Diane Greeley v. Newton, City of - City Clerk (SPR 20252681)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records September 19, 2025 SPR25/2681 Greta McConnell Records Access Officer City of Newton 1000 Commonwealth Avenue Newton, MA 02459 Dear Ms. McConnell: I have received the petition of Diane Greeley appealing the response of the City of Newton (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On August 20, 2025, Ms. Greeley requested, “copies of the Quarterly Reports sent from Riverside Community Care to Newton’s Director of Social Services for FY2021[.]” On August 25, 2025, Ms. Greeley clarified that she was seeking “[c]umulative report for grant services provided from July 1, 2020 through … September 30, 2020[;] December 31, 2020[;] March 31, 2021[;] June 15, 2021[.]” The City responded on August 20, 2025 and August 25, 2025. Unsatisfied with the responses, Ms. Greeley petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/2681, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the City provided Ms. Greeley with an additional response on September 19, 2025. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the City’s August 20th and August 25th responses, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Ms. Greeley may appeal the substantive nature of the City’s September 19th response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Diane Greeley Jaclyn R. Zawada, Esq. One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 • (617) 727-2832• Fax: (617) 727-5914 sec.state.ma.us/pre • pre@sec.state.ma.us