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People in bright red shirts made their way down Commonwealth Avenue Wednesday morning, ending at Newton’s City Hall. Holding “Support Newton Educators” signs and chanting “This is what a union looks like,” the 1,000 teachers and support staff gathered on the Hall’s lawn to protest working for a second year without a contract. “Going back…
Lightning the Burmese Python has been found and returned to his family, according to a Newton Police Department tweet at 7:36 p.m.
A Burmese Python is on the loose in Newton, according to the Newton Police. The black-and-gold snake, which is six to eight feet long, left a backyard on Jewett Street at 5 p.m. on Aug. 20.
The MBTA has approved funds for the creation of designs that would make the Newtonville, West Newton, and Auburndale Commuter Rail Stations more accessible.
Heavily-trafficked sections of the Red, Orange, and Green Lines will be closed on weekends this fall for repairs, according to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. The MBTA approved the project, dubbed Building a Better T, on Aug. 12.
Boston City Hall aides Kenneth Brissette and Timothy Sullivan allegedly threatened to withhold permits from Crash Line Productions if union stagehands were not hired for Boston Calling in 2014.
Newton’s Mayor, Ruthanne Fuller, has proposed to limit sales on vaping products in Newton, and Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey testified earlier this month that vaping products should not be allowed to have flavors, as they attract teenage customers.
Walsh’s $3.49 billion proposal was passed unanimously. The budget increased by $176 million from last year and focused on education, the transportation plan Go Boston 2030, housing, and public safety.
Boston approved an application for a Straight Pride Parade on Wednesday, according to the Boston Globe. Super Happy Fun America, the group sponsoring the parade, said the event will be held on Aug. 31.
The plan to expedite the capital construction project comes after two derailments on the T this month, causing the public and government officials to demand that major changes be made to the transportation system.
