Tuesday, October 11, 2011
School Committee member Jonathan Yeo filed an appeal today in Middlesex Court in hopes that he will be placed back on the Nov. 8 ballot.
Updated 10/12, 4:45 p.m. According to Peter Harrington, an attorney who represents those appealing the Election Commission decision, the appeals court judge said today she will try to reach a decision on Yeo's appeal by tomorrow. Yeo's appeal was heard in front of a judge of the Appeals Court of Massachusetts this afternoon in Boston. Posted earlier: After a Middlesex judge last week ruled his name must be removed from the Nov. 8 ballot, School Committee member Jonathan Yeo filed an appeal in Middlesex Superior Court today hoping he can run in the fall municipal election. Yeo is currently the Ward 4 School Committee member but recently moved to Ward 2. With current Ward 2 member Reenie Murphy reaching her term limit, Yeo intended to …
Friday, October 7, 2011
A Middlesex Superior Court judge ruled this week that Jonathan Yeo will not be able to run for School Committee in Ward 2.
Updated 10/11, 12:30 p.m. Jonathan Yeo informed Newton Patch in an email that he has decided to file an appeal against the Middlesex judge's decision. Read more here. Posted earlier: After a lengthy hearing in Newton City Hall this summer and a subsequent appeal process in Middlesex Superior Court, the city has been asked to take Jonathan Yeo off the ballot as a candidate for Ward 2. Middlesex Superior Court Judge Edward P. Leibensperger filed a decision on Oct. 6 that orders the city of Newton to take Yeo's name off the ballot for Ward 2, according to attorney Peter Harrington, who represented those appealing the Election Commission's decision to allow Yeo on the ballot. To view the Middlesex judge's decision, click the .pdf to the …
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Miss something this week in Newton? Here's a roundup of the week's top headlines.
The week started off with a big decision from the Board of Aldermen on the snow shoveling ordinance. In an 18-6 vote Monday night, the full Board decided to start a two-year "trial" of the ordinance on Nov. 1, 2011. The trial will not include any fines for not shoveling and will have exemptions for those residents who cannot shovel due to physical or financial hardship. In addition to the snow shoveling ordinance, aldermen also voted Monday night to send a debt exclusion discussion back to the Finance Committee and to approve of a Joint Advisory Planning Group that will consider development options for the Austin Street municipal lot. The same night, the School Committee discussed significant increases to the fees for sports and …
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Newton City Hall
1000 Commonwealth Ave, Newton, MA
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Newton Public Schools - Education Center
100 Walnut St, Newtonville, MA
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Boston-Newton Marriott Hotel
2345 Commonwealth Ave, Auburndale, MA
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Bread & Chocolate
4 Hartford St, Newton Highlands, MA
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Staccato
41 Lincoln St, Newton, MA
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Saturday, March 19, 2011
Josh Krintzman plans to run for the Ward 4 School Committee seat.
Newton resident Josh Krintzman recently announced the official kickoff to his campaign for the Ward 4 School Committee seat. According to a press release issued earlier this week, Krintzman is an associate Senate legal counsel as well as President of the Lower Falls Improvement Association. He will hold an ice cream social kickoff celebration on Sun., March 27 from 3 p.m.-4 p.m. at the Hamilton Community Center. Krintzman, who hopes to run for the seat vacated by current Ward 4 member Jonathan Yeo, said in in the press release he hopes to target the following priorities if elected: The campaign kickoff is open to the public and anyone with questions is encouraged to contact Krintzman at 617-448-8527 or krintzman@comcast.net. According to …
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Lower Falls Community Center
545 Grove St, Newton, MA
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011
With added sprinkler costs, the department will have to reassess its options.
With mandated sprinkler systems adding a potential $2.3 to $2.8 million to school building expansion plans, the School Committee last night considered a series of new options for creating space at F.A. Day Middle School and several elementary schools. Deputy Superintendent and Chief Administrative Officer Sandy Guryan outlined four potential plans last night, including options that could limit the expansion at F.A. Day and/or the number of modular classrooms installed at crowded elementary schools. To view the four new options for expansion, check out our photos and .pdf section. With a significant increase in the district's enrollment, the School Committee in November approved a $5 million package for expansion at several schools, …
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Newton Public Schools - Education Center
100 Walnut St, Newtonville, MA
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F.A. Day Middle School
21 Minot Pl, Newtonville, MA
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Burr Elementary School
171 Pine St, Auburndale, MA
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Horace Mann Elementary School
687 Watertown St, Newtonville, MA
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Mason-Rice Elementary School
149 Pleasant St, Newton Center, MA
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Countryside Elementary School
191 Dedham St, Newton Highlands, MA
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Zervas Elementary School
30 Beethoven Ave, Waban, MA
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
Lots of ground was covered at Monday night's School Committee meeting.
The search for new principals at Lincoln-Eliot and Underwood Elementary Schools is underway, Superintendent David Fleishman reported earlier this week. "Over the next few months, we're going to work really hard to find the best principals for these two communities," Fleishman said. Last week, Fleishman said members of the administration met with faculty, staff and parents at the two elementary schools to discuss the search process. The positions, which are now officially advertised, would replace Interim Principal Greg Hurray at Lincoln-Eliot and retiring Underwood Principal Dr. David Castelline. Revamped bullying policy and procedure approved Following last month's presentation on a new district-wide bullying policy and procedure, …
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Newton Public Schools - Education Center
100 Walnut St, Newtonville, MA
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Thursday, December 9, 2010
Public Facilities and Programs & Services gave their stamp of approval for $75,000 in site plan design.
As the district continues to burst at the seams with students, the Board of Aldermen's Public Facilities and Programs & Services Subcommittees last night gave their approval of $75,000 to fund site plan design work for potential modulars at five elementary schools. The funds would look into sites at Zervas, Horace Mann, Countryside and, as later amended, Burr and Mason-Rice Elementary Schools. The item will now move to the Finance Committee, which will meet on Monday. Up to six modular classrooms were recommended last month by the School Committee as well as permanent construction to build out the space-strained F.A. Day Middle School. The committee plans for the work to come together as part of a $5 million package in…
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F.A. Day Middle School
21 Minot Pl, Newtonville, MA
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Zervas Elementary School
30 Beethoven Ave, Waban, MA
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Horace Mann Elementary School
687 Watertown St, Newtonville, MA
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Mason-Rice Elementary School
149 Pleasant St, Newton Center, MA
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Burr Elementary School
171 Pine St, Auburndale, MA
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Countryside Elementary School
191 Dedham St, Newton Highlands, MA
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Newton City Hall
1000 Commonwealth Ave, Newton, MA
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010
The new site is just one piece to a revamped bullying policy.
It's a movement and a concern that has rapidly spread across the state in the last year: bullying--what it is and how to deal with it. And while Newton is lauded for its top-ranked education, its impressive facilities and rigorous program of studies, a problem like bullying still looms in the back of the minds of parents, teachers, administrators and students. Last night, Deputy Superintendent Paul Stein met with the School Committee to present a draft policy for bullying prevention and intervention. The guidelines, which include plans for a district bullying website, will revamp the district's current bullying protocol. The policy, Stein said, is the result of the hard work of a task force made up of school officials, parents, students …
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Newton Public Schools - Education Center
100 Walnut St, Newtonville, MA
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Monday, November 22, 2010
Recommendation says renovations should be made to middle school and up to six modulars at the elementary schools.
The School Committee tonight voted unanimously to accept the recommendation from administration to expand facilities at F.A. Day Middle School and purchase up to six modulars for the elementary schools. The language of the recommendation was a crucial piece to the vote--as committee members noted they did not want to commit to a particular construction plan at Day and the possibility that all the recommended modulars may be the best option for particular elementary schools. "My opinion has absolutely evolved from where we started," said committee member Matt Hills. "The need is shown in absolute excess." Committee members also emphasized the importance of staying under the $5 million the city has said it will bond for the projects. "I …
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Newton Public Schools - Education Center
100 Walnut St, Newtonville, MA
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Watch out for traffic backup on Washington Street in Auburndale today as utility work will be done near Aspen Avenue.
The School Committee will meet tonight at 6 p.m. at the Education Center with a lengthy agenda including continued discussion and a possible vote on short-term facilities options and fiscal 2012 budget guidelines. The committee will also hear a final enrollment analysis and report from the administration. Newton North High School will honor its athletes tonight with a varsity awards night starting at 6:30 p.m. The ceremony is free and open to the public. The Finance Committee and Zoning and Planning Committee have canceled their meetings for tonight. Finance Committee will meet again on Dec. 6 prior to the full Board of Aldermen meeting. Zoning and Planning has rescheduled to Nov. 29 at 7:45 p.m. The Newton-Tanzania …
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1838 Washington St, Auburndale, MA
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Newton North High School
457 Walnut St, Newtonville, MA
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Newton Free Library
330 Homer St, Newton Center, MA
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Newton Public Schools - Education Center
100 Walnut St, Newtonville, MA
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drk
6:40 am on Saturday, October 8, 2011
The problem is that job of the Solicitor entails a biased view of the law when advocating for City Hall. When that position is used in a mediator-type role such as with the Election Comm, the person must change hats and be unbiased, That clearly did not happen here. She wrote an EC ruling that was purely fiction -- very few of the points were discussed during the EC hearing, as we know. more ›