Mayor wins Sheila Mondshein Award for fair housing leadership
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller has made affordable housing one of the pillars of her tenure in City Hall. And on Tuesday, she was recognized for that [...]
Enjoy the Ride: After feedback about costs, city lowers GoGo fees
Newton provides partly subsidized, fee-based transportation, GoGo, for seniors as well as people with disabilities and low incomes. “The GoGo service links riders with carefully [...]
Board details plan for federal housing grants next year
The following story first appeared on The Heights, an independent, nonprofit newspaper run by Boston College students, with which the Newton Beacon has formed a partnership. Stories [...]
Not So Fast: ADU ordinance vote hits last-minute delay
The City Council will have to wait a little longer to vote on a new accessory dwelling unit ordinance. The Zoning and Planning Committee had [...]
ADU ordinance headed to City Council for vote: Here’s what’s in it
After months of deliberations and a new state law taking effect, Newton’s Zoning and Planning Committee has approved an accessory dwelling unit ordinance for the [...]
City Council withdraws Nonantum developer’s zoning and permit requests
A plan to turn a Nonantum barbershop building into a mixed-use, four-story apartment building was officially laid to rest Monday night. What may grow from [...]
Newton Centre plaza public hearing met with curiosity, concern
A few dozen people showed up Wednesday evening to a public hearing regarding a new outdoor plaza planned for Newton Center, which the Newton Traffic [...]
City Council votes to sell West Newton parking spaces to incoming chocolate shop
The city has owned and leased out a parcel of land in West Newton that encompasses several parking spaces since 1984. On Monday night, the [...]
For safety reasons, city adjusts shoveling deadline for heavy storms
Wet snow is heavy, and shoveling it can cause injury. So the city recently relaxed the deadline to clear snow from sidewalks, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller [...]
Land Use Committee recommends denial of Nonantum project
Nonantum barber John Mula wanted a zoning change for his barber shop property at 386-390 Watertown St., so he could add another floor of residential [...]
Planning Department cuts size of proposed pilot plaza in half
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller and the Planning Department have made some changes to what was a controversial plan to put a public plaza in part of [...]
Years in the making: City Council approves new city seal design
After lengthy debate Tuesday night, Newton’s City Council approved the city’s new seal design. The vote was relatively narrow, with 13 voting in favor and [...]
School Committee approves competency determination requirements
The school committee recently approved new Competency Determination (CD) requirements for the high school classes of 2025 and 2026. Initially, students had to pass the [...]
Work begins on Albemarle Field stormwater filtration system
The city broke ground Thursday on a massive stormwater filtration system that's going under Albemarle Field along Cheesecake Brook. The project will install an infiltration [...]
Fuller: Trump administration policies may impact Newton’s revenues
The City Council met with Mayor Ruthanne Fuller Thursday night to talk about the upcoming FY2026 budget process, and there was an elephant in the [...]