The Lion’s Share: Newton South graduation focuses on the success of showing up
Newton South High School held its 65th commencement ceremony Thursday night, presided over by Senior Class President Aviv Hoitash and Vice President Salila Cintron. The [...]
Hayes posts ‘official statement’ about shooting online, goes after letter writer and mayor
Scott Hayes, the Framingham man charged with shooting a Newton man during a fight at a pro-Israel rally in Newtonville last year, has set his [...]
Spears Community Garden to have grand opening next week
Four years ago, Newton residents suggested the city could use a community garden. Now, that idea—the Spears Community Garden—is becoming a reality, on the city’s [...]
Tiger Pride: Newton North graduation celebrates human connection
“Let’s hear it for the Class of 2025!” Principal Henry Turner cheered to start Newton North’s 165th graduation ceremony on Wednesday. “You can cheer as [...]
Lavender Café adds taste of Venezuela to West Newton
There’s a new restaurant in West Newton offering a kind of food that can be harder to find in the area: Lavender Café, which serves [...]
Five things to do in Newton this weekend
Feeling lucky? Not only does the weekend start on Friday the 13th, according to the weather forecasts, there's a 50/50 chance we're going to have [...]
New local PAC emerges in City Council races
There’s a new political action committee in town. Voters for a Vibrant Newton is a new PAC aimed at “electing city councilors who champion a [...]
Newton North scribes take to the stage for the 18th Annual Playwrights’ Festival
The ambient lighting dims, and a spotlight shines on three distinct characters in front of a dystopian backdrop, as a night of world-molding drama and [...]
Letter to the Editor: City needs financial savvy, not DOGE-esque rhetoric
“In my 44 years [in government], this is the most irresponsible, destructive motion that I have ever seen,” said Finance Chair Gentile about the resolution [...]
Snapshots: Newton Highlands Village Day 2025
It's spring, so the village days are underway. On Sunday, it was the Newton Highlands Village Day, and unlike last year, it wasn't dampened with [...]
Letter to the Editor: Coverage should reflect shooter’s history of threats
If Hayes had been Arab or Muslim, I suspect that your coverage of this story would have highlighted that Caleb is Jewish. But because Hayes, [...]
Newsmakers: A tribute, a board election and new ‘neighbors’ leadership
Editor’s note: Newsmakers is a regular feature spotlighting accomplishments of Newton community members, businesses and organizations. *** Newton resident elected to Mass Society of CPAs [...]
Newton City councilors say they ‘won’t be coerced’ by DHS
All 24 members of the City Council managed to agree on something this week: They don’t like the president coming after the city over federal [...]
Linda Swain announces run for Ward 2 School Committee seat
Newton parent, longtime local volunteer and marketing executive Linda Swain is running for School Committee, and she’s the first candidate to be publicly endorsed by [...]
Scott Hayes shooting case to be dismissed in September, following probation
Scott Hayes, the Framingham man charged with shooting a man at a pro-Israel demonstration last summer, will avoid trial and have his case dismissed after [...]
Five things to do in Newton this weekend
It looks like we're in for our 12th or 13th rainy Saturday (who's counting, really? It's just cruel) in a row. But Sunday looks like [...]
Brezski announces he won’t seek reelection
It’s been quite a couple of years for School Committee Chair Chris Brezski, and he’s had enough. “After much thought I have decided not to [...]
Newton parent, finance exec Jonathan Greene announces run for School Committee
Newton parent Jonathan Greene is stepping up to run for the Ward 6 School Committee, with current member Paul Levy not seeking reelection. Greene was [...]
Newton schools report success with new cell phone policy
A couple of years ago, Newton school officials decided to try out the Yondr pouch program—in which schools have students leave their mobile devices in [...]
Newton Free Library turns 150 years old
The Newton Free Library is celebrating its 150th anniversary as a public library this year, with a host of events and activities for all ages. [...]