Revolutionary Retro: Durant Kenrick House brings Colonial-era Newton to life
If you stopped by the Durant-Kenrick House on Saturday, you may have learned how to make chocolate tea. No, chocolate tea is not a new [...]
Five things to do in Newton this weekend
The year is almost done. And it's been an exhausting one for many. Why not make the last weekend of 2024 a good one? Check [...]
Heading out to admire holiday light displays? Community Kangaroo has a map for you
PHOTO: Festive lights shine along Commonwealth Avenue. Photo by Howard Sholkin This weekend offers the best opportunity to check out how various homes have lit [...]
Snapshots: Santa comes to Nonantum
Nobody does Christmas like Nonantum. And on Sunday, the jolly man in red enjoyed a parade through the village and stopped by Coletti-Magni Park afterwards. [...]
Five things to do in Newton this weekend
“You can tell a lot about a person by the way they handle three things: a rainy day, lost luggage and tangled Christmas tree lights."—Maya [...]
Newtonians honored at Nobel Prize Ceremony in Sweden
PHOTO: Daron Acemoglu shakes the hand of Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf at the 2024 Nobel Prize Ceremony in Oslo. Youtube Screenshot Tuesday’s Nobel Prize [...]
Newsmakers: Fighting food insecurity, organization grants and more
Editor’s note: Newsmakers is a regular feature spotlighting accomplishments of Newton community members, businesses and organizations. Ward and Mason-Rice named among top Massachusetts schools Ward [...]
Genevieve Morrison named Newton editor of The Heights
PHOTO: Genevieve Morrison has been named Newton editor of The Heights. Courtesy Photo The editorial board at The Heights—an independent student-run newspaper at Boston College—has [...]
Let There be Lights: Nonantum kicks off holiday season with dazzling display
Coletti-Magni Park in Nonantum has once again been transformed into a Christmas destination, a winter wonderland of color and lights—and that massive 30-foot Santa watching [...]
Newton fourth grader Alicia Lee dances in ‘The Nutcracker’
Seeing "The Nutcracker" is a beloved American Christmas tradition, and in Boston, the place to see it is at the Boston Ballet. In addition to [...]
Snapshots: Honoring Newton’s veterans
Newton's veterans' groups, police and fire departments, local officials and neighbors came together on Monday morning to celebrate Veterans Day and honor those who have [...]
SMASHED: Newton families go medieval on pumpkins at City Hall
PHOTO: Students from the Newton North/South high school robotics club, the LigerBots, display a guillotine to crush pumpkins with at Newton's Pumpkin Smash 2024 on [...]
Thousands haunt Prince Street for Halloween block party
PHOTO: A woman dressed as a witch and man covered in aluminum cans dance to live music on Prince Street on Halloween. Photo by Bryan [...]
Snapshots: Halloween Window painting in Newton Highlands and Newton Centre
A bunch of kids threw paint on countless windows in Newton over the weekend. And the mayor, a city councilor and a cop were seen [...]
Snapshots: Pumpkin Fest 2024 in Auburndale
Combing through a pumpkin patch for that perfect pumpkin is a memory many New England families share each fall. But the United Parish of Auburndale [...]