Board of Selectmen

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 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 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

Newton Board of Selectmen approves hiring of six firefighters and emergency personnel. The hires, Paul Antonelli, Zachary Fawcett, Charles Genaro, Cameron Plank, Jason Miles, and Ben Whalen, were unanimously approved at $24.00 per hour by Selectman Joseph Simone, Jr., with seconds from Selectman

Newton Board approves fire department payroll increase, completes federal pandemic spending. The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Tuesday to authorize a payroll increase for fire department employees included in the 2026 approved budget, effective June 1, with no dollar amount disclosed.