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 [...]
Zoning and Planning approves BERDO with amended residential requirements
The BERDO brouhaha beats onward, and the Zoning and Planning Committee on Monday night voted to approve it without greenhouse gas reduction mandates for residential [...]
Dry Spell: Drought puts Newton at risk for wildfires
Newton often has issues with high water tables and flooding. But this month, the opposite is cause for concern. New England is in the midst [...]
Commonwealth Avenue Carriage Road project moving along
Commonwealth Avenue in Auburndale is getting a makeover, and soon there will be no driving on the Carriage Road portion of it. Mayor Ruthanne Fuller [...]
SMASHED: Newton families go medieval on pumpkins at City Hall
PHOTO: Students from the Newton North/South high school robotics club, the LigerBots, display a guillotine to crush pumpkins with at Newton's Pumpkin Smash 2024 on [...]
Morse: Newton ‘in good shape’ for BERDO
There’s a lot of debate over whether Newton residents and businesses are ready for a BERDO (Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance). But is the [...]
‘This is the Holy Acorn’: Newton Tree Conservancy hosts sapling giveaway
PHOTO: The Newton Tree Conservancy was established in 2008. (Erell Renaudeau / For The Heights) The following story first appeared on The Heights, an independent, nonprofit newspaper [...]
How much could the proposed BERDO cost property owners?
The City Council’s Zoning and Planning Committee is working on a potential ordinance to require buildings to report energy use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. [...]
Newton’s getting more EV chargers
If you have an electric vehicle, it may soon be easier to find a place to charge it in Newton. The city already has 22 [...]
Marty Sender Riverwalk, now complete, offers nature walk with ‘wow’ factor
PHOTO Mayor Ruthanne Fuller cuts the ribbon at the Marty Sender Riverwalk on Aug. 28, with local officials and volunteers (and a dog named Auggie) [...]
City plans stormwater improvement system under Albemarle Field
As the city works through a plan to redevelop Albemarle Field, there’s an additional new proposal for a stormwater improvement project along Albemarle Road and [...]
How Newton is working to conquer heat islands, one tree at a time
On the afternoon of Aug. 5, it was exactly 90 degrees outside in Newton, according to both AccuWeather and Weather.com. But in front of the [...]
City Council mulling change to how raised lots are regulated
A common practice in Newton real estate development seems to involve taking an average-sized house and knocking it down to build a gigantic, palatial estate [...]
Sick Leaves: New parasitic disease plaguing Newton’s beech trees
There’s a new sickness in New England, and it’s killing some of the region’s biggest native trees. Beech leaf disease is a condition caused by [...]
Waste Not: Fulfilled Goods is a new store in Newton that offers sustainable shopping
PHOTO: Left to right: Olivia Sousa, Shara Ertel and Shayla Bellucci greet customers with smiles at Fulfilled Goods. Photo by Genevieve Morrison Inside a small [...]