Commerce & Economy
Leading up to the November 4 local election, the Newton Beacon asked candidates in competitive elections for mayor and city council how they would improve [...]
Climate & Environment
Leading up to the November 4 local election, the Newton Beacon asked candidates in competitive elections for mayor and city council how they would improve [...]
City Finances
Leading up to the November 4 local election, the Newton Beacon asked candidates in competitive elections for mayor and city council how they would improve [...]
Letter to the Editor: Blog smear highlights how disinformation threatens democracy
Dear Newton Beacon, Recently, the head of the Newton Teachers Association reminded educators to take a lunch break. Unremarkable as this was, a Boston-based right-of-center [...]
Spark Newton gifts mural to brighten outside of Gath Pool bathhouse
Spark Newton—the local nonprofit formerly known as Newton Community Pride—is making the Albemarle Field and new Gath Pool area a little more beautiful. The organization [...]
Fulfilled Goods opens second location, in Newton Centre
Shara Ertel has lived in Newton Centre for 25 years. When she decided to leave her career in biotech to start an eco-friendly sustainable goods [...]
Area councils are up for election in November. What do they do?
When Newton residents vote in this November’s election, many will choose candidates for neighborhood area councils in Newton Highlands, Newton Upper Falls, Waban and Newtonville. [...]
Snapshots: Charles River Chamber’s Newton Small Business Awards
The Charles River Regional Chamber held its first-ever Newton Small Business Awards Wednesday night, paying tribute to people who, as Chamber Board of Directors Chair [...]
Nolin: This year brings challenges but also new determination to ‘thrive’
Superintendent Anna Nolin uses five budget models for a guide—color-coded, ranging from a “cuts” budget with cuts shown in yellow to a “thrive” budget with [...]
Five things to do in Newton this weekend
Autumn officially starts after this weekend, and you can already see pops of color on the trees. It also means fall events, more events and [...]
Gentile ‘charters’ vote on city clerk appointment
On Thursday, the City Council’s Programs and Services Committee interviewed candidates for city clerk. On Monday, during a meeting of the full City Council, the [...]
With eyes on mayor’s office, Laredo wants to reshape how City Hall does business
"We're going to build a much greater center of community," City Council President Marc Laredo said, seated by a window at Caffè Nero in Newtonville, [...]
Little Luke’s faces another construction headache this week
In June, Little Luke's Cafe in Upper Falls reopened after several months of closure due to a construction project nearby, related to the Northland development [...]
Kazakoff-Eigen drops out of Ward 1 City Council race
JJ Kazakoff-Eigen, candidate for the the Ward 1 City Council seat, is suspending his campaign. "After reflecting on the process of campaigning and my current [...]
Snapshots: Upper Falls Village Day 2025
Once again, the fates have given Upper Falls beautiful weather for its annual Village Day on Sunday. Hundreds of people gathered at Pettee Square and [...]
Newton teens launch website critiquing Newton politics
This has been a year of significant political upheaval at the federal level, with ripple effects reaching down to American communities in a variety of [...]
Hasseltine House loses appeal in lawsuit against Jewish Family and Children’s Services
On Sept. 10, the Massachusetts Appeals Court affirmed a Massachusetts Superior Court decision in favor of Jewish Family and Children’s Services (JFCS) ending its Newton [...]
Newton Centre drain extension project remains in limbo
A proposed drain extension for two lots at 132 Homer St. continues to be the subject of contention as the project bounces around Newton’s legislature. [...]
Snapshots: Newton 9/11 ceremony
On Thursday, Newton officials took some time to remember lives lost in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, along with surviving family members at the Newton [...]
Newton Police Chief George McMains is retiring
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller announced on Thursday that Police Chief George McMains will retire in a few months. McMains has served on the Newton Police Department [...]