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 [...]
St. Mary of Carmen Society 91st Festa kicks off Wednesday
There are three things we can count on in Newton in July: Fireworks, roadwork detours, and the wildly popular Italian-American Festival at Pellegrini Park along [...]
State reps gift city Declaration of Independence replica
In the summer of 1776, Newton leaders met at the First Church Meetinghouse on the corner of Centre and Cotton streets, to read out loud [...]
Five things to do in Newton this weekend
Summer fun continues, but with temperatures expected to be not quite as hot as last weekend. On tap for your family and friends to enjoy [...]
Auchincloss tells Fox News leftist primary wins point to frustration, not ideology shift
U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss is drawing a clear distinction between himself and the left wing of his party, especially the democratic socialists who recently won [...]
Newtonville commuter rail station is about to close for almost three years
This November, at long last, a massive renovation of Newtonville’s commuter rail station will begin. While that may be exciting news for many, it comes [...]
Newton is getting a bookmobile again
In the 1920s, the Newton Free Library jumped into the new automobile craze, bought a Model-T and fastened it into a mobile library. And Newton's [...]