• Housing and Real Estate

State deems Newton ‘conditionally compliant’ with MBTA Communities Act

Bryan McGonigle 12 mins ago10 mins ago

The City Council passed an overhaul of the city’s zoning ordinance last December, which was meant to revitalize the Newton’s village centers and get the city in compliance with the...

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• City Hall

FY2024 left Newton with another unexpected free cash windfall

Bryan McGonigle 57 mins ago4 mins ago

Fiscal Year 2025 is about a quarter of the way through, and Newton has $23.6 million in free cash left over from last fiscal year, Newton CFO Maureen Lemieux told...

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• Celebrating Newton
• Culture

Newsmakers: A climate honor, a board appointment and punching cancer

Bryan McGonigle 7 hours ago5 mins ago

Editor’s note: Newsmakers is a regular feature spotlighting accomplishments of Newton community members, businesses and organizations. Boston College named Climate Leader Mass Save has named its 2024 Climate Leaders, and...

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• Politics

What Question 5 would do with tips and tipped employees

Bryan McGonigle 10 hours ago10 hours ago

The regular minimum wage in Massachusetts is $15 per hour. Tipped workers like servers, bartenders and manicurists, however, have a much lower minimum wage—$6.75 an hour—because their pay consists mainly...

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• Politics

Election 2024: Question 4 asks if buying and growing psychedelics should be legal

Bryan McGonigle 1 day ago11 hours ago

Should psilocybin mushrooms be legal in Massachusetts? Ballot Question 4 has Massachusetts musing about mushrooms, for medicinal use, and it’s controversial. It asks if the state should allow the use...

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• Business
• Letters & Opinion

Letter to the Editor: BERDO would burden businesses with rent hikes

Guest Contributor 4 days ago4 days ago

Thanks to the Beacon for reporting on the proposal before the Newton City Council that would mandate large property owners to reduce energy use over time or be subject to fines. The...

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