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Greta Gaffin2025-06-30T23:34:02-04:00

Colombian cake and coffee shop coming to Newton Centre

By Greta Gaffin|2025-06-30T23:34:02-04:00June 30, 2025|Categories: Business, Top|

Newton Centre is getting a new cake and coffee shop this summer: Luna’s Cakes and Coffee, run by sisters Valeria and Valentina Restrepo. They have [...]

Rayea Jain2025-06-30T22:47:29-04:00

School Committee candidate and educator Mali Brodt hopes to help reshape NPS

By Rayea Jain|2025-06-30T22:47:29-04:00June 30, 2025|Categories: Politics, Top|

Mali Brodt moved to Newton for the school system. Now she wants to reform it. A mother of three and a longtime educator, Brodt, 46, [...]

Rayea Jain2025-06-30T22:18:34-04:00

Jim Murphy wants to bring educators’ voices to School Committee

By Rayea Jain|2025-06-30T22:18:34-04:00June 30, 2025|Categories: Politics, Top|

After spending nearly four decades in classrooms and school offices, Jim Murphy says it’s time educators had a loud voice in the policies that shape [...]

Bryan McGonigle2025-06-30T18:01:00-04:00

Newton sculptor Nancy Schon has gone from ducklings to dissent in the Era of Trump

By Bryan McGonigle|2025-06-30T18:01:00-04:00June 30, 2025|Categories: Culture, Top|

In 1987, Newton artist Nancy Schon crafted her way to fame with her bronze sculpture, “Make Way for Ducklings,” inspired by a children’s book of [...]

Bryan McGonigle2025-07-01T12:37:06-04:00

Snapshots: Newton caps of Pride with Celebration of Queer Culture

By Bryan McGonigle|2025-07-01T12:37:06-04:00June 30, 2025|Categories: Culture, Top|

Saturday morning's light rain gave way to a field of rainbows across Hyde Community Center as Newton Pride held its Celebration of Queer Culture, honoring [...]

Bryan McGonigle2025-06-30T23:02:20-04:00

Mayor says removal of Italian flag colors from Adams Street was necessary but temporary

By Bryan McGonigle|2025-06-30T23:02:20-04:00June 27, 2025|Categories: City Hall, Top Feature|

Late Thursday night, residents in Nonantum awoke to the strange sound of midnight road work. The crew on site wasn't fixing a pothole, however. The [...]

Elizabeth Plese2025-06-26T21:57:23-04:00

Candidate Jenna Miara seeks to strengthen School Committee’s relationship with community

By Elizabeth Plese|2025-06-26T21:57:23-04:00June 26, 2025|Categories: Politics, Top|

Jenna Miara said she decided to run for the School Committee in reaction to the distrust between the school system and Newton community. “It became [...]

Bryan McGonigle2025-06-26T21:08:25-04:00

Rain Delay: Newton Centre Plaza opening and Chalkfest moved to Sunday

By Bryan McGonigle|2025-06-26T21:08:25-04:00June 26, 2025|Categories: Culture, Top, Uncategorized|

The seemingly endless pattern of rainy Saturdays strikes again. With Saturday's weather forecast calling for showers throughout the morning and afternoon, the city is moving [...]

Bryan McGonigle2025-06-29T14:34:22-04:00

With alarming number of unvaccinated students, Nolin reinstates requirements for NPS

By Bryan McGonigle|2025-06-29T14:34:22-04:00June 26, 2025|Categories: School Feature|

Newton Public Schools have a lot of unvaccinated students, and the district is cracking down and reinstating requirements that were relaxed during the COVID-19 pandemic. [...]

Alex Degterev2025-06-26T21:12:38-04:00

Two women from Lasell are changing how generations interact in the workforce

By Alex Degterev|2025-06-26T21:12:38-04:00June 26, 2025|Categories: Business, Top|

Employers have not bought into Gen Z, which has spawned the roots of a youth employment crisis in the United States, but two local [...]

Carina Murphy2025-06-26T14:57:17-04:00

Hyde Center serves family fun all summer: Here’s what to expect

By Carina Murphy|2025-06-26T14:57:17-04:00June 25, 2025|Categories: Culture, Top|

The weather’s been warming up in Newton, and with it, the Hyde Community Center’s summer tradition is back in full swing. Every Friday night from [...]

Bryan McGonigle2025-06-26T22:05:56-04:00

Five things to do in Newton this weekend

By Bryan McGonigle|2025-06-26T22:05:56-04:00June 25, 2025|Categories: Culture, Top|

Editor's Note: The Newton Centre Plaza opening was previously listed for Saturday has since been moved to Sunday due to rain in the forecast. *** [...]

Bryan McGonigle2025-06-29T14:25:32-04:00

Newton Centre Plaza to open this weekend

By Bryan McGonigle|2025-06-29T14:25:32-04:00June 23, 2025|Categories: Culture|

A few months ago, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller announced that the city would temporarily refashion part of the Langley Parking Lot next to the Newton Centre [...]

Greta Gaffin2025-06-29T14:33:32-04:00

Newton man accused of trying to make bomb gets probation and fine

By Greta Gaffin|2025-06-29T14:33:32-04:00June 23, 2025|Categories: Public Safety|

Aram Brunson, the Newton resident charged last year in a scheme to conceal bomb making, was arrested on June 16 in Plymouth. According to prosecutors, [...]

Greta Gaffin2025-06-29T14:25:42-04:00

Newton’s Alex Sherman is crushing records while he builds himself

By Greta Gaffin|2025-06-29T14:25:42-04:00June 23, 2025|Categories: Sports|

Alex Sherman, Newton track athlete (NNHS ’21), has wrapped up his college track career at the NCAA championship in Eugene, Ore. The Newton Beacon first [...]

Bryan McGonigle2025-06-29T14:33:45-04:00

Sean Roche talks traffic, housing and a run for City Council

By Bryan McGonigle|2025-06-29T14:33:45-04:00June 23, 2025|Categories: Politics, Top|

“We need economic resilience,” Sean Roche said, sitting down in the back corner of a bustling Tatte Bakery in Newton Centre. It was a sunny [...]

Greta Gaffin2025-06-24T08:26:55-04:00

A Streetcar Named the A-Line: Remembering a regional railroad relic

By Greta Gaffin|2025-06-24T08:26:55-04:00June 23, 2025|Categories: Culture, Top|

If you look at a map of the MBTA’s Green Line, you’ll see lines marked B, C, D, and E. But once upon a time, [...]

Bryan McGonigle2025-06-24T20:28:46-04:00

Snapshots: Newton’s Juneteenth 2025

By Bryan McGonigle|2025-06-24T20:28:46-04:00June 19, 2025|Categories: Culture, Top|

Newton had its annual Juneteenth celebration at the Hyde Community Center on Thursday, drawing hundreds of people to enjoy the arrival of summer and commemorate [...]

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Greta Gaffin2025-06-19T22:10:52-04:00

Newton man pleads guilty in firearms case

By Greta Gaffin|2025-06-19T22:10:52-04:00June 19, 2025|Categories: Public Safety, Top|

Newton resident James Welch has pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. In February, police reportedly [...]

Bryan McGonigle2025-06-24T20:16:21-04:00

Five things to do in Newton this weekend

By Bryan McGonigle|2025-06-24T20:16:21-04:00June 19, 2025|Categories: Culture|

The heat is on. Summer makes its official entrance this weekend, and with it some of Newton's summer favorites. If gardening's your thing, there's a [...]

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