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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Primary Results: Incumbents decisively beat back insurgencies
Massachusetts Primary results have been pouring in, and incumbents in the Bay State had a good night. MA-4 U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-MA, will survive [...]
‘I did not retire’: Ann Berwick sets record straight as administration explains sustainability shift
The Laredo administration recently announced to city councilors in a memo that the city’s climate and sustainability office would be integrated into the DPW and [...]
Could Opus Newton be a national model for middle-income senior housing?
Nancy Dale and her longtime partner, Marybeth Noonan, used to admire a large field in southwestern Newton after they’d get out of church every Sunday. [...]
Five things to do in Newton this weekend
August seems to have come and gone like a thief in the night, as Monday starts a new month and meteorological fall. But don't break [...]
Laredo administration to reorganize DPW, sustainability leadership
In a memo to city councilors on Aug. 13, Mayor Marc Laredo announced that his administration is restructuring the DPW leadership to address the need [...]
Massachusetts Primary: Five things to know in Newton
In one week, the 2026 primary campaign season will end in Massachusetts. And what a noisy primary season it’s been. Candidates for governor, state legislature, [...]
Jason Poulos on affordability, foreign policy and the movement to remake the Democratic party
When Jason Poulos launched his congressional bid last winter, he was an unknown candidate facing an unknown political landscape. He’s since amassed a small campaign [...]
Moulton visits Newton to make his case for the Senate primary
If the Tuesday Farmers' Market at Cold Spring Park looked more crowded than usual, it's because there was a visit from a congressman who wants [...]
Five things to do in Newton this weekend
There are only a few weeks left to bask in the warm, summer sun. And the kids head back to school soon before Labor Day. [...]