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Land Use Committee Approves Washington Place

Well, at last it’s happened: After a year of public hearings, developer presentations, and questions and comments from the members of the Land Use …

June 7, 2017 June 13, 2017 by John Koot

Fix it First (Part 2): It’s a Developer Crisis

In Part 1 we learned: Healthy and successful cities depend on abundant supports: infrastructure, transportation, and a strong commercial base. Newton is lacking in …

May 10, 2017 October 12, 2017 by Christopher Pitts

The Orr Block ???

The Orr block.  Is it bad theater or local politics? Theater: The Orr Block, sub title Washington Place The music, a revival of an …

March 29, 2017 March 29, 2017 by Peter Harrington

Alternate Reality; are we there yet?

The world has turned, or so it has been reported.  Those that follow their horoscope may have discovered inaccuracies.  Since the bands of the …

February 18, 2017 February 21, 2017 by Peter Harrington

Double Counting for Density

January: a time of reflection and a time of resolutions. Politically speaking 2016 was a near rerun of 1876.  In 2016 Clinton won by …

January 17, 2017 January 17, 2017 by Peter Harrington

Zoning, is it time for a change?

The recorded history of civilized society extends back over five thousand years.  The history of zoning in Massachusetts extends back to November 5, 1918 …

November 17, 2016 January 16, 2017 by Peter Harrington

An undemocratic approach to planning in Newton

The following ~725-word essay originally appeared on the Ipso Facto blog, titled Newton Mayor Setti Warren’s dangerous Planning Department report, and is reposted here …

September 19, 2016 September 19, 2016 by Ian Lamont

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 …

June 6, 2016 by Julia Malakie

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