‘He loved the city’: Thousands gather to say goodbye to former Mayor Setti Warren
On Thursday, thousands of people—city officials, legislators, members of Congress and everyday Newtonians alike—stood in a line that stretched through two floors of City Hall [...]
In Brief: Cooper Center, jazz and trees
West Suburban YMCA gala breaks fundraising record The West Suburban YMCA recently held its annual fundraiser gala, with more than 200 community members attending, including [...]
‘Tireless’: Longtime friend and colleague reflects on life and loss of former Mayor Setti Warren
To Aaron Goldman, former Mayor Setti Warren was like a brother. Now, Goldman is among many left coping with the news of Warren's sudden death [...]
Former Mayor Setti Warren dead at 55
Setti Warren, mayor of Newton from 2010 to 2018, has died at age 55. Mayor Ruthanne Fuller wrote in an email to the community that [...]
City Council approves zoning change aimed at curbing oversized homes
This story is from The Heights, an independent, nonprofit newspaper run by Boston College students with which the Newton Beacon has a partnership. Newton City Council voted [...]
After legal confusion, committee approves new clerk salary
Last week’s Finance Committee meeting was set to include discussion and a vote on a salary for the city clerk, but Chair Leonard Gentile stopped [...]
A wider net: City Council seeks expansion of residential proximity requirement for police chief
Should Newton's next police chief have to live near Newton? Or should the city expand its search to include candidates from as far away as [...]
Newton man sentenced to prison time for gun conviction
James Welch, the Newton man who was arrested in February for illegal firearms possession, was sentenced to 33 months in prison on Oct. 8. The [...]
City Council approves Drew Willison as next city clerk
A couple of weeks ago, City Councilor Leonard Gentile blocked a vote to appoint Drew Willison as Newton's new city clerk, because he wanted the [...]
Fuller gives financial forecast fraught with challenges
“We are living in very strange times,” Mayor Ruthanne Fuller said as she began her presentation of the city’s long-range financial forecast to the City [...]
Planning Department calls for scrapping business district parking requirements
Do parking requirements hinder local businesses, and should they be thrown out? The City Council’s Zoning and Planning Committee members, joined by Peter Doeringer representing [...]
Newton Thrive celebrates first participants completing post-COVID economic mobility initiative
Newton residents gathered with mentors, city officials and nonprofits at City Hall on Sept. 20 to celebrate the first participants' completion of Newton Thrive, an [...]
Gentile ‘charters’ vote on city clerk appointment
On Thursday, the City Council’s Programs and Services Committee interviewed candidates for city clerk. On Monday, during a meeting of the full City Council, the [...]
Newton Centre drain extension project remains in limbo
A proposed drain extension for two lots at 132 Homer St. continues to be the subject of contention as the project bounces around Newton’s legislature. [...]
Deja Vu: Nonantum Italian flag lines removed by city again
The Italian flag-colored lines that have decorated Adams Street in Nonantum for 90 years and became the center of a culture war are going away [...]