Newton Parks Commissioner Bob DeRubeis to retire
Bob DeRubeis, Newton Parks, Recreation and Culture commissioner, will retire when he turns 65 next February, Newton Patch reports. He has worked for the city for 32 years....
Last chance to see some great public art!
Stella and I are going to miss the free outdoor sculpture exhibit along the Newton Upper Falls Greenway. The greenway is a nice piece of Newton; the artwork makes it even better. It’s only up until Sunday.Gath Pool reopened!
Gath is open! Repairs were completed on schedule and the pool is open on its regular schedule. https://t.co/sko8lkUXNl pic.twitter.com/QXCDmYw8UR
— Mayor’s Office, City of Newton (@NewtonMAMayor) July 9, 2018
A new look for Crystal Lake’s Levingston Cove
The Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a community meeting at the Newton Free Library on Weds. May 30 at 7 p.m. to discuss potential designs for renovating the park at Levingston Cove at Crystal Lake. The potential designs can be viewed here...Close Shave: Where can we shave streets for parks and pedestrians?
When looking through the collaborative zoning map recently I was struck by a comment in my neighborhood. Someone had suggested turning a stretch of Albermarle Rd., which has no driveways, into parkland. It made complete sense since the one-block road is unnecessary. In fact, a few years ago the city made the left-hand turn there illegal because people were using it as a way to avoid a traffic light.
This also came to mind when I watched the video about Washington Street and saw how changes in the street can take are
When you have lemons, make lemonade and when you have ice…
City Councilor John Rice just reached out to announce that the free outdoor skating rink at the Hyde Center is now open and that the (also free) skating at the Cove in Auburndale will open at 10 a.m. Sunday.Cool off the kids at new spray park opening next week near Bigelow School
The TAB’s Laura Lovett has details (accompanied by a very odd photo choice) about the soon to open Burr Park spray park set to open “around July 18.”
Newton Highlands Park is getting a facelift!
I’m very happy to see that the city is beginning work on renovating (using CPA funds) the Newton Highlands Playground, behind Tedeschi’s on Dedham and Centre Streets. I’ve lived down the street from the park for 25 years and it’s always been...Newton Muni-Wonk: Back to Budgets
Now that the Marathon/Opening Day is behind us, the real fun begins with the Board of Aldermen: Budget Time. The budget officially opens Tuesday with the Mayor’s presentation to the BoA in full session. Then the Aldermen review sections in committee. In the...
Does Newton have a graffiti problem?
Paul Levy took these photos at Weeks Field saying he’s “noticed newly painted graffiti on the trees and benches in the berm area of Weeks Field.”Why city workers combine trash with recycling at Newton’s parks and is there a way to solve this?
Paul Levy asks, finds the answer (it has to do with dog owners, not lazy employees) and then begins a conversation about a work-around.