Newton approves pared-down zoning plan to increase housing production masslive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from masslive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The rezoning is Newton’s effort to comply with the state’s new MBTA Communities housing law, which mandates denser multifamily housing near transit corridors in nearly 180 municipalities and has ignited controversy across the state.
BOSTON — State spending rose at “breakneck speed” over the last five years, according to business leaders who are calling on Beacon Hill Democrats to slam the brakes on the