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Newton School Committee March 9 Transcript Captures No Meeting Content

NEWTON — March 9, 2026 — Newton School Committee's March 9 meeting produced no reportable record. The automated transcript of the community access TV recording of the meeting contains no spoken content — only repeated entries of the transcription vendor credit line "CastingWords" across more than three hours of

Newton Council Panel Holds Brookline Route 9 Rezoning Item, Flags Traffic Concerns

NEWTON — March 9, 2026 — Newton council panel scrutinizes Brookline's Route 9 rezoning and hears its own affordable housing deficit laid bare. The Land Use Committee, chaired by Councilor Baker, convened a cross-municipal session Monday in which Brookline Town Administrator Charles Carey defended a proposed overlay zoning that

Newton Finance Committee Unanimously Approves Treasurer, Two Grants in Single Session

NEWTON — March 9, 2026 — Newton Finance Committee unanimously approves treasurer reappointment and two state grants totaling over $163,000. The committee voted three times without dissent at its March 9 meeting, reappointing City Treasurer Ron Mendez, who described plans to expand e-billing — already reaching 800 of 57,000 excise

Newton Finance Committee Unanimously Approves Treasurer, Two Grants in Single Session

NEWTON — March 9, 2026 — Newton Finance Committee unanimously approves treasurer reappointment and two state grants totaling over $163,000. The committee voted three times without dissent at its March 9 meeting, reappointing City Treasurer Ron Mendez, who described plans to expand e-billing — already reaching 800 of 57,000 excise

Newton Committee Opens Charter Review, Forms Council Rules Subcommittee

Newton's Programs and Services Committee voted unanimously to open a review of the city charter and form a subcommittee on council rules.

Newton Council Panel Forms Rules Subcommittee, Launches Article-by-Article Charter Review

NEWTON — March 4, 2026 — Newton's Programs and Services Committee voted unanimously to form a four-member rules subcommittee and opened a full-committee review of the city's 13-article charter at its March 4 meeting. Chair Josh Princeman named Councilor Lyle Baker to lead the rules

Newton Land Use Committee Approves Two Home Expansions, Holds Richfield Road Rebuild

NEWTON — February 24, 2026 — Newton Land Use Committee approves two home expansions, holds demolition-rebuild on scale and zoning grounds. The committee, chaired by Councilor Andrea Kelly, voted 8-to-0 to approve a roof raise at 55 Auburndale Avenue for the Murnane family and 7-to-0 with one

Newton Zoning Panel Holds Two-Family Fix, Rejects Facade Date Extension

NEWTON — February 23, 2026 — Newton's Zoning and Planning Committee rejected a bid to delay the city's 60-percent facade build-out ordinance and held proposed amendments to the two-family housing definition at a virtual February 23 meeting. Councilor Susan Albright moved to set a public

Newton Finance Committee Approves $1.65 Million in Snow and Cooper Center Transfers

NEWTON — February 23, 2026 — Newton Finance Committee unanimously approves $1.65 million in transfers at blizzard-forced Zoom meeting. The committee, meeting entirely remotely on February 23 after a snowstorm made in-person attendance impossible, cleared a $1.5 million transfer from the comptroller's reserve to the Department

Newton Finance Committee Approves $1.65 Million in Snow and Cooper Center Transfers

NEWTON — February 23, 2026 — Newton Finance Committee unanimously approves $1.65 million in transfers at blizzard-forced Zoom meeting. The committee, meeting entirely remotely on February 23 after a snowstorm made in-person attendance impossible, cleared a $1.5 million transfer from the comptroller's reserve to the Department

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