Newton’s new city seal design is complete
The city almost has a new seal. But not quite. The City Council was set to possibly vote on a new city seal selected by [...]
‘Much work to do’: Fuller delivers final State of City Address
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller has served in Newton's corner office for exactly 2,590 days, a number she pointed out as she began her final State of [...]
School psychologist suing NPS for firing over vaccine refusal, citing religion and Nuremburg
A school psychologist who said she was fired by the Newton Public Schools in 2022 due to her refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccine is [...]
Mayor plans to pilot a public plaza in Newton Centre
Newton Centre has a big patch of park that provides a green oasis in the middle of a bustling village center. Now, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller [...]
City Council passes ‘Tobacco-free generation’ ordinance amendment
Someday, it’s possible a 50-year-old smoker will be too young to buy cigarettes in Newton and will ask a 60-year-old to buy them. Newton’s City [...]
Much ADU about housing: Newton’s accessory unit zoning changes take shape
A new state housing law has a section requiring communities to allow accessory dwelling units, and now Newton has to change its zoning to match [...]
What does SJC ruling on MBTA Communities Act mean for Newton?
It looks like a recent court ruling about regulation filings related to the MBTA Communities Act will not jeopardize the Village Center Overlay District rezoning in Newton. [...]
Committee approves fix for hole in retaining wall zoning ordinance
A zoning amendment passed by the City Council last winter relating to special permits and retaining walls was an obstacle to the city being in [...]
Committee approves controversial tobacco sales ordinance change
The City Council’s Programs and Services has approved an ordinance amendment that—if it passes a vote by the whole City Council—will ban the sale [...]
Newton’s Accessory Dwelling Unit zoning will need changes with new state law
Maura Healey signed the biggest housing bond bill in Massachusetts history in August to address the state’s housing shortage crisis, and that bill included [...]
Operation Access cracks down on handicapped parking violations
Operation Access, a joint project between the Commission on Disability and the Newton Police Department, has raised $3,600 in fines from handicapped parking violations. The [...]
BERDO is Born: City Council passes long-awaited energy and greenhouse gas ordinance
After years of discussion and months of debate, the City Council on Monday night passed a Building Emissions Reductions and Disclosures Ordinance (BERDO). The vote [...]
DPW Commissioner Jim McGonagle leaving next month
DPW Commissioner Jim McGonagle will soon depart City Hall for a cemetery. Don’t worry. He’s not dying. He got a new job. Mayor Ruthanne Fuller, [...]
LWVN Report: Newtonians want more transparency, city website is unpopular
Newton’s city government needs to work on transparency, building the public’s trust and a better city website, according to the League of Women Voters of [...]
BERDO vote delayed after councilor invokes charter, says questions remain
The BERDO saga will head into overtime. The ordinance to require building owners to report energy use and reduce emissions, recently approved out of the [...]