City presents Village Center Overlay District 3.0 and here’s what’s changed
The Newton Zoning and Planning Committee presented its latest iteration of the Village Center Overlay District re-zoning plan, which they’re…
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Village Center Overlay District 3.0 public hearing to be Tuesday, Sept. 26
Confused about what updates have been made to the Village Center Overlay District proposal? You’re not alone. And on Tuesday,…
In wake of tragedy, how is Newton addressing bicycle safety?
In late August, Tufts Professor Andrew Alex Bohm was riding a bicycle along Watertown Street in Newton when a UPS…
Newton City Council bans plastic takeout ware, helium balloon releases
The City Council on Monday night passed an ordinance banning non-recyclable single-use dishware from being sold at restaurants in the…
Mayor Fuller announces excess of $40 million budget surplus
Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller announced on Friday a surplus of funds totaling more than $40 million in two city accounts….
Newton may soon allow craft breweries
Alcoholic beverage distilleries and craft beer pubs aren’t allowed in Newton, but they may soon be. Zachery LeMel, long-range planner…
Making Room: Newton plan lets village centers build bigger
‘Making Room’ is a series in which the Newton Beacon examines Newton’s efforts to comply with a new state law…
Making Room: Newton mulls village center rezoning as state deadline looms
Before the year is over, Newton may have a plan in place to let its village centers grow into high-density…
Now what? Fuller says Horace Mann work will happen
The vote is over — but the overrides aren’t going away as an issue. After Newton residents approved two tax…
Voters approve Countryside and Franklin overrides but reject $9.2 million operating override
Newton residents approved two tax increases for major construction at elementary schools on Tuesday, but rejected a $9.2 million increase…
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