How an old pipe makes new problems for Border Street rezoning effort
Scott Scarpato has been trying to get Newton to fix a pipe under Border Street—where he owns Automatic Laundry and a few other properties—for years [...]
Fuller pitches new plan for surplus funds
A month after the Newton City Council rejected Mayor Fuller’s plan for millions of dollars in surplus funds, Fuller is trying another approach. This time [...]
STILL NOT THERE: Newton City Council ends another debate without a zoning vote
A City Council vote on the Village Center Overlay District rezoning plan will have to wait until the last of the Thanksgiving leftovers are gone. [...]
Newton Affordable Housing Trust approves funding for new transitional housing and senior housing renovation
The Newton Affordable Housing Trust (NAHT) unanimously approved a transitional housing project and the allocation of funds to support 2Life Communities’ ongoing senior housing renovation [...]
City Council discusses, but doesn’t vote on, village center rezoning
After more than three hours of debate over parking, building size, front and rear setbacks, open space requirements and a whole lot more, Newton’s City [...]
Newton moves closer to building emissions reduction ordinance
Newton’s Climate and Sustainability team laid out a plan to the Zoning & Planning Committee Monday night for Newton to require all buildings of 20,000 [...]
Watts the holdup? Newton awaits word on construction electrification ordinance
Newton has taken steps to soon require all new construction and major renovations in the city to run on electricity instead of gas, oil or [...]
Mayor gives update on neighborhood street paving efforts
With nearly 90,000 residents and the Massachusetts Turnpike running through the city, Newton sees a lot of wear and tear in its roads. And in [...]
Newton Fair Housing Committee talks landlord training, Affordable Homes Act
The Newton Fair Housing Committee discussed fair housing training, the newly announced Affordable Homes Act, affordable housing data, and lottery data integration at its meeting Wednesday morning. [...]
Newton’s Winter Parking Ban Stays, for Now
Newton’s winter parking ban goes into effect on Dec. 1, and although the City Council rejected a plan to drop the ban for a trial [...]
Zoning and Planning Committee approves VCOD
Newton’s Zoning and Planning Committee has approved the Village Center Overlay District plan, clearing the way for a full City Council vote in the coming [...]
City Council rejects mayor’s plan for surplus funds
A couple of months ago, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller announced more than $40 million in surplus funds as well as a plan for where she wanted [...]
On Tap: Newton City Council approves brewery ordinance
In the mood for an Allen House Ale? How about some Waban Whiskey or Matt Damon Hard Cider? Craft breweries and distilleries have been popping [...]
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 calling “VCOD 3.0,” on Tuesday [...]
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, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m., [...]