Want to help Newton’s Tree Canopy thrive? Be a Tree Protector
Newton is known as the “Garden City.” But an increasing loss of trees means that nickname is becoming less true. It’s estimated that Newton has [...]
School Committee approves competency determination requirements
The school committee recently approved new Competency Determination (CD) requirements for the high school classes of 2025 and 2026. Initially, students had to pass the [...]
Work begins on Albemarle Field stormwater filtration system
The city broke ground Thursday on a massive stormwater filtration system that's going under Albemarle Field along Cheesecake Brook. The project will install an infiltration [...]
School psychologist suing NPS for firing over vaccine refusal, citing religion and Nuremburg
A school psychologist who said she was fired by the Newton Public Schools in 2022 due to her refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccine is [...]
Newton residents donated half a million lbs. of textiles last year
Last year saw a lot of big news. And it wasn't all bad, especially with local environmental initiatives. Green Newton recently announced that in 2024, [...]
Gas line requests have Newton City Council considering street electrification pilot program
On Jan. 1, the city’s electrification ordinance took effect, mandating complete electrification of newly constructed buildings and buildings undergoing extensive renovations, with [...]
Watts New: Newton’s electrification ordinance took effect this week
It's a happy new year for fossil fuel opponents in Newton. The city's electrification ordinance—which has Newton joining with nine other communities in [...]
BERDO is Born: City Council passes long-awaited energy and greenhouse gas ordinance
After years of discussion and months of debate, the City Council on Monday night passed a Building Emissions Reductions and Disclosures Ordinance (BERDO). The vote [...]
BERDO vote delayed after councilor invokes charter, says questions remain
The BERDO saga will head into overtime. The ordinance to require building owners to report energy use and reduce emissions, recently approved out of the [...]
Zoning and Planning approves BERDO with amended residential requirements
The BERDO brouhaha beats onward, and the Zoning and Planning Committee on Monday night voted to approve it without greenhouse gas reduction mandates for residential [...]
Dry Spell: Drought puts Newton at risk for wildfires
Newton often has issues with high water tables and flooding. But this month, the opposite is cause for concern. New England is in the midst [...]
Commonwealth Avenue Carriage Road project moving along
Commonwealth Avenue in Auburndale is getting a makeover, and soon there will be no driving on the Carriage Road portion of it. Mayor Ruthanne Fuller [...]
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 [...]
Morse: Newton ‘in good shape’ for BERDO
There’s a lot of debate over whether Newton residents and businesses are ready for a BERDO (Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance). But is the [...]
‘This is the Holy Acorn’: Newton Tree Conservancy hosts sapling giveaway
PHOTO: The Newton Tree Conservancy was established in 2008. (Erell Renaudeau / For The Heights) The following story first appeared on The Heights, an independent, nonprofit newspaper [...]