Snapshots: Boston Marathon marks its 129th run through Newton
Thousands of spectators lined Commonwealth Avenue to cheer on the thousands of athletes tackling the Boston Marathon—the longest-running marathon in the world today—in the clear [...]
Earth Day Festival coming to Newton North Sunday
Earth Day is Tuesday, and this weekend, Green Newton is going to spend a day showing the planet some love and educating the public on [...]
Northland heads to City Council for a vote
After several years in limbo, the Northland Upper Falls development—now revised with more housing in lieu of office space—is set to go before the full [...]
Auchincloss says Medicaid cuts will raise costs for all insurance
U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Newton, held a virtual town hall on Wednesday to discuss a host of issues, from the impact of President Donald Trump's [...]
Mayor wins Sheila Mondshein Award for fair housing leadership
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller has made affordable housing one of the pillars of her tenure in City Hall. And on Tuesday, she was recognized for that [...]
Enjoy the Ride: After feedback about costs, city lowers GoGo fees
Newton provides partly subsidized, fee-based transportation, GoGo, for seniors as well as people with disabilities and low incomes. “The GoGo service links riders with carefully [...]
Five Things to do in Newton this Long Weekend
It's a holiday weekend—with Easter on Sunday and Patriots Day on Monday—and that extra day includes the world's oldest marathon. But before that, Newton has [...]
School Committee awaits legal advice, and Nolin and Brezski take their plan to City Council
How are things going with the Newton school budget crisis? Well, the School Committee is waiting for advice from legal counsel on how to move [...]
Newsmakers: A grant, a lifetime achievement and a new board president
Editor’s note: Newsmakers is a regular feature spotlighting accomplishments of Newton community members, businesses and organizations. Paul Levy elected CWRA board president The Charles River [...]
Snapshots: Open Studios 2025
The annual Open Studios on April 5 and 6, featured work from more than 100 artists at studios throughout the villages. Open Studios was founded [...]
Newton digs into ambitious road repair mission for 2025
During a recent discussion about possible federal funding cuts, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller noted that the roadwork budget is the easiest to cut, if needed. But [...]
Newton-Wellesley Hospital says no environmental causes found for staff brain tumors
Newton-Wellesley Hospital announced on Thursday that a sixth staff member who works in the maternity department has been diagnosed with a benign, non-cancerous brain tumor, [...]
Trump administration rescinds Historic Newton’s textile preservation grant
Last year, Historic Newton was awarded a three-year federal grant through the Institute of Museum and Library Services totaling almost $136,000 to catalogue and preserve [...]
Five Things to Do in Newton This Weekend
We're in for another cool, rainy weekend, which gives the plants plenty to drink and gives you time to reflect. Use music to reflect on [...]
Newton for Everyone rallies supporters for Northland
It's been several years since the Northland Development first met Newton's approval process. But a pandemic, construction delays and a change of plans have the [...]