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The League Presents: Zoning Redesign, part 1

May 18, 2022

Deb Crossley
Newton City Councilor Deb Crossley, Chair of the Zoning & Planning Committee of the City Council  (ZAP)

In August 2020, I had the pleasure of having a conversation with Councilor Crossley, Chair of the Zoning & Planning Committee of the City Council  (ZAP). As a follow-up, this evening, to that program, I spoke with Deb about the City’s progress on zoning redesign, with a focus on:

  • A brief refresher on zoning principles
  • Actions taken to-date, since August 2020
  • Village Redesign, Phase I; citizen engagement/ outcomes
  • Village Redesign Phase II; zoning to achieve public policy objectives

Please watch for an upcoming program on the MBTA Communities legislation and what it might mean for Newton.

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Categories: Housing, Land Use, The League Presents..., Zoning, Zoning

The League Presents: Newton’s Citizens Commission on Energy

March 14, 2022

Halina BrownMarcia Johnson had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Halina Brown, Chair of Newton’s Citizens Commission on Energy.   In this program, Halina helps us to learn about the Commission, and the important work it does on behalf of the city and the overall sustainability of our community and world.  During our conversation we learned about:

  • The Energy Commission: its creation, mission, members, and how it operates
  • It’s greatest (recent) accomplishments
  • The greatest challenge for Newton in terms of climate protection
  • What the Commission is doing to help tackle this challenge
  • How LWVN can contribute to the Commission’s work

Halina is a retired professor of Environmental Science and Policy at Clark University and Newton resident for 39 years.  Since her retirement from Clark University she has been actively involved in the development and implementation of Newton’s Climate Action Plan. She also is a longtime League member.

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The League Presents: What it means to be a League of Women Voters member

February 21, 2022

Jack Lovett Linda GreenThe heart and soul of the League is its members, who inspire me every day through their contributions to and participation in our programs and advocacy. So I am pleased to introduce you to two members who spoke to me about what the League means to them: Linda Green, who has been a League member for 10 years and is our most recent Jane Leighton award winner; and Jack Lovett, who has been a League member for 2 years. I hope that our conversation will help people learn more about how they can become more involved in the League and what we do for democracy and Newton.

Marcia Johnson
President, LWVN

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The League Presents: A Conversation with Three New School Committee Members

February 6, 2022

In the November 2021 municipal election, there were three School Committee candidates who were unopposed, Rajeev Parlikar (Ward 1), Chris Brezski (Ward 2), and Cove Davis (Ward 8).

According to League policies, unopposed candidates are not permitted to participate in our candidate forums.  Therefore,  the LWVN thought it important to invite these new School Committee members to The League Presents so that Newton can begin to get to know them, their thoughts, and priorities relative to the Newton Public School System.

Rajeev Parlikar
Rajeev Parliker
Chris Brezski
Chris Brezski
Cove Davis
Cove Davis

Our conversation focused on the following three areas:

  1. Their highest priority for the 2022-23 term of office
  2. Their thoughts on how the NPS is and should be addressing the social-emotional health of students, at all grade levels.
  3. Given the strains that Covid-19 is putting on students, families, educators, and all staff, their thoughts as the changes should be done to mitigate/alleviate these strains?

Please join me in wishing them great success in the 2022-23 term.

Marcia Johnson

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The League Presents: A Conversation with Congressional District 4 Director Dana Hanson

December 20, 2021

Dana HansonRecently, LWVN President Marcia Jackson had the pleasure of speaking with Dana Hanson, the District Director for Congressman Jake Auchincloss. As she and the Congressman are about to finish up their first year leading Congressional District 4, we thought it would be interesting to learn more about the district office.

Dana has been a community activist for a number of years, including serving as the city’s Director of Community Engagement & Inclusion from 2018 to 2020. Before that, she was a co-chair for Mayor Fuller’s 2017 mayoral campaign.

During the conversation, we learned a great deal about the…

  • Composition of the district
  • The district office’s operations, staffing, roles & responsibilities, and most important the culture
  • Interesting learnings, experiences and changes as she moved from City Hall to CD4
  • A bit of CD4 History
  • And her creative technique for learning about the district.

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League of Women Voters of Newton, MA
League of Women Voters of Newton, MA

May 16th, 6:12 am

Honoring Madeleine Albright (1937-2022) on her birthday today, she sadly passed away in March. Among many achievements, 1st female U.S. Sec. of State (1997-2001). Pres. Biden said of her, "In the 20th and 21st century, freedom had no greater champion." https://bit.ly/3L0PH9r ... See MoreSee Less

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League of Women Voters of Newton, MA
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May 11th, 4:55 pm

From LWV MA: Support Reproductive Rights NOW - https://mailchi.mp/ab54191dae79/dec_28_2021-8864593 ... See MoreSee Less

From LWV MA: Support Reproductive Rights NOW

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As League members, we know that true democracy depends on equal rights for all people. Losing our right to reproductive choice would open the door to the loss of other freedoms, such as marriage equ...
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League of Women Voters of Newton, MA
League of Women Voters of Newton, MA

May 8th, 12:29 pm

Happy Mother’s Day! We thank all Mothers, for none of us would here without you! There were also many mother-daughter duos who fought together for suffrage: Elizabeth Cady Stanton/Harriet Stanton Blatch, Mary Church Terrell/Phyllis Terrell, and more! https://bit.ly/3vW5W1R ... See MoreSee Less

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League of Women Voters of Newton, MA
League of Women Voters of Newton, MA

May 6th, 11:39 am

Some latest news from @LWV MA: http://participate.lwv.org/c/10065/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=232238 ... See MoreSee Less
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League of Women Voters of Newton, MA
League of Women Voters of Newton, MA

May 6th, 11:35 am

On behalf of @LWV MA: The League of Women Voters of Massachusetts views the leaked Supreme Court opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, if it holds, as an attack on a fundamental right to health care and to the right of pregnant people to make their own decisions about what is best for them. In light of the probable overturning of Roe v. Wade, the League expresses its gratitude to the Massachusetts state legislature for passing, in 2020, the ROE Act, legislation that codified the right to an abortion in Massachusetts regardless of any U.S. Supreme Court decision. We salute our partners in reproductive health advocacy for their work in anticipating the need for this legislation.We now urge the legislature to continue this work protecting the right to make one's own health care decisions by passing without delay two additional bills:H.1196/S.673 An Act ensuring access to full spectrum pregnancy care. This bill would provide financial assistance for a full-range of pregnancy-related care. See our testimony: https://lwvma.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/LWVMA-Testimony-S.673-H.1196.pdfH.2399/S.1470 An Act to require public universities to provide medication abortion. See our testimony: https://lwvma.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/LWVMA-Testimony-S.1470-H.2399.pdfThe national League of Women Voters continues to advocate for these rights on the federal level. Read their statement here: https://lwv.org/newsroom/press-releases/… ... See MoreSee Less

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