Mayor’s Historical Commission appointments met with pushback from city councilors
Appointments to boards, committees and commissions tend to make it through the City Council without much fuss. But on Monday night, an appointment request for [...]
Feeling lucky? Keno approved for Upper Falls restaurant
After much debate, the City Council has approved, 17-6, a permit for Keno at Echo Bridge Restaurant in Upper Falls. Owner Paul Virgilio, whose family [...]
Committee approves BERDO commission appointments
Newton’s BERDO team is starting to take shape. The City Council passed the Building Energy Reductions and Disclosures Ordinance last year, requiring certain buildings to [...]
Bulloughs Pond still awaits decision from city
Debate continues within the Bullough's Pond Dam Working Group regarding how to best mitigate the risk of flood while avoiding environmental damage, with community members [...]
‘Pound of Flesh’: Nonantum neighbors demonstrate at City Hall, showing no signs of backing down
On Monday afternoon, as dark clouds rushed from the sky to make way for some early evening sun, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller sent an email to [...]
Sisson lays out challenges, opportunities for Newton’s office market
Two big real estate developments—Northland and Riverside—are changing plans to scrap office space for more housing. The world has changed in the past few years, [...]
City offers some relief as dumpsters overflow amidst sanitation workers strike
Sanitation workers with Republic Services—which handles trash removal for businesses and residential complexes all over America, including in Newton—have been on strike for 10 days, [...]
Echo Bridge Restaurant may soon offer Keno
Feeling lucky, Upper Falls? Paul Virgilio’s family has owned the Echo Bridge Restaurant at the corner of Chestnut and Eliot streets in Upper Falls for [...]
Chamber president calls out committee ahead of meeting on office real estate market
On Wednesday, the City Council’s Zoning and Planning Committee is slated to discuss the commercial office market. But after being denied an opportunity to speak, [...]
‘Slap in the face’: Backlash builds after removal of Italian colors from Adams Street
Last week, the city removed the red, green and white lines—representing the Italian flag and Nonantum’s large Italian-American community—from Adams Street in the middle of [...]
Mayor says removal of Italian flag colors from Adams Street was necessary but temporary
Late Thursday night, residents in Nonantum awoke to the strange sound of midnight road work. The crew on site wasn't fixing a pothole, however. The [...]
City Council proclaims June 18 Autistic Pride Day in Newton
The Newton City Council on Monday night declared June 18 to be Autism Pride Day in Newton. “Autistic people are a valued and diverse part [...]
Newton City councilors say they ‘won’t be coerced’ by DHS
All 24 members of the City Council managed to agree on something this week: They don’t like the president coming after the city over federal [...]
On Second Thought: Newton Sustainability Department proposal not sustained in budget process
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller has withdrawn her request to the City Council for funding for a new Sustainability Department. The request came up at a recent [...]
With NPS hurdle cleared, City Council passes FY2026 budget
Now that the NPS budget for FY2026 has been resolved, the City Council’s budget approval picked up speed on Monday night. The Council passed, piece [...]