Emily Norton E-Newsletters

December 2023

Subject: Last newsletter! Rezoning vote; Tree vote; Artificial turf vote… and THANK YOU

November 2023

Subject: Zoning; Schools; Washington St Pilot; Office Hrs + More

October 2023

Rezoning vote; Voting heads up; Office Hours + More

September 2023

Rezoning; Tree ordinance; Village Day rescheduled; Office Hours + More

August 2023

Election Day; Village Day; Flooding; Rezoning; NNHS lights; Office Hours + more

June 2023

Rezoning; water meters; composting; protecting raptors; office hours + more

May 2023

Rezoning; pension paydown; Washington St survey; community events; Office Hours + More

April 2023

ICYMI: Pension/budget; Commuter Rail; Marathon; Reducing Plastic; Saving Hawks; City Seal; Office Hrs + More

March 2023

Override; Outside Group Attacks on NPS; Retiring from City Council; Office Hrs + More

February 2023

New Superintendent; Override Vote; Village Ctr Rezoning; Flooding Risks; Turf Fields, Office Hours + More

January 2023

NewCAL; Electricity Costs; Override Vote; Countryside School Flooding; Office Hrs + More

November 2022

Village Center Zoning; Tree Ordinance; Bus Service Changes; Crafts St Developments; Accessory Apts; Mattress/Textiles Banned; Office Hours + More

September 2022

Crafts St Devt; Tree ordinance; Road Construction; Office Hours + More

August 2022

$85M for Commuter Rail; Sr Center approved; Tree Protections; NNHS lights; No Office Hours in Aug

May 2022

Commuter Rail; City Budget; Crafts St Project; Washington St. redesign; Water/Sewer Rates; Office Hours + More

April 2022

School Budget; Crafts St Devt; Gath Pool; Water Meters; Office Hours + More

March 2022

Development Update; School Finances; Gath Pool; Senior Center; New Art Center; Rodenticide Ban; Office Hours + More

February 2022

Newton Commuter Rail Project; Hazardous Dam?; Lights at Murphy Field; Divestment Update + More

January 2022

New Bike Shop; Newtonville Development; Affordable Housing Trust; Covid Spending; Office Hours + More

November 2021

Thank you; Overnight winter parking ban; Racial equity in housing; NewCAL; Nips banned; Office Hrs + More

October 2021

Endorsements; Commuter Rail Upgrade; Guns; Gath Pool; Bulloughs Pond Dam; Swedenborgian Church; Office Hrs + More

September 2021

Speeding, Flooding, Devt update, Covid rules, Gath Pool, Office Hrs + More

June 2021

Gun shop; Budget; Commuter Rail stops; Banning nips; + More

May 2021

Gun Shop Update; Commuter Rail Update (+ video!); Police Reform Update; Office Hours + More

April 2021

Gun Shop in Newtonville; Policing Update; NewCal: New Construction or Add-Reno?; Speed Bumps Discussion; Gath Pool; Office Hours + More

March 2021

Vigil for Asian victims; New Councilors Elected; Police Reform Report; Traffic changes; Energy Coach; Office Hours + More

February 2021

Covid Vaccine; March 16 Election; Police Reform; Washington St Beautification; Armory; Office Hrs + More

November 2020

Passing of Councilor Ciccone; Special Election; Schools; MBTA Service Cuts; Special Election March 16; + More

October 2020:

Election Day; Schools Status; Riverside Approved; The Barn Moves; Cheesecake Brook; Office Hrs + More

September 2020:

Eliminate Single Family Zoning?; Police Reform; School Finances; NewCal; Plastic Ban Reinstated; Election Day Picks; Covid Tests; & More

July 2020:

Eliminate Single Family Zoning?; Police Reform; NewCal; Plastic Ban Reinstated; Election Day Picks; Covid Tests; and more

June 2020:

Racial equity; school finances webinar June 22; Walnut St; Office Hours & More

May 2020:

Covid Help, Memorial Day, Housing Relief Program, Budget, Cabot Park Village Expansion, NewCal, Water Rates, Keep Newton Beautiful, Office Hours + More

April 2020:

Covid-19 Update, Saddened by Loss of Life, Thank you Healthcare Workers, Library Parking Lot, Building Electrification, Covid Impacts City Finances, Horace Mann Progress Slowed, Wells Ave Rideshare Coming, Restoring Cheesecake Brook, I-90 Project and Implications for Newton, Virtual Office Hours + More

March 2020:

Covid-19 Update, Virtual City Council meetings, Linwood/Walnut Safety Improved, 255 Newtonville Ave Violated Special Permit re Tree Removal, Walnut St. Sidewalk Widening Project to Begin in April, Virtual Office Hours March 27

February 2020:

Northland Referendum Update, New Voting Location, NewCal:  7 Sites, No More Parks, Restoring Cheesecake Brook, No-New-Fossil-Fuel Hearing March 25, More Police Enforcement Coming, New AirBnB Regulations, and More!

January 2020: 

Washington St Vision, Northland Referendum, Austin St, Newtonville Beautification, Dunstan East Devt, Horace Mann, New City Council Leadership, Bulky Goods fee, Margaret Albright award, Limit on Fossil Fuel hookups, Webster Woods, Newton Centre library, Ihssane Leckey event, Inauguration, First Responder Fudge, Office Hrs

October 2019: 

Election Day is 21 Days Away!, New Climate Plan to be Discussed, Newtonville Beautification Coming 2020, City Council votes 20-4 to allow Washington Place to have a bank, Office Hours + More!

September 2019: 

Washington Street Vision Public Hearing, Improving Newton Commuter Rail Stops, Testifying to MassDOT, NewCal Proposed for Albemarle Park, Cabot School Reopens and Horace Mann Opens on Nevada Street, Another Bank in Newtonville?, Fine added to Snow Ordinance, and MORE

August 2019: 

Update: Washington St. Rezoning, City Council Considers Climate Legislation, Parkland Under Consideration for New Senior Center, MBTA Offers Limited Improvements to Commuter Rail, Newton “Lights for Liberty” Vigil, “Aldermen” Term Going Extinct

July 2019:

Newton Water Report, $767K for Unfunded Liability, City Council to Vote on Sidewalk Ordinance, City Council to Vote on Stronger Plastic Bag Ban, West Newton Armory for Affordable Housing, Role of Uber/Lyft in Newton Congestion, City Council Votes to Divest from Fossil Fuels, Horace Mann School Converting to Preschool 

May 2019: 

“Indigenous People’s Day” to be considered June 5, New Washington Street Trees, Austin Street Plaza, Divestment Resolution Approved, Washington Street Vision Discussed, Garden Remedies Open for Sale

April 2019:

Garden Remedies Open for Recreational, Rezoning Washington Street, Walnut Street Enhancements, Newton Safest City in Massachusetts, Newton Bans Polystyrene Foodware, LimeBikes Go Electric, 

March 2019: 

Solar Carports Approved, Mayor Delays Citywide Zoning Reform, Riverside Project, New Transportation System for Seniors, Area Councils at Risk, Upgraded Stormwater Infrastructure

February 2019: 

Senior Citizen Property Tax Deferral, Ward 2 Zoning Redesign, Riverside Greenway Project, Washington Street Rezoning Update, Green New Deal, Cabot School Mural Project

January 2019: 

Sidewalk Snow Ordinance, New Senior Center, Large Development Projects Proposed (Riverside, Northland), Solar Project Update, Newton Power Choice, Greening Newton’s Buildings, Ward 2 Zoning Redesign 

December 2018: 

Full Day Kindergarten, Solar Installations Proposed – Rooftops and Parking Lots, Bullough Pond’s New Viewing Platform, US Rep Joe Kennedy Endorses Green New Deal, Lowell Lawsuit Re At-Large City Council 

November 2018

Newton #1 for Clean Energy; Shop Local; 100% Renewable Ordinance; Area Council Survey Results; Recreational Marijuana; Zoning Meetings; No Overnight Parking; Holiday Tree Lighting; NewtonSTEM; Office Hours

October 2018

Washington St update; City Financial Forecast; Climate Mtg; Hello Washington St; Election Day; Zoning Redesign; Support Local Families; Free Flu Shots; New Art Center benefit; Office Hours

September 2018

Cabot School update; Village Day; Recreational Marijuana; City Council Size survey; Office Hours & More

July 2018

My Campaign Fundraiser; Tree Destruction; Vigil for HM Family; MU4 Vote; and More

June 2018

Newtonville Survey; Recreational Marijuana; MU4 Moratorium; and More

April 2018

Washington Place Demo; Washington St Visioning; NewtonSERVES; Office Hours & More 

March 2018:

 $500K No Bid Contract; School District Reassignment; Office Hours & More

February 2018

$500K No Bid Contract; Washington St Charrette; Sidewalk Snow Removal survey; Office Hours 

January 2018

Parking during Austin St construction; Newtonville Camera moving, Office Hours

December 2017

Next steps on Charter Change; Tax Rates; Office Hours

October 2017:

Election Day thoughts: Office Hours October 27

September 2017

Downsizing City Council while keeping Ward Councilors? Yes We Can!

July 2017

Washington Place vote, Accessory Apt Info Session, Farewell Karoun, & More

May 2017:

Opposition to Charter Commission grows, Washington Place, Office Hours

March 2017

Affordable Housing Lottery, School Budget Cuts, Washington Place, Office Hours and More

February 2017

Welcoming City Ordinance; Lead in Your Water Pipe?; Office Hours

January 2017

Washington Place Vote, Accessory Apartments, Sanctuary City, Leaf Blowers, Office Hours

December 2016

Sanctuary City, Taxes Rise, Leaf Blowers, Office Hours

November 2016: 

Leaf Blowers, BYOB, Accessory Apartments, Office Hours

October 2016

Election Day/s, Charter Commission, Office Hours

September 2016

Orr Development, Village Day, Office Hours

August 2016

Fundraiser, Environmental Voter Project, Olympic Silver for Newton

July 2016

Fundraiser, Housing Plan, Orr Project, Office Hours

May 2016

Orr Project, Charter Commission, Cabot School, Big Belly’s, Office Hours

April 2016

Charter Commission votes to eliminate me

March 2016

Walnut/Washington intersection trial; Cabot School project

February 2016

Walnut/Washington Devt; new Cabot School mtg; Office Hours

January 2016

Washington/Walnut Devt; Housing Policy Forum; Narcan; Call Me Councilor; Area Councilors Sworn In; HS Start Time Forum; MBTA Fare Increase Mtg; State Senate Votes Hands-Free; State House Votes Down Solar; MMA Annual Conference; Newtonville Listserve; Office Hours