Monday, January 14, 2013
While Newton aldermen and School Committee members agreed with many aspects of the latest design, there remains some concerns about traffic and safe crosswalks.
After initial layouts sparked concerns over parking and overall appearance, several Newton aldermen and School Committee members agreed last week that the latest designs for the new Angier Elementary are moving in the right direction. "It's a great design," said Ward 7 Alderman-at-Large Marc Laredo. "I'm really excited about it." Aldermen met jointly on January 10 with members of the School Committee, Design Review Committee and Angier School Building Committee to discuss and review the most recent design ideas with representatives from DiNisco Design Partnership, the Angier project designers, and Angier project managers from Joslin Lesser & Associates. As explained during an initial design presentation in November, architects are looking…
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Architects and designers gave a presentation Monday night outlining some early ideas for a new Angier Elementary School.
With construction estimated to start less than two years from now, Newton school and city officials have started viewing early designs for the new Angier Elementary School in Waban. During a meeting held Monday night, the Board of Aldermen and School Committee offered feedback on preliminary sketches presented by the project's design firm, DiNisco Design. And although the design ideas are in the early stages, Aldermen already have a list of questions concerning traffic and the overall apperance of the new building. "These are ideas, they're not solutions," City Project Manager Alex Valcarce said, reminding officials that the designs are preliminary. "The intent is to get some feedback from the committee and the board." Earlier this …
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Some aldermen are hoping the city and School Department will also consider purchasing the former Aquinas College on Walnut Park.
The Board of Aldermen helped move the Angier rebuilding project one step forward last night as it approved the transfer of the former Carr School to the School Department for use as swing space. However, Ward 4 Alderman-at-Large Amy Sangiolo urged her fellow board members to not only approve the Carr School swing space, but to also seriously consider purchasing the former Aquinas College on Walnut Park. "The crux of my concern is that I don't want us to see Carr School as the only swing space that we need," Sangiolo said. "We're going to need two swing spaces [and] it would behoove us to take a look at Aquinas in a fair light." At a School Committee meeting last month, school administrators and members of the city's Public Buildings …
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
The Newton School Committee approved the funds necessary to conduct a feasibility study for Angier Elementary school.
Following last week's news that the rebuilding of Angier Elementary is on a "fast track," the Newton School Committee has pushed the project forward one more step. The committee gave its unanimous approval last night to use $750,000 to fund a feasibility study for the rebuilding of Angier Elementary School. "This is a priority for all of us to move forward as quickly as possible," said Mayor Setti Warren. Although the exact cost of the study is not known, Newton Chief Financial Officer Maureen Lemieux said the $750,000 is "a good target number." Lemieux explained that the $750,000 would come from fiscal 2012 health care savings. "We've had a very successful year for health insurance costs," Lemieux said. During last week's special …
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
The estimated $25-30 million school building project could be completed by fall of 2016.
Thanks to a potential partnership with the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA), the rebuilding of Angier Elementary is on a "fast track" toward becoming a reality. Last night, school and city administrators met with the School Committee to update the group on the recent developments with the Angier rebuilding project, and the recommendation to invest $750,000 in a feasibility study for the project. "This is a very exciting thing for Newton," Deputy Superintendent/Chief Administrative Officer Sandy Guryan said. Earlier this month, the MSBA invited Newton to apply for a grant program where the MSBA would team up with the city to rebuild the 90-year-old Waban elementary school. According to City Project Manager Alex Valcarce, …
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Sumner Cohen
7:48 am on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Don't you people appreciate the architecture and tradition of this wonderful old school. Has Harvard torn down their builings of hundreds of years of tradition? No. You can renovate. Please consider this as an option. I lived in Waban in the 1950's and even remember the street crossing guard for Angier who was there for decades. Don't disregard tradition, it is what has real value, not what is … more ›