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  • Road work coming up in Chestnut Hill

    Please be aware that the City’s contractor for milling and paving, Lorusso Corp., is currently scheduled to mill Suffolk Road in its entirety and Hammond Street from Ward Street to Stone Ave. This is scheduled to begin on Tuesday 11.1 and should be completed by Wednesday 11.2 but could potentially run to Thursday 11.3. Detours, similar to those in…

  • The CHA Newsletter is here!

    Our latest newsletter is jam-packed with news and local information. Read it here first, or wait for your copy to arrive in the mail. Click on the blue link, or on the newsletter below to enlarge. CHA Fall Newsletter 2016

  • Special Services on Election day at the Church of the Redeemer

    In addition to the regularly scheduled Holy Eucharist services on Sundays (8am, 10am, 5pm) and Wednesday Healing service at noon, the church will be offering the following special services on Election Day: The Church of the Redeemer will be open for prayer from 7am to 7pm on Election Day Tuesday, November 8th. The offices will be read at the following times: 7am Morning Prayer 12pm Noonday Prayer…

  • Proposed changes at The Street in Chestnut Hill

    There is a pending proposal before the City of Newton Land Use, Conservation and Planning Commissions to change the structures in The Street shopping center in Chestnut Hill. The Chestnut Hill Association has begun to explore this proposal as it affects traffic, noise, and the quality, use and vista of Hammond Pond. The plans include…

  • Become a member of the CHA

    Its never too late to join the CHA or renew your membership, which provides our sole source of funds to pay for our activities, community meetings, social events, web site, special projects, newsletters and other mailings. Consider these features: Member Privileges: Dues-paying members are entitled to vote to elect officers and board members at our Annual Meeting. Members…

  • Apply now for Spring 2017 Community Tree Plantings

    Does your street have empty spaces where trees should be? You may have noticed more street trees missing as the city has accelerated the removal dead and risk trees this summer, with stump grinding to follow this winter.  Newton is down to about 20,000 street trees, from over 30,000 in the 1990s. The Newton Tree Conservancy…

  • BC vs. Clemson this weekend

    This Friday, October 7,  Boston College Football will play Clemson at 7:30pm with 35,000 fans expected. The game will be over around 11pm. To help control the influx of traffic, BC will do the following: (1) encourage employees to leave by 3:30 so as to create parking by 4:30 for fans. (2) There will be early, 3:30, Newton and Boston police details to…

  • Public hearing on special permit for ‘The Street’ in Chestnut Hill – Tuesday, September 20th

    Land Use Committee Public Hearing:   At 7:00 p.m. the Committee will move to the Council Chamber (Room 207) to hear petition #261‐16 SPECIAL PERMIT/SITE PLAN APPROVAL to allow site and building improvements including constructing new buildings to allow for existing and new commercial uses consisting of banking, office, medical office, theatre, health club, retail, restaurant and…

  • Waban Hill Reservior meeting Sept. 22

    Public Meeting #3 for the Waban Hill Reservoir Master Plan project is confirmed for Thursday September 22, 7-9 pm at the Durant-Kenrick House, 286 Waverley Avenue, Newton Corner.

  • No Regrets: Newton and the Opioid Epidemic

     No Regrets: Newton and the Opioid Epidemic Thursday, October 6th, 7-9 PM, Newton North High School, 457 Walnut St. Please join us for an important video and discussion of opioid abuse and learn how to prevent addiction, support people in your life who are struggling, and get help for you or a loved one. The event…