Five things to do in Newton this weekend
Thunderstorms are expected on Friday and Saturday night, but other than that, it looks to be a nice weekend to get out and mingle with [...]
Snapshots: Newton Centre Garden party
The Newton Centre Garden was the place to be on Sunday. Mayor Marc Laredo greeted crowds of children and their parents to the garden for [...]
Healey endorses Lawn in 10th Middlesex primary
In the heated battle over the Democratic nomination for the Middlesex 10th district seat–which includes a sliver of Newton in the village of Nonantum–Gov. Maura [...]
City launches immigration rights web page as leaders navigate unclear waters around ICE raids
As Immigration & Customs Enforcement raids continue in communities across America, Newton’s city website has added a page dedicated to informing immigrants and their allies [...]
National Night Out coming to West Newton Tuesday, Aug. 4
On Tuesday night, the Newton Police Department invites the public to come hang out in West Newton with police, firefighters and some ice cream. National [...]
Crystal Lake bathhouse gets an artful new look, thanks to Spark Newton
The formerly drab bathhouse at Crystal Lake has gotten a makeover. Spark Newton recently commissioned two new public murals on the outside of the bathhouse, [...]
Snapshots: Charles River Chamber Summer Celebration
On Thursday evening, the Charles River Chamber held its annual Summer Celebration at Commodore Builders in West Newton, bringing together members of the business community [...]
Weeknight hours added back to early voting schedule after LWVN dissent
Newton’s Election Commission has recommended—and the City Council’s Programs and Services Committee recently voted to approve—state requirements for early voting in the Sept. 1 primary. [...]
Five things to do in Newton this weekend
The last weekend of July looks to be quiet. There won't be a festival with fireworks. And there are no village days. But there's still [...]
Lawn, Leary trade barbs over housing, transparency and more during Chamber forum
On Tuesday, the Charles River Regional Chamber hosted a forum with the two Democrats running in the 10th Middlesex state representative primary—incumbent State Rep. John [...]
Laredo names new planning director
Mayor Marc Laredo announced Thursday, via email to the community, that he’s nominating Catherine Feerick as new director of Planning and Development. Feerick has an [...]
Survey shows Auchincloss with 47-point lead over Poulos
A new survey–indeed, the only set of numbers we have to show how the Massachusetts’ fourth congressional district Democratic primary is going–shows that incumbent Jake [...]
Five things to do in Newton this weekend
That smoky haze from the Canadian wildfires should dissipate a bit by the weekend, so the air will be a little less apocalyptic for your [...]
Blocked: Councilor charters housing development permit discussion
While one attached single-family development was approved by the City Council Monday night, another will have to wait for a vote on its fate. Ward [...]
City Council gives unanimous approval to 14-unit housing project in Upper Falls
A 14-home development in Upper Falls is closer to breaking ground after the City Council approved a special permit for it on Monday night. The [...]