The Heights

Newton May Allocate ARPA Funding to Alleviate Job Cuts, NPS Official Says

Gavin Zhang • April 10, 2022

Newton Public Schools (NPS) may use recently allocated American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to restore some proposed job cuts, said Liam Hurley, NPS assistant superintendent and chief financial and administrative officer, at a Newton School Committee meeting on Wednesday.

Backlash to Potential Job Cuts in Newton Public Schools Continues at Public Hearing

Ven Cernjul • April 6, 2022

“We are in lifeboats and we're watching the Titanic sink,” Newton teacher Kim Smith said. “We're asking you for help, and for you to tell us to just grin and bear it and get creative is unacceptable.”

Local Leaders Question Newton’s Assessment of Underrepresented Residents’ Needs

Ven Cernjul • March 31, 2022

“Of all of the issues that came out with respect to the report and the process, nowhere was the word ‘people of color’ mentioned—the term was continuously ‘lower resourced.’"

Politicians Call for Greater Sanctions, Humanitarian Aid at Newton Rally for Ukraine

Victor Stefanescu • March 27, 2022

“I think it's important to understand that everyone’s lives are impacted—that it's not somebody else's world,” Kissin said. “The whole free world needs to step up.”

Newton Historical Commission Rejects Nomination to Landmark Newton Senior Center

Gavin Zhang • March 25, 2022

The Newton Historical Commission voted to not nominate the existing Newton Senior Center building as a landmark, removing an obstacle against its demolition for a brand new Newton Center for Active Living building.

Newton City Council Discusses Ordinance to Reduce Building Emissions

Sahithi Thumuluri • March 24, 2022

At the Newton City Council’s meeting as the Committee of the Whole on Monday, the Newton Citizens Commission on Energy presented a plan to create a Building Energy Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO) resembling the one Boston implemented in 2013.

Newton Public Schools Face Potential Job Cuts Despite Increased Budget

Sahithi Thumuluri • March 20, 2022

David Fleishman, superintendent of Newton Public Schools (NPS), warned the NPS community at a March 8 budget presentation that the district may cut as many as 74 jobs next year as a result of declining enrollment rates and a budget gap.

Boston-Area Supermarket Chain Ceases Stock of Russian Products

Gavin Zhang • March 20, 2022

BazaAr Supermarkets announced that it will cease imports of Russian products on Feb. 28 in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

New YMCA Site Will Not Affect NewCAL Plans Says Public Building Commissioner

Gavin Zhang • March 20, 2022

The City of Newton will not make major changes to its plans for the Newton Center for Active Living (NewCAL) project despite the YMCA’s recent announcement that it will open a second site in Newton, according to Public Buildings Commissioner Josh Morse, who spoke at a NewCAL community meeting on Thursday.