In Brief: A redesign of a redesign, a Chamber shuffle and more
Washington Street redesign may get some changes Not a fan of the Washington Street Redesign Pilot? You may be in luck. Mayor Marc Laredo recently [...]
City Council, police chief start talks about how to deal with ICE
If Immigration & Customs Enforcement agents arrived in Newton to conduct training exercises or an all-out raid, what would the city and its police do [...]
Column: A chef pivots to feeding hungry women
After Inna Khitrik immigrated to the United States from the former Soviet Union in 1990, she found her first job as a cashier at the [...]
Woman killed in Newton Centre crash
A woman was killed after her vehicle struck a tree in Newton Centre on Tuesday afternoon. At around 4:30, according to a statement by the [...]
Snapshots: Tigers roar into Indoor Track Nationals
Coming into the 2026 New Balance Nationals Indoor track & field championships on March 13, Newton North’s girls 4x200 meter indoor relay team had already [...]
Seven things to do in Newton this weekend
As the ice melts away and Newton begins to wake up, slowly but surely, from a snow-packed winter, there's plenty of music to make that [...]
New exhibit at Jackson Homestead highlights Newton’s diverse history
After over six months of renovations, the Jackson Homestead and Museum has reopened with a new exhibit celebrating Newton’s multicultural history. The exhibit, “Newton: The [...]
Village Cafe: A breakfast staple in Newtonville
The smell of coffee and bacon sizzling fills the air at Village Cafe on Washington Street as servers weave between tables, greeting regulars by name. [...]
Business-minded engineer Tyler Morris gets ready to shred in Foxborough April 25
At some point in pretty much everyone's life, they dream of being a rock star. For Newton's Tyler Morris, that dream started to take shape very [...]
Committee takes up controversial overnight parking ban again
A City Council committee may decide soon whether to repeal or modify Newton’s hotly debated winter overnight parking ban. The Council’s Public Safety and Transportation [...]
Newton teen creates award-winning app to help people with Type 1 diabetes
As the son of two software engineers, Aaron Prager figured app development was in his future. Little did he know that the first app he [...]
Column: Transit-oriented smart growth and missed opportunities
The historical development of Newton’s villages provides an example of transit-oriented development done right—and a good model for the smart growth the region needs today. [...]
Economic Development Committee discusses prioritizing public engagement
Newton’s Economic Development Committee met Tuesday to discuss ways to manage and increase public engagement in their work, citing a public committee newsletter and teen [...]
Italian flag-colored lines will return to Adams Street, Laredo announces
The street lines saga that seemed to salt old wounds last summer will not get a sequel. Mayor Marc Laredo announced on Thursday night that [...]
Snapshots: International Women’s Day and Holi Celebration 2026
Sunday was International Women's Day. And last week marked the Hindu observance of Holi, a multi-day celebration of color. The Newton City Hall War Memorial [...]
Union Church group adds voice to Burlington ICE detention center protests
Every Wednesday, the sidewalks in front of the Department of Homeland Security Field Office in Burlington are lined with hundreds of protesters waving signs expressing [...]
Five things to do in Newton this weekend
We have a bad omen bonanza hitting this weekend, which starts with Friday the 13th and ends with the Ides of March, but if you're [...]
Column: Tests tell us what students don’t know, not what they can learn
Sometimes it's hard for students to see themselves as more than their test scores. It’s the job of teachers to show them that they are, [...]
Eyes on ‘Thrive’: Nolin requests $317 million for FY2027
Superintendent Anna Nolin is asking for $317.3 million for the Fiscal Year 2027 NPS budget, to keep services level and position the district to work [...]
Jackson Homestead and Museum reopens with sweeping new exhibit
Newton’s Jackson Homestead and Museum, also known as the Newton History Museum, reopened recently with a state-of-the-art exhibit on the entirety of the city’s history [...]