Newton City Council adopted the city's 2021-2022 budget at Tuesday's (June 1) City Council meeting. The budget maintains the current property tax rate of $0.54
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Jun 1, 2021 | 7:23 AM
(NEWTON) In a municipal meeting coming up, the Newton City Council will meet in regular session tonight at the Newton City Hall, beginning at 6:00. Those attending are asked to provide their own face coverings. There are several items on the agenda, including an executive session, plus both old and new business.
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Timed to perfection: With restoration, Newton City Hallâs 89-year-old clocks are ticking together again
By John Hilliard Globe Staff,Updated May 7, 2021, 2:27 p.m.
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Philip D Avanza installed the newly repaired gold-leafed clock hands on the cupola at Newton City Hall late last month.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
In a way, Philip DâAvanza is a time traveler. He repairs clocks â concentrating on the enormous timepieces nestled high up in places of worship and public buildings like Newtonâs City Hall, where many have marked the passage of time for decades.
Plying his trade means DâAvanza, of Goffstown, N.H., often will climb high up into buildings in order to examine the workings of a historic tower clock, like the 1809 timepiece he worked on at the Old Groton Meeting House in 2019.
April 22, 2021 | 7:02 PM
Elected officials and residents in Newton are banding together to oppose an effort to open a gun shop in the city.
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The controversy over the proposed business at 709 Washington St. in Newtonville erupted last week, when concerned residents began contacting city councilors over the issue, according to WHDH.
An online petition to stop the shop, Newton Firearms LLC, from opening had more than 6,871 signatures as of Thursday evening, with organizers expressing worries that the proposed location is on the same block as an ice cream shop and less than a mile from five schools, including Newton North High School.