Norton announces she wont be running for Council
Emily Norton posted the following message in here email newsletter this morning. Friends, I was first elected to the “Board of Aldermen” in 2013. It has truly been an honor to be your representative in local government, and to be able to respond when you needed help...
Override election campaign spending
Today’s Fig City News reports that the No Override Newton ballot committee didn’t file their Pre-Election Report before election day as required by law. They have since filed the report and it reveals that most of the No campaigns funding came from two...
A rollicking night of short form theater and music
Two weeks, five performances, three venues – April 7 – 16 Come enjoy a grab bag of all sorts of short form entertainment – short plays, improv, musical spoofs, film scenes, and monologues We’ve put together a fun program of twelve short pieces...
Come for a walk on Sunday
I organized a walk of the Upper Falls Loop trail a few weeks back. We had a good group and a fine walk, so I thought I’d organize a different longer walk for this Sunday. Here are the details: * We’ll meet on the Newton side of the top of Echo Bridge at...
Rest in peace, Van Seasholes
Ernest Van Seasholes, beloved former principal of Newton South High School, passed away a few days ago (here’s a link to an obituary: https://www.wickedlocal.com/obituaries/pneo0448822). Though sad at his passing, I am grateful that I spent the first half of my...
NPS to host meeting on new Academic Principles Committee
This past February a group of 168 NPS parents signed this petition and submitted it to the Newton Public School Department. The petition calls for the NPS to assemble an Academic Principles Advisory Committee, consisting primarily of parents and NPS teachers, but not...Pension funding options after the override failure
Today’s Fig City News features an article by Amy Sangiolo that discusses the various issues around pension funding this year, now that the operating override has been voted down. What do you think? Are we currently paying too much, too little, or just about...
What happens in the aftermath of the override vote
The Newton Beacon published a story today about what happens next, now that the operating override failed to pass.
Oddball Attractions-R-Me
I went for a walk with R.M Mottola yesterday. He’s an old friend who lives just off California St in the Lake. We headed down Wyoming Rd to the DCR path along the river. I had never been on that part of the river before and quite enjoyed the riverside trail. ...
Crazy Divers: Men be like...
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