Four new directors added to chamber’s board
Four new directors will be joining the Newton-Needham Regional Chamber’s Board of Director in early 2019. Dan Brent’s 3-year term began in January; Kathryn Ellis, Jack Fucci and Tali Golan will start their terms effective March 1.
Newton-Needham Regional Chamber
Don’t write off small private colleges
Media here in New England and across the country continue to shine a light on the wide range of challenges facing small, private higher education institutions. Close to home we have also witnessed the devastating impact of recent college closings.
Michael B. Alexander
Restaurants and retailers sign on to Arsenal Yards
The parking lot of the former Arsenal Mall in Watertown has been turned into a construction site, but by the end of the year the first new tenants will begin opening for business.
Charlie Breitrose
Chamber launches fundraising initiative to grow N-Squared Innovation District
The second round of funding aims to grow the district beyond its initial origins.
Newton-Needham Regional Chamber
Fuller: Newton schools can handle new developments
Newton Public Schools will have no difficulty accommodating an influx of students even if four proposed or pending mixed-use developments are approved by the City Council, a new city-funded study shows.
Newton-Needham Regional Chamber
Reshaping Needham’s future
Through three newly proposed zoning amendments, Needham can shape its future to create the possibility of more diverse housing options, more beginning and end of life care options, commercial thoroughfares that are less strip than street, and town gateways that are more than just exit ramps to traffic arteries.
John Rufo
Biotech is booming in Watertown
Life science companies are increasingly choosing Watertown, with dozens of biotech companies already in town and new space being developed to make way for more.
Charlie Breitrose
Area business leaders step up to support economic vitality
The chamber is starting off 2019 with a strong foundation of support across all pillars of the business and nonprofit community: banks, hospitals, financial firms, entertainment and retail destinations, higher ed and media have all signed on to partner with the chamber.
Newton-Needham Regional Chamber
40 restaurants, one tantalizing night
March 20 may mark the vernal equinox. But April 8 is the date that should be circled on your calendar as the start of spring. It’s the Newton-Needham Regional Chamber’s 25th annual Spring Seasonings: A Taste of our Towns, an unparalleled celebration of the dining scene within Newton, Needham and surrounding communities, presented by Newton-Wellesley Hospital.
Katherine Herer
Fuller concerned about proposed bus changes
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller is raising concerns about several proposed changes to MBTA bus routes serving the Newton and neighboring communities.
Newton-Needham Regional Chamber
