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Newton Committee Opens Review of Overnight Winter Parking Ban, Sets March 4 Return

NEWTON — February 18, 2026 — Newton's Public Safety and Transportation Committee opened its review of the city's overnight winter parking ban Wednesday, setting a March 4 return date with no immediate changes expected to the current season. The ban — in effect December 1 through March 31, prohibiting

Newton Finance Committee Approves Four Spending Items in 8-0 Votes

NEWTON — February 9, 2026 — Newton Finance Committee unanimously approves $178,000 in four routine transfers at first hybrid meeting in four years. The committee voted 8-0 on all four agenda items Monday, beginning with a $34,626 Community Preservation Act appropriation for the third phase of a citywide bike

Newton Finance Committee Approves Four Spending Items in 8-0 Votes

NEWTON — February 9, 2026 — Newton Finance Committee unanimously approves $178,000 in four routine transfers at first hybrid meeting in four years. The committee voted 8-0 on all four agenda items Monday, beginning with a $34,626 Community Preservation Act appropriation for the third phase of a citywide bike

Newton Finance Committee Approves Four Spending Items in 8-0 Votes

NEWTON — February 9, 2026 — Newton Finance Committee unanimously approves $178,000 in four routine transfers at first hybrid meeting in four years. The committee voted 8-0 on all four agenda items Monday, beginning with a $34,626 Community Preservation Act appropriation for the third phase of a citywide bike

Newton Committee Advances Police Chief Nomination 6-0, With One Abstention

NEWTON — February 4, 2026 — Newton's Public Safety and Transportation Committee voted 6-0, with one abstention, to advance the mayor's appointment of Timothy B. Cahoon as chief of the Newton Police Department. Cahoon, a 30-year Braintree Police veteran who rose to deputy chief, fielded nearly

Newton School Committee Unanimously Approves Visitor Policy, FY27 Budget Priorities

NEWTON — January 26, 2026 — Newton School Committee approves visitor policy and budget priorities, sends $543,000 fee package back for revision. The committee voted 9-0 at its January 26 meeting to adopt a revised Visitors to School policy, with Ward 1 member Jason Grossfield successfully amending the final sentence

Newton Council Committee Holds Tree Notification and Design Items 8-0

Newton council committee advances standardized tree notification form, stalls on broader expansion.

Newton Committee Reverses Two Traffic Council Rulings, Cuts Plaza Trial to May

NEWTON — January 21, 2026 — Newton's Public Safety and Transportation Committee voted unanimously to reverse two Traffic Council decisions and narrowly amended a third at its January 21 meeting. The committee voted 8-0 to repeal a Traffic Council trial that would have temporarily lifted an 18-year-old

Newton Council Unanimously Approves $300,000 Transfer to Staff New Mayor's Office

NEWTON — January 20, 2026 — Newton City Council unanimously approved a $300,000 mid-year budget transfer to fund two new senior positions in the mayor's office. The Finance Committee had already cleared the item eight to zero on January 12, with CFO Jennifer Lemieux explaining that the funds

Newton Zoning Panel Votes 8-0 to Move Economic Development Commission to Mayor's Office

NEWTON — January 12, 2026 — Newton's Zoning and Planning Committee voted 8-0 to advance an ordinance amendment moving oversight of the city's Economic Development Commission from the Planning Department to the Mayor's Office. Attorney Andrew Lee of the city's Law Department confirmed

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