Category: Neighborhood

  • Newton forming advisory group for Manet Hill Reservoir

    Following the recent meeting concerning possible future uses of the  Manet Hill Reservoir, Newton City staff are looking for interested citizens to be part of an advisory group that thinks about the future of the Manet Hill Reservoir. The deadline is Dec. 8th to submit a submission of interest. If you wish to be considered as a member…

  • Waban Hill Reservoir? Its in Chestnut Hill and there’s going to be meeting about it.

    The Waban Hill Reservoir will be the subject of a Public Meeting on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at Newton City Hall in Room 209. Despite it’s somewhat misleading name, the Waban Hill Reservoir sits in Chestnut Hill, just off of Commonwealth Ave., Ward Street and Manet Rd. Like the nearby Chestnut Hill Reservoir, it is…

  • Will the Chestnut Hill Mall get a face lift?

    The Mall at Chestnut Hill has just filed with the City for a special permit to (1) add 3 restaurants over a 3 year period (2) modernize the façade, (3) add 3 signs for the restaurant and a fourth for the entrance, (4) to pop-out the Rt 9 front facade 5736 sq ft within the…

  • Junior League Show House in Newton

    Starting October 16, the Junior league show house will be in Newton, at 71 Walnut Park, Newton, and Chestnut Hill resident, Eizabeth Benedict, will be a participating designer. Or more information, visit the Junior League Show House website, or view the brochure online.  

  • Community meeting concerning BC center platform stop

    The MBTA will be conducting a community meeting on Tuesday, October 9th from 7 pm. to 9 p.m. at Brighton Marine Hospital regarding the proposed new BC center platform station on Commonwealth Avenue (notice attached). Mayor Warren expressed support for the project in the attached letter dated March 28, 2012. DPW Commissioner Dave Turocy will…

  • Construction Update on 481 Hammond St.

    Construction is moving along on the addition at Chestnut Hill Center, 481 Hammond Street.  A lot of the exterior work is done. Most of the landscaping will be done this month on the Hammond Street and Suffolk sides.  Plantings and fences will be installed in the area between us and the church over the next…

  • CHA Newsletter is here!

    The latest edition of the CHA newsletter is here! Look for it in your mailbox or email inbox, or read it here now. Click here to read the newsletter: CHA_Newsletter Sept 2012

  • Hammond Pond Project to go before conservation commission Sept. 27

    The discussion of the proposed boardwak project at Hammond Pond will be renewed at the Conservation Commission meeting on Thursday, September 27th at approximately 7:45 pm in Room 209 at City Hall. The discussion will be a continuation of the meeting on July 26. The proposal includes converting existing trail to impervious surface and constructing a 10,000…

  • Cleveland Circle Development Plan provokes public discussion

    Last Thrusday night, September 20, the recent public meeting concerning the Boston Development Group’s plan to redevelop the former Cleveland Circle and Applebee’s site generaged a vigorous debate, with more than 100 people showing up to debate the size and scope of the proposed project. The project has changed from earlier proposals and currently includes…

  • Newton tree planting program: apply now for your street

    The Newton Tree Conservancy (NTC) has announced its 2013 tree planting program and your street could be chosen as a site for tree planting. NTC is looking for groups of neighbors to “sponsor” the plantings, agreeing to help maintain the trees until they can be established. Applications are due October 8. For more information read…