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Library trustees approve updated card registration forms

Gale Library Trustees approve updated cards, summer reading program. Chairperson Paula Noon and the board unanimously approved new Adult/Teen and Children's Shared Card forms as the library rolls out 14-digit library cards throughout the summer. The Friends of the Gale Library voted to begin the

Conservation Commission votes to send letter on North Main project

Newton Conservation Commission acts on North Main development review. The commission voted unanimously to send a letter to the Department of Environmental Services regarding a nine-lot proposal at 104 North Main Street that would impact a Prime Wetland and Atlantic White Cedar Swamp requiring a

Zoning Board resolves escrow accounts with negative balances

Zoning Board unanimously approves closure of four escrow accounts carrying negative balances. Vice-Chair John Silvia presided over the May 6 meeting with members Roger Hamel and Barbara White. The board voted unanimously to invoice escrow accounts 364, 367, 369, and 375 with negative balances and

Board approves $50,000 settlement for incorrect tax assessment

Newton Board of Selectmen approves $50,000 tax settlement. The board unanimously approved a $50,000 settlement with 125 Development Corporation to resolve an incorrect prior-year tax assessment, allocating $20,000 in future tax credits and $30,000 via check. In other business, Selectmen authorized

Planning Board approves subdivision adding two lots at 21 Chase Road

Newton Planning Board approves two-lot subdivision at 21 Chase Road. The board unanimously accepted the Dubay Group Inc.'s application to subdivide the property at Map 11, Block 10, Lot 2, creating two new lots after Circuit Rider Planner Jennifer Rowden deemed the application straightforward and