Mark Development plans a 40B along Washington Street in West Newton
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Thank you Officer Adam Gabriel
I don’t typically write about my daily life here, but this story is too good to pass up.
My wife and I drove to West Newton last Saturday. We parked in front of Harris Cyclery and went to the Farmers Market, followed by L’Aroma and then Sweet Tomatoes. All in all, it was a flavorful way to spend part of our Saturday.
But when we got back to my car, about 90 minutes later, there was an unsigned note on my dashboard from a good citizen saying my car was
Fuller outlines plan to buy armory for affordable housing
Mayor Fuller released this statement today… This morning I sent a request to the City Council to authorize the purchase of the West Newton Armory Building and land at 1135 Washington Street just outside West Newton Square. The City of Newton is being...
Go Fund Me campaign started for family of David Schultz
The Franklin School PTO has created a Go Fund Me campaign to benefit the family David Schultz, the West Newton resident who died unexpectedly during a triathlon in Hopkinton State Park last weekend. He leaves behind a nine-year-old son with Down Syndrome and two six...
Barbara Brousal-Glaser will not run for re-election
In a letter to constituents late Friday, Ward 3 Councilor Barbara Brousal-Glaser announced that she will not run for another term. Glaser was first elected in 2014 (back when we had a Board of Alderman) and has served Ward 3 since. She currently serves on the...
Fuller eyes plan to convert armory into affordable housing
From Mayor Ruthanne Fuller’s budget announcement:
I am excited to announce that we will explore preserving the National Guard Armory building on Washington Street at the edge of West Newton Square and repurposing it as 100 percent affordable housing so more people of modest means can make this good city of Newton their home. The commonwealth is willing to sell the building to the city for $1 only if it is used for affordable housing, a use in which I believe deeply, and which also allows the city to control what happens to this important building.
Do you have a ‘perfect size 7B foot’?
Rockport in West Newton is looking for you!
Proposal would create new parks in Newtonville and West Newton
The Globe’s John Hilliard explores the proposal for park decks over the Mass Turnpike in West Newton and Newtonville that’s part of the Hello Washington Street visioning process.
Under proposed zoning for the area, developers would be able to build commercial buildings of up to 10 stories by special permit, but would also have to contribute to a fund to help support construction of the park decks, as well as improvements to the city’s commuter rail stations, [City Councillor Susan Albright] said.
The “vision” test of commenting on Hello Washington Street Draft 2
Before even getting to the substance of the content, my first comment on the second draft of the Washington Street “Vision” was on the difficulty of actually reading it. Maybe it works better on one of those huge double-wide computer screens (anyone got...
Zoning and the future of transportation
Last week in West Newton the city held a discussion around the changes both proposed and underway for the village center. Unfortunately, I had a previous engagement and couldn’t make it, though I listened to much of the conversation through the Facebook feed. ...Washington Street vision plan, part two, now open for public input
The Washington Street Corridor visioning project, Hello Washington Street, [Facebook page here] has moved into its second phase. Here’s the updated vision plan and here’s a link to the second draft exploring the proposed zoning. You can add comments to...Let’s raise a glass to John O’Hara
Very sad to report to that Newton has lost John O’Hara, who co-owned Paddy’s Public House in West Newton and O’Hara’s Food & Spirits in Newton Highlands with his brother Karl.
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