Column: Who leads a cultural Newton? It really does take a village
When we talk about supporting arts and culture in Newton, we usually think about showing up – buying tickets, attending events, taking classes, or making [...]
School committee announces new DEI position, votes to approve PROTECT Act against ICE arrests
At the first in-person school committee meeting of the academic year, committee members reflected on the year past as well as upcoming policy issues, including [...]
Newton Food Pantry is rising to the challenge of rising inflation
“You can't cut back on your rent, putting gas in your car, [or] critical healthcare, so where people tend to cut back is around food,” [...]
With city split on parking ban, public hearing shows an appetite for compromise
As talks continue over what to do about the city’s overnight winter parking ban, last Wednesday, city councilors heard from the public. The Public Safety [...]
Snapshots: Newton reflects on 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks
Twenty-five years ago, 19 terrorists hijacked four planes and carried out an attack that would shake the nation at its core and change the course [...]
Column: Some post-Labor Day lessons from tofu to Dolly Parton
Long before finding home in New England, I spent my earliest years in a New York City neighborhood called Parkchester. On the weekends, we would [...]
Snapshots: Lions kick off soccer season
Last fall, the Newton South boys soccer team played meaningful games well into November, eventually falling to Natick in the semifinals of the state tournament. [...]
ICE detains two people in Newton
Immigration & Customs Enforcement detained two people in Newton Thursday. Mayor Marc Laredo alerted the community via email Thursday that ICE agents had taken someone [...]
Five things to do in Newton this weekend
This weekend is all about reflection and service. Twenty-five years ago, America and the world changed forever, after hijackers flew planes into the World Trade [...]
Ryan Normandin announces NTA presidential run alongside longtime union leader Elizabeth Ross Del Porto
As Newton Public Schools enters its next contract negotiation year, changes are also soon to come to the teachers’ union leadership. After a year of [...]
Column: Curious about native plants? Try the Newton native plant tour on September 19
When Joe Waters moved to West Newton 25 years ago, his interest in gardening began. He enjoyed working in his backyard where hydrangeas, hostas and [...]
Nazi graffiti found at apartment complex playground
A child reportedly discovered disturbing Nazi graffiti at an apartment complex in Newton Highlands, and police are investigating the hate crime. WCVB reported on Friday [...]
Moments Cafe brings matcha, ‘croffles’ and a whole new vibe to West Newton
Moments Cafe opened recently at 1284 Washington St. in West Newton and offers specialty coffees, like tiramisu lattes, as well as various flavors of matcha [...]
Democracy, guns and marijuana: Here are the questions on your ballot this November
The last time Massachusetts voters were asked to decide on nine separate ballot initiatives, Gov. Bill Weld was seeking reelection, the Big Dig was in [...]
Column: Savoring the ‘last gasps of childhood’ as senior year dawns
[Note to readers: Bethesda Yeh, an editor-in-chief of The Lion’s Roar at Newton South High School, will be writing the Next Gen Lens column in [...]
By the Numbers: Four stories Newton’s primary results tell
The Massachusetts primary saw incumbents across the commonwealth defend their seats on Beacon Hill and Capitol Hill against an onslaught of primary challengers and an [...]
Letter to the Editor: Column on rail opportunities misses a couple of important points
To the Editor, Although the notion of a light rail sub-branch through Newton Upper Falls, between Newton Highlands and Needham Heights, to support new development [...]
Gov. Healey speaks at rally in support of Ballot Question 6
At a Sunday morning rally at Hammond Pond in Chestnut Hill, Gov. Maura Healey urged Massachusetts voters to support Question 6, a ballot initiative that [...]
Four things to do in Newton this weekend
It's Labor Day weekend, so Newton is about to come alive again for autumn. But this weekend, as the kids get back into the swing [...]
Hank Phillippi Ryan talks about her new book at The Allen Center
Newton author Hank Phillippi Ryan’s new thriller is about lies, and it’s inspired by her own. “It came from when I thought about how often [...]