Newton selectmen authorize eminent domain and approve hazard grant amid staffing changes. Selectmen Daniel Guide, Joseph Simone, and Robert Marchand voted unanimously to hire firefighter Abigail Landers at $24 per hour and Transfer Station attendants Stephen Lupaczyk and Nathaniel Gallant at $15
Planning Board unanimously approved Devaney Energy propane distribution facility through three votes.
Newton Selectmen approve firefighter hires and fund transfer. The Board of Selectmen unanimously hired Jessica St. Louis and Justin Hubbard as firefighters/EMT-Basic at $24 per hour each and transferred $62,623.79 from the General Fund to the Fire/Rescue Ambulance Account to comply with the
Newton Planning Board unanimously approves two Industrial Way warehouse conversions for 125 Development. The board approved B&M Office Installations' conversion of 120 Industrial Way to office furniture warehouse operations with 15 employees, limited to 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8
Newton emergency meeting authorizes $20,000 police station HVAC replacement. Chair Daniel Guide called an emergency session of the Board of Selectmen on July 9 to address a failed mini-split heating and cooling unit at the Police Department building. Police Chief DiFlumeri reported that replacement
Newton library board reports strong summer reading enrollment. Gale Library Trustees unanimously accepted June minutes, treasurer's report, and Director Michelle Baker's monthly report on July 8. Chairperson Paula Noon presided; Alternate Trustee Anne Banks voted. The summer reading program
Newton Zoning Board unanimously approves variance for two-lot Merrimac Road subdivision. The four-member board, with Chair Jack Kozec, Mr. Hamel, Mr. Gibbs, and Ms. Riordan voting in favor, granted Land Bank Properties LLC a 10-foot frontage variance and a lot-width variance for the project at 11
Newton Board of Selectmen approves emergency personnel hires and addresses noise concerns. Chair Daniel Guide led the board to unanimously approve, 4-0, hiring Pro-Firefighter/EMT-A Jocelyn McCarville at $24.00 per hour and police officers Julio Velasquez and Bryce Eckstein. The board heard
Gale Library board unanimously approves investment policy and begins summer reading campaign. The five-member Newton Trustees, meeting with four members present, approved the library's annual Investment Policy and authorized 8 hours of holiday time for Director Michelle Baker on July 3. The board
Planning Board discussion clarifies 125 Development procedural requirements. Vice Chair Daniel Berard presided as the board addressed four outstanding issues: Building 2 construction (75,000 square feet with 45,000 square feet intended occupancy under the 105,000 square foot Department of