Newtonville petitions to change its name
City Councilor Emily Norton’s been hearing lots of concerns over the last two years from her constituents about development projects in Newtonville. First there was Austin Street and now there’s the proposed redevelopment of the Orr Block on the table. At...
Yates seeks to expand Sanctuary City ordinance
City Councilor Brian Yates has filed a docket item calling for Sanctuary City status for the New England Mobile Book Fair.
“The Book Fair is in danger of becoming a refugee and needs our protection,” said Yates. “And if Mayor Warren is willing to open the
Wildlife at Large
Scott Lennon, Internal Auditor for the Middlesex County Sherriff’s Department, claims no responsibility for the all-points bulletin issued this morning by Middlesex Sherriff, Peter Koutoujian, to arrest any elected officials in Newton who are “at-large.” According to...
Newton’s branding for the new century
Steven Feller president of the Newton Economic Development Commission announced that the city has just inked a twenty year contract with the Mars Candy Company. Said Feller “This is huge. For much of the 20th century the City of Newton reaped enormous branding...
Upper Falls Grayway is on the way
The recently completed Upper Falls Greenway walking trail has been a big hit in the neighborhood so local resident Jerry Reilly hopes to expand on the concept.with the Upper Falls Grayway Says Reilly “We’ve got more than our share of butt ugly industrial...City Councilors seek more things to ban
After successfully banning or placing limits on plastic bags, leaf blowers and the word “man,” City Councilors Ted Hess-Mahan, Alison Leary and Emily Norton are looking for new things to legislate away. “We know there’s more things we can get...Campaign Meddling Alleged
Newton’s Mayoral candidate, Ruthanne Fuller, has lodged a formal complaint with the Newton Election Commission and the State’s Attorney General, alleging that opponent, Scott Lennon has bugged her telephones. In a countersuit, Mayoral candidate Lennon has asserted...
Crowded field in mayor’s race
The proposed changed to the City Charter, to reduce the the size of the City Council, has had a bizarre unintended consequence. As of today all 24 sitting City Councillors have announced that they are running for mayor. Further complicating matters, it appears that...Needham scraps Highland Ave expansion, wants trains instead
Wanting to be “even greener” than Newton in the Highland/Needham corridor improvements, Needham selectmen have opted for a full-on transit expansion for its part of the project. “We don’t think people will come to shop in Needham via...
School start time backlash begins
The School Committee has been working on changing to a later start time for the Newton schools. From the start there has been some minor resistance to the idea from parents who are concerned about the impact on sports and other after-school activity, Just this week...
The Artful Tuba
The 3rd annual Newton Festival of the Arts is about to kick off again. This year its even bigger and better than ever. One of last year’s highlights was the “Artful Pianos” – beautifully painted street pianos that were distributed around the...