One Newton Preliminary Election, Debate for Ward 5 Councilors
The Newton Highlands Neighborhood Area Council together with the Waban Area Council and Upper Falls Area Council are hosting a debate for the Candidates running for Ward Councilor from Ward 5. The debate will be Thursday, September 5 at 7:30 pm at the Emerson...Meet the WYMPS!
Here’s a nice Newton-based story that aired on WBZ recently.
Good news: New D Line tracks coming. Bad news: It’s going to be noisy!
The Newton Highlands Area Council shared this from City Hall Newton residents near the Green Line: In Mid-September, the MBTA is beginning a 30 month long track and signal replacement project along the entire length of the Green Line D Branch across the City of...Stone L’oven Pizza coming to Waban Square
Restaurant Talk reports the Stone L’oven Pizza Co., which currently has locations in Brewster and Canton, is moving into the former Waban Kitchen on Beacon Street.
MBTA cutting down trees in the Highlands and Waban this week
From Wicked Local’s Jenna Fisher...
The MBTA announced this week that the an arborist at the Northern Tree Service identified 592 trees as potentially hazardous to the Green Line D train, which runs through Newton and Brookline into Boston.
Snout houses proposed for St. Philip Neri, ZBA this Thursday
The project at 1521 Beacon, listed in the Mayor’s housing plan as a target for medium/high density housing, has gone from the original 40B proposal with dozens of affordable units down to two homes and eight townhomes, only two of them affordable. This site was...Private Waban club worries ‘renters’ might be able to ‘see’ children swimming
The board of directors at the private Windsor Club have sent this letter to it members calling for opposition to a proposed 40B development at 1615 Beacon Street (at the corner of Windsor Street) in Waban Center. I’ve highlighted three sections highlighted...St. Philip Neri project reduced to 10-12 units
The developer of a Chapter 40B affordable housing project in Waban is now proposing just 10 to 12 units and two single-family homes for the Beacon Street site. The original plan was for 48 units — 12 townhouses and a 36-unit apartment building at the site of the...40B project considered for St. Philip Neri site in Waban
The Waban Area Council met with the developer of the St. Philip Neri site earlier this month. You can read their report of the meeting on the area council’s website (scroll down). ...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...What’s a 40B? Find out May 1st!
Question:Why would the Waban Area Council want to sponsor a City-wide forum/panel discussion on the ins and outs of the process that developers may follow to produce multi-unit housing with affordable housing requirements in our city? The answer depends on how well...Search V14
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