Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller discussed the progress the city has made and the obstacles that it faces in her third State of the City address. Fuller focused on three major challenges.
Metro, Top Story
Newton City Council Votes Unanimously to Seize Webster Woods From BC
Newton City Council voted unanimously to seize Webster Woods from Boston College via eminent domain on Monday. Mayor Ruthanne Fuller first announced her plans to secure funds for the acquisition in September.
Metro, Featured Story
Newton City Council to Vote on Webster Woods Acquisition
Newton City Council will meet Monday night to vote on the proposal to acquire Webster Woods from Boston College via eminent domain. “A committee of the whole”—made up of all of the city councilors, except for two who were absent—voted to recommend all seven items in the proposal for approval on Nov. 25.
Metro, Newton
Newton Passes New Vape Sale Regulations
Vape sales in Newton are being limited to the two adult-only vape shops in the city: Vape Daddy’s and Garden City Vape.
Metro, Newton
Newton Unveils Capital Improvement Plan
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller shared a “sobering” financial forecast for the City of Newton on Oct. 21, looking ahead to the years of 2021-5.
News, On Campus
Foster Argues ‘The Feminist Case Against Abortion’ at Pro-Life Club Event
Unlike the previous anti-abortion event the club hosted in March, Foster’s talk was met with neither protests nor tense exchanges between the speaker and the audience members.
Metro, Politics, Featured Story, Newton
City Council Overturns Mayor’s Veto, Raises Councilor Salaries
The Newton City Council overturned the mayor’s veto of its earlier decision to raise the salaries of city councilors and the mayor at its meeting on Monday night. The City Council did not vote to raise the pay for School Committee members—that will go to a vote later in the year.
Metro, Newton
Mayor Fuller Vetoes Order to Raise City Council Salary
City councilors have not had a pay raise in nearly two decades. In the mayor’s veto letter, she said the raises are too large, too quickly implemented, and too untimely proposed.
News, On Campus
Young Talks Origins, Importance of AADS Program
Young also spoke about the administrative obstacles that she faced during the program’s expansion phase.
