Laredo administration assures drinking water not impacted by TCE contamination
Mayor Marc Laredo followed up last week’s informational gathering—Nonantum neighbors met with a representative from environmental consulting firm Arcadis—with some updates on how the city [...]
The Lucas Lineup: Parking ban puzzle now has a working group looking to solve it
The City Council's Public Safety & Transportation Committee meeting recently recommended a working group be assembled to tackle the pressing problem of the city's parking [...]
Snapshots: 2026 Sheila Mondshein Award
The Newton Fair and Affordable Housing Partnership and Mayor Marc Laredo recently presented the 2026 Sheila Mondshein Award to Jini Fairley and Josephine McNeil for [...]
Laredo presents FY2027 budget, swings for fences with pension bond plan
"It's great to be back up here," Mayor Marc Laredo quipped as he took to the podium in the City Council Chamber Monday night to [...]
Newton to deploy ‘smart meters’ for more accurate electricity use data
Newton residents can expect their old electric meters to be replaced with smart meters in the coming months. Smart meters are digital devices that can [...]
Ten things we learned from our sit-down with Marc Laredo last week
Mayor Mark Laredo sat down with The Newton Beacon and NewTV last Thursday night to go over his administration's first 100 days. Here's just some [...]
Mayor Laredo reflects on first 100 days as mayor at public forum
Mayor Marc Laredo marked his first 100 days in office with a public event hosted by NewTV and the Newton Beacon on Thursday night. During [...]
Council committee continues debating winter parking ban but postpones action
A City Council committee revisited Newton's controversial parking ban on Wednesday but held off again on taking action. It was the third time the item [...]
Making a Marc: Laredo administration reaches 100 days
Marc Laredo has been mayor of Newton for 100 days, as of Friday. If it seems like it’s been longer than that, it’s because 2026 [...]
In Brief: Local News Day, a League scholarship and more
Local News Day spotlights value of community journalism Thursday was Local News Day, a time to reflect on the value of local news and the [...]
City Council honors former Alderman Michael Malec
The City Council passed a resolution honoring the memory of former Alderman Michael Malec, who died on March 31 at the age of 85. Malec [...]
First draft of Berdo regulations is taking shape
Darius Baily, the BERDO administrator in Newton, recently presented to the City Council Committee of the Whole the first draft of regulations for the Building [...]
BERDO to include fund to help decarbonize citywide
Newton’s developing carbon emissions reduction ordinance is set to include a fund that could someday help decarbonize the whole city. Fifteen months ago, the City [...]
City Council, police chief start talks about how to deal with ICE
If Immigration & Customs Enforcement agents arrived in Newton to conduct training exercises or an all-out raid, what would the city and its police do [...]
Committee takes up controversial overnight parking ban again
A City Council committee may decide soon whether to repeal or modify Newton’s hotly debated winter overnight parking ban. The Council’s Public Safety and Transportation [...]