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The most vulnerable residents who are struggling to pay their rent and mortgages due to the COVID pandemic, received good news Tuesday night after the City Council voted to approve $1.2 million in Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds to provide emergency housing relief.
“We were pleased that the CPA and the council saw fit to continue this assistance on a temporary basis through June [2021],” said Planning Department Director Barney Heath during a phone interview. “Everyone hopes that the environment improves by June.”
Back in May 2020, the city approved $2 million in CPA funds for the city’s COVID-19 Emergency Rental & Mortgage Assistance Program. The account also included an additional $500,000 in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), for $2.5 million total.
Newton marijuana store seeks end to appointment-only rule, as nearby competition grows
By John Hilliard Globe Staff,Updated February 17, 2021, 5:05 p.m.
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Customers picked up orders at Garden Remedies in Newton late last month.Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff
Newtonâs only recreational marijuana store is seeking to end a restriction limiting sales only to customers with appointments, as more cannabis businesses line up to open in the city.
Garden Remedies wants to be more competitive with stores in other nearby communities, chief operating officer Jeff Herold said in an interview.
âAs far as we know, Newton is really the only location that has a stringent kind of appointment rule,â Herold said. âAnd we definitely feel like it hurts our overall business.â