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 [...]
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 [...]