Mayor’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 of this...
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City’s financial forecast and five year plans
The mayor presented the city's Long Range Financial Forecast, 5 Year Financial Plan, and 5 Year Capital Plan to the City Council this evening. Dig in ... Click here to read the entire Long-Range Financial Plan and Five-Year Forecast. Click here to read the Capital...
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Both ways on the Carriage Lane
Now that the days have become cooler, the nighttime temperatures have started to drop, and the water at Crystal Lake is too cold for even a quick dip, here’s some unexpected good news to warm you up. This past week Newton took a big step forward on the proposed plan...
Thank you to the village beautifiers
As I did my Saturday errands today, I was struck by how nice our villages are because of the people and businesses who put out and take care of plantings, both floral and other. These pictures are just from walking up and down one block of Lincoln Street in Newton...
Newton gun group questioned over political endorsements
A story by Annie Sandoli in the Newton Patch reports that Newton Gun Violence Prevention Collaborative has come under criticism for its recent political endorsements for the upcoming Newton municipal elections. One of those endorsements was for School Committee...
Newton’s smallest house for sale
The Boston Globe reports that the wonderfully tiny, 251 sq foot house along side Route 9 in Upper Falls is for sale for $449,500. I've been intrigued by this house since I moved to Upper Falls and I actually wrote this piece about it in 2011 for the Newton Patch....
The 2021 political competition
I was at Newtonville Village Day this past weekend and realized that the 2021 political competition has begun in earnest. No not the election, that's been going for a while. I'm talking about the 2021 Political Swag Contest. I picked up a Paul Levy screen cleaner at...
