Newton’s getting more EV chargers
If you have an electric vehicle, it may soon be easier to find a place to charge it in Newton. The city already has 22 [...]
Marty Sender Riverwalk, now complete, offers nature walk with ‘wow’ factor
PHOTO Mayor Ruthanne Fuller cuts the ribbon at the Marty Sender Riverwalk on Aug. 28, with local officials and volunteers (and a dog named Auggie) [...]
City plans stormwater improvement system under Albemarle Field
As the city works through a plan to redevelop Albemarle Field, there’s an additional new proposal for a stormwater improvement project along Albemarle Road and [...]
How Newton is working to conquer heat islands, one tree at a time
On the afternoon of Aug. 5, it was exactly 90 degrees outside in Newton, according to both AccuWeather and Weather.com. But in front of the [...]
City Council mulling change to how raised lots are regulated
A common practice in Newton real estate development seems to involve taking an average-sized house and knocking it down to build a gigantic, palatial estate [...]
Sick Leaves: New parasitic disease plaguing Newton’s beech trees
There’s a new sickness in New England, and it’s killing some of the region’s biggest native trees. Beech leaf disease is a condition caused by [...]
Waste Not: Fulfilled Goods is a new store in Newton that offers sustainable shopping
PHOTO: Left to right: Olivia Sousa, Shara Ertel and Shayla Bellucci greet customers with smiles at Fulfilled Goods. Photo by Genevieve Morrison Inside a small [...]
Swamp Things: Waban neighborhood inundated with water, rats, raccoons and snakes
Editor's note: An earlier version said the sewer relining has been going on "for months" but it's been going on for several years. A neighborhood [...]
Cooper Center wins $30K award for clean energy, innovative construction
The Cooper Active Living Center isn't even built yet and it's already winning awards. The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center recently named the currently-in-construction senior community [...]
Electrification ordinance has passed: What does that mean?
Newton’s City Council last week voted to approve a new ordinance that requires all new construction and major renovations in the city to run on [...]
Candidates talk climate policy in second debate
Newton's candidates for state representative debated climate change and environmental policy Thursday evening at Newton City Hall. Amy Sangiolo and Alex Jablon are competing for [...]
Letter to the Editor: Electrification needed to fight catastrophic climate change
To the editor, My response to a letter by Jeffrey Pontiff: Unchecked global warming will be catastrophic as the earth will become too hot and [...]
Letter to the Editor: Elected officials and hypocrisy with electrification
Elected Officials to Newton: “Do as I say, not what I do.” The council is moving forward with a fiat that prevents all new development [...]
Electrification mandate? Not so fast, says Carolyn Kraft
As an energy overhaul proposal moves forward that would require all new construction and major renovations to run on electricity and not fossil fuels, that [...]
Letter to the Editor: We’ve fought fake grass for two decades
Twenty years ago we, the concerned citizens of Newton, collected signatures under a petition to stop the use of artificial turf. We presented scientific proofs [...]