In new City Hall role, Lauren Berman looks to help Newton’s business community thrive
Lauren Berman has organized PTO fundraisers, helped revamp Newton’s farmers market and organized a “bakery crawl” to benefit small shops. Now that she has assumed [...]
New Season, Same Story: Newton North Gymnastics Wins BSC Championship
Newton North’s Lucia Grapski closed out the Bay State Conference (BSC) championships in style on Saturday, wowing the crowd with a floor routine for the [...]
Column: Local sweets for your sweetheart
Chocolate comes from the cacao plant, native to Mexico and Central America, but you need not travel that far to find a Valentine’s Day treat. [...]
Laredo issues executive order regarding immigration enforcement and protests
Newton Mayor Marc Laredo met with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and other mayors from across the region on Thursday to take a stand against Immigration [...]
In Brief: Black History Month events, Solomon Schechter shocker and more
Spark Newton sponsoring Black History Month events Spark Newton, the arts and culture advocacy group formerly known as Newton Community Pride, is having three events [...]
Real estate leaders express optimism as MBTA zoning law reshapes Massachusetts housing plans
The Charles River Regional Chamber’s annual Real Estate Forum was palpably optimistic about the future of housing in Massachusetts in a meeting last Tuesday, discussing [...]
Five things to do in Newton this weekend
In what brings to mind the movie Groundhog Day, we're looking at another weekend of sub-freezing temperatures and a chance of snow. There's no Bill [...]
Solving the Equation: NPS administration lays out plan to revamp math curriculum
The majority of Newton students in grades 6 through 8 are not seeing learning growth at a pace that meets state standards, and the district’s [...]
Guest Essay: New facade buildout rule will have major consequences
To the editors of the Newton Beacon, A major zoning change is scheduled to take effect on March 1, 2026, and most Newton homeowners still [...]
Column: The coming of fare-free transit
A new mobility phenomenon is quietly spreading throughout cities and neighborhoods in Massachusetts and beyond. It’s the concept of fare free transit. Providing fare free [...]
Not So Fast: Albright charters vote on fate of Newton Centre Plaza
The Newton Centre Plaza is in jeopardy of being shut down way before its Halloween expiration date, but on Monday, it got a temporary reprieve [...]
ZBA discusses updates to controversial proposed development in Nonantum
This story is from The Heights, an independent, nonprofit newspaper run by Boston College students with which the Newton Beacon has a partnership. The Newton Zoning Board [...]
Couple to open Lego franchise Bricks and Minifigs in Newton in March
Do you like Legos? You’ll soon have a new option to buy Legos in Newton: Bricks and Minifigs, opening on March 21 at 275 Centre [...]
The Allen Center was once a desegregated school a century ahead of its time
The Allen Center, run by the Newton Cultural Alliance, is home to many cultural activities in West Newton. But it once housed something else: Nathaniel [...]
Newsmakers: Board appointments, anniversaries and more
Jackson Walnut Park School teacher nominated for national award Sister Kathy Berube, educator at Jackson Walnut Education Collaborative, has been nominated for National Life Group’s [...]
Column: My life as a yardstick
I have a few old wooden yardsticks in my Newton condo. I know that they are old because I can’t remember a day when I [...]
Digging Out: Cleanup continues after rare massive snowstorm buries Newton
Let there be sidewalks. After all was said and done, Newton ended up with about 24 inches of snow from the Sunday-Monday snowstorm that brought [...]
In Brief: Super Bowl raffle, listening tour and more
Brookline High School goes under lockdown after ‘swatting’ Brookline High School had a 40-minute “precautionary lockdown” on Thursday morning after an “unverified threat” was called [...]
Auchincloss calls for Noem impeachment as government shutdown threat looms over ICE funding
U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-MA, has joined the push to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after multiple incidents involving Immigration & Customs [...]
Suzuki School of Newton approved for $600,000 in funding toward major renovation
This story is from The Heights, an independent, nonprofit newspaper run by Boston College students with which the Newton Beacon has a partnership. The Suzuki School of [...]