What do you want Fuller to say about racism, police & the budget on Monday?

What do you want Fuller to say about racism, police & the budget on Monday?

by | Jun 13, 2020 | Budget, Newton, Public safety, Ruthanne Fuller | 18 comments

From Mayor Ruthanne Fuller’s newsletter Friday…

I will be speaking to our community on Monday night, June 15 at 6 p.m. Join me on your computer, your smart phone or via NewTV cable television.

I will speak to some of the critical issues facing our community: racism, public safety and the role of our police, our priorities as evidenced in our

Fuller: Why I will vote ‘yes’ on Northland on March 3

Fuller: Why I will vote ‘yes’ on Northland on March 3

by | Feb 12, 2020 | Newton TAB, Northland, Ruthanne Fuller | 55 comments

In an oped in today’s TAB, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller shares her concerns and, ultimately, her enthusiasm for the Northland Newton project.

We should do something better with these 22.6 acres. The site now consists of an empty parking lot, decaying industrial warehouses, a single-story retail big box store, and a charming but deteriorating historic former piano mill. Drive or walk around this aging industrial complex (put 275 Needham Street into your GPS) and see for yourself.

A significant portion of the 22.6 acres (perhaps as much as 40% of the site) will be transformed from concrete to parkland, greens and a spray park/playground with 750 new trees and a restored and daylighted South Meadow Brook..

VIDEO: Watch NewTV’s election night interview with Mayor Fuller here

by | Nov 8, 2019 | Boston College, City Council elections, development, Elections, NewTV, Riverside, Ruthanne Fuller, School Committee, zoning | 2 comments

NewTV’s election night coverage Tuesday began with a wide ranging interview with Mayor Ruthanne Fuller where she discussed Webster Woods, NewCAL, Newton Power Choice, Northland, Riverside and other developments (including breaking news about a residential tower at Chestnut Hill Square) and zoning (along with what types of development projects might be proposed in the future).

This same video also includes interviews with Gail Spector and a BU student journalist, School Committee member Steve Siegel, City Council President Marc Laredo and Councilor Cheryl Lappin, following by election results and analysis. 

Hobson: Fuller should be Riverside’s ‘loudest cheerleader’

Hobson: Fuller should be Riverside’s ‘loudest cheerleader’

by | Oct 3, 2019 | housing, Newton, Riverside, Ruthanne Fuller | 25 comments

The following originally appeared as a letter to the editor in this week’s Newton TAB. Reprinted with permission.

In a recent newsletter, Mayor Fuller informs us that the plan for Riverside has been scaled back in response to “neighbors’ concerns,” which “also means a reduction in community benefits.” She suggests attending the next City Council hearing, if we “want to be involved.” I can almost hear, “Or whatever.”

The lack of enthusiasm in the Mayor’s message is unsettling. A year ago, she signed the Metro Mayors Coalition Housing Task Force Compact with 14 other area leaders (housingtaskforce.mapc.org), affirming the dire regional housing shortage and pledging to do all she could to alleviate it.

At the time, she told the Boston Globe that housing proposals in Newton faced tough neighborhood opposition, but she had faith in the

BC says employees, alumni will punish Fuller for efforts to take Webster Woods

BC says employees, alumni will punish Fuller for efforts to take Webster Woods

by | Oct 1, 2019 | Boston College, Ruthanne Fuller, Webster Woods | 42 comments

Both the Globe and Newton Patch take deep dives this morning into Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller’s efforts to take 17 acres of Webster Woods from Boston College by eminent domain.

The Globe’s John Hilliard revisits the decision to by then Mayor Setti Warren to pass up a chance to purchase the woods when Congregation Mishkan Tefila was first looking to sell it.

“We reached out to the city, but they didn’t show any interest,” said Steven Kaitz, one of three co-presidents of the congregation.

And Patch’s Jenna Fisher quotes Boston College spokesperson Jack Dunn who says ts Fuller will

Mayor asks working group to re-assess NewCAL sites, including Newton Centre triangle

by | Sep 25, 2019 | NewCAL, Ruthanne Fuller | 37 comments

I am the Chair of the Newton Council on Aging. Last night, we had our first meeting of the year, which was also one of the NewCAL Community Meetings. The meeting was attended by Mayor Fuller and Commissioners Colino, DeRubeis and Morse, members of the Council on Aging, and a very small number of members of the community.

The purpose of this letter is to apprise the community of what happened at our meeting last night.