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 [...]
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, [...]