Linda Plaut Festival accepting grant applications
Are you artistic? Talented? Eager to share your creativity with your community? This one's for you. The new Linda Plaut Festival of the Arts grant [...]
Planning Department cuts size of proposed pilot plaza in half
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller and the Planning Department have made some changes to what was a controversial plan to put a public plaza in part of [...]
Trump administration halts funding to special education transition program Newton had just joined
Last week, school districts elsewhere in the country reported receiving notices in that the U.S. Department of Education had shut off funding for Charting My [...]
Five things to do in Newton this weekend
We're in for a heatwave this weekend, so to speak—temperatures are expected to reach the upper 30s—and after the week we've had, that's reason enough [...]
Years in the making: City Council approves new city seal design
After lengthy debate Tuesday night, Newton’s City Council approved the city’s new seal design. The vote was relatively narrow, with 13 voting in favor and [...]
City Councilor Andreae Downs not seeking reelection
In the latest Election 2025 bombshell, Ward 5 City Councilor-At-Large Andreae Downs has announced she will not seek reelection this year. "Being a city councilor [...]
New study shows housing discrimination in MetroWest communities
Editor's note: Newton Fair Housing Committee Chair Esther Schlorholtz, quoted in this story, is the wife of Newton Beacon Board of Directors member Joe Hunter. [...]
Newton Career and Technical Education helps students build their dreams
In a drafting and design classroom at Newton North High School on a cloudy Thursday afternoon, a student named Hayden Hannon shows a computer image [...]
Newsmakers: Jazz, theatre and an Aquarium board seat
Editor’s note: Newsmakers is a regular feature spotlighting accomplishments of Newton community members, businesses and organizations. Newton South Jazz Ensemble director wins big honor Lisa [...]
Home burglaries and hate crimes spiked dramatically in Newton in 2024
Last year, Newton saw huge increases in the number home burglaries and hate crimes reported. Mayor Ruthanne Fuller gave a rundown of criminal statistics from [...]
Work begins on Albemarle Field stormwater filtration system
The city broke ground Thursday on a massive stormwater filtration system that's going under Albemarle Field along Cheesecake Brook. The project will install an infiltration [...]
Five things to do in Newton this weekend
It's Valentine's Day, and there are plenty of activities to do with a significant other (or with friends, or alone) while the temperatures plunge into [...]
Mulling a run for office? League of Women Voters of Newton just made a new guide
Participation is a pillar of any democracy, and even though much of the nation is still teeming with election exhaustion from November, Newton has a [...]
Fuller: Trump administration policies may impact Newton’s revenues
The City Council met with Mayor Ruthanne Fuller Thursday night to talk about the upcoming FY2026 budget process, and there was an elephant in the [...]
Five things to do in Newton this weekend
“While it is February, one can taste the full joys of anticipation. Spring stands at the gate with her finger on the latch.”—Patience Strong, British [...]