The Cooper Center for Active Living construction project held its monthly community update Tuesday to discuss site updates and progress.
Metro, Politics
NewCAL Officials Update Community on Building Plans, Project Timeline
City officials announced revisions to several previous design plans to make parts of NewCAL more accessible at a meeting on Thursday.
Metro, Politics, Newton
Newton Senior Center Programs to Move to Temporary Facilities Starting in November
The department will host many of the same programs in the temporary campus as it would have held in the senior center building.
Metro, Politics, Newton
Zhang: Demolishing 345 Walnut St. is Both Necessary and Necessarily Unpleasant
Senior centers serve seniors, but the existing one does not fulfill that purpose.
Metro, Politics, Newton
Newton City Council Approves funding For Proposed Senior Center
After four years and more than 300 community meetings, the Newton City Council approved full funding of the proposed Newton Center for Active Living.
Metro, Politics, Newton
Finance Committee Allocates $19.5 Million Budget to NewCAL Project
The proposed new senior center’s $19.5 million price tag reflects an increase from a previous estimate of $16.65 million.
Metro, Politics, Newton
Architect Details NewCAL Designs Following Vote Not to Landmark Current Senior Center
An architect detailed building plans for a new Newton senior center after a vote last month ruled to not landmark the current facility.
Politics, Newton, Metro
Newton Historical Commission Rejects Nomination to Landmark Newton Senior Center
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.
Metro, Politics
Newton Historical Commission Members Clash Over NewCAL Design at Meeting Thursday
Developers of the West Newton Armory and the Newton Center for Active Living (NewCAL) presented their designs to the Newton Historical Commission (NHC) at a meeting on Thursday, centering on the viability of preserving historical elements without compromising accessibility.
Metro, Featured Story, Newton
‘It’s Not Historical. We Are’: Demonstrators Call for New Senior Center Building at Wednesday Protest
Joan Belle Isle, the chair of the executive committee of the Council on Aging, said she thinks the Newton Senior Center is the reason she’s alive.
