Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at 7pm. Room 207 of Newton City Hall (1000 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton) and online. Under the “Ten Communities Act”, the City of Newton is one of the ten communities selected by the MA Legislature to participate … Read More
Category Archives: Voice Yourself
Wednesday, June 7 is Newton’s Bus/Van Driver & Crossing Guard Appreciation Day. Having buses and safe routes to school are a key part of reducing the climate impacts of transportation. Help your student make a card and say a special … Read More
Newton has many hundreds of unrepaired gas leaks. Gas can cause explosions and fires, pollutes our air indoors and out, kills our trees and drives climate change. And, the utilities charge ratepayers for the lost gas. We all can help … Read More
Thursday, May 11 from 4:30 – 5:30pm. Online. Join the next Green Newton School Connections meeting and get involved in greening our schools. At the start of the meeting, City Councilor Vicki Danberg will speak to us about the proposed … Read More
An iconic movie of the 1960s, The Graduate, ended with a scene in which a rich older man advised the movie’s young central character played by Dustin Hoffman to succeed by finding a job that dealt in some way with … Read More
Newton is proposing to install artificial turf at Albemarle Field in Newtonville for $ 2.2 million dollars, and the city is shortcutting the process without input from residents or thorough investigation into its environmental impacts and alternatives that could be … Read More
Wednesday, May 10 from 1-2pm. Massachusetts State House, Rm 428. Join Mothers Out Front at the MA State House to show support for the Future of Clean Heat briefing, Senator Cynthia Creem’s bill on clean energy transformation. Please email info.ma.newton@mothersoutfront.org … Read More
Wednesday, April 19 at 7pm. Online. The Newton City Council’s Programs & Services Committee will hold a public comment on the proposed expanded packaging ordinance at their meeting tonight (see agenda). The ordinance proposes to eliminate a broad array of … Read More
The City of Newton is asking for feedback from residents to better inform their implementation-focused Bicycle and Pedestrian Network Plan through May 8, 2023. The plan will strategically recommend investments over a 5-year timeframe to ensure the walking and biking … Read More
The MBTA released its proposed Capital Investment Plan (CIP) for 2024-28. It does little to address climate change or social justice (charts below on funding for diesel vs electric trains and buses). This year’s Capital Investment Plan (the MBTA’s 5 … Read More
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