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Five things to do in Newton this weekend

Bryan McGonigle 13 hours ago6 hours ago

The holiday season is in full-swing, and this weekend offers lots of holiday events to get you into the spirit. There’s music, shopping and even mini golf, and everything is...

Border Street becomes a bargaining chip, is back in rezoning plan

Bryan McGonigle 1 day ago18 hours ago

The hope of up-zoning Border Street has risen and dissipated—much like the water that briefly engulfs it after a heavy rain—and on Wednesday night that hope rose again and flowed...

Group gears up for referendum on village center rezoning before Council votes

Bryan McGonigle 1 day ago1 day ago

Newton’s City Council hasn’t voted on the Village Center Overlay District proposal yet, but there’s already a plan for a referendum to repeal it. Right Size Newton, a local nonprofit...

How an old pipe makes new problems for Border Street rezoning effort

Bryan McGonigle 2 days ago1 day ago

Scott Scarpato has been trying to get Newton to fix a pipe under Border Street—where he owns Automatic Laundry and a few other properties—for years now. And now that the...

Nolin lays out plan for Newton schools

Barry Wanger 3 days ago3 days ago

Newton’s new Superintendent Anna Nolin laid out a bold agenda for the city’s school district at the Nov. 20 School Committee meeting. Every new superintendent in the city produces an...

Kids Backing Kids seeks holiday gift donations

Greta Gaffin 4 days ago4 days ago

Kids Backing Kids, a Wellesley nonprofit, is seeking donations for the holiday season to benefit families in Wellesley, Newton, and the surrounding communities. They hope to provide 300 gifts to...