Julia Malakie
Mayor grants developer request to remove healthy city tree
If you are in any doubt how much Newton mayor Setti Warren favors the interests of developers over residents and taxpayers, consider what has …
State Senate to vote on developer wish list
Until a few days ago, I doubt more than one person in a thousand, even in Newton, was aware of Massachusetts Senate Bill 2311 …
Parking lot trees & solar carports – Round 2
A lot’s been happening, including blizzards of emails, since I wrote about this issue back on March 15. It turns out it’s very hard to …
City will cut trees to install solar carports
No, this is not The Onion. Trees will be cut in pursuit of solar power. Last night the Finance Committee approved Part B …
The tragedy in West Newton
Thank you to Chris Pitts for the invitation to write here. My first post was going to be a mostly happy one about …