Devra Bailin News Today

FROM THE MAYOR’S OFFICE: Round two of Newton’s Small Business Recovery Grant Program Community Content More financial assistance is on the way to support our small business community that has struggled so much throughout the many months of this pandemic.  We launched Newton’s Small Business Recovery Grant Program initially in May 2020 and provided $300,000 in assistance to 27 businesses from among the 100-plus applications.  This second round of the program funded by $300,000 in federal...

Community Content Struggling with housing costs? The economic fallout from the pandemic is creating tremendous pressures on some of us to pay the rent or mortgage. Here are some ways to find help or, if you are a landlord, to provide help.  Emergency Housing Assistance extended  I’m so pleased that two nights ago, the Newton Community Preservation Committee agreed to extend the City’s COVID-19 Emergency Housing Relief Program for a longer period. This program assists Newton households who...