Newton South students stitch hope and community with summer crochet program
Karuna Tarafdar, a senior at Newton South High School, learned to crochet in middle school from a friend. What started as a craft became a [...]
Historic Newton’s federal textile archive grant has been restored, for now
Historic Newton’s $135,000 in federal grant money, previously rescinded by the Trump administration, has now been reinstated. This means that their project to sort and [...]
Seven things to do in Newton this weekend
There's a storm brewing, and we're expected to get a lot of rain the first half of the weekend. We're still in a drought, so [...]
Snapshots: Upper Falls and Newtonville Village Days
Due to some dicey weather earlier this month, Upper Falls moved its Village Day to this Saturday. And Newtonville held its Village Day on Sunday, [...]
City dedicates Setti D. Warren Plaza in Newtonville
The seating area and small event space between Caffè Nero and Starbucks in Newtonville has a new name: The Setti Warren Plaza. Mayor Marc Laredo, [...]
Snapshots: Newton Cultural Council grant awards reception
The Newton Cultural Council held a reception at the City Hall War Memorial Auditorium Thursday evening, bringing city leaders and artists together to celebrate everything [...]
Seven things to do in Newton this weekend
September is a big month for monarch butterflies as the beautiful winged wonders prepare for their fall migration south. Monarchs are a big deal, as [...]
Column: Who leads a cultural Newton? It really does take a village
When we talk about supporting arts and culture in Newton, we usually think about showing up—buying tickets, attending events, taking classes or making donations. All [...]
Newton Food Pantry is rising to the challenge of rising inflation
“You can't cut back on your rent, putting gas in your car, [or] critical healthcare, so where people tend to cut back is around food,” [...]
Five things to do in Newton this weekend
This weekend is all about reflection and service. Twenty-five years ago, America and the world changed forever, after hijackers flew planes into the World Trade [...]
Four things to do in Newton this weekend
It's Labor Day weekend, so Newton is about to come alive again for autumn. But this weekend, as the kids get back into the swing [...]
Hank Phillippi Ryan talks about her new book at The Allen Center
Newton author Hank Phillippi Ryan’s new thriller is about lies, and it’s inspired by her own. “It came from when I thought about how often [...]
Could Opus Newton be a national model for middle-income senior housing?
Nancy Dale and her longtime partner, Marybeth Noonan, used to admire a large field in southwestern Newton after they’d get out of church every Sunday. [...]
Five things to do in Newton this weekend
August seems to have come and gone like a thief in the night, as Monday starts a new month and meteorological fall. But don't break [...]
Harvest season starts with an array of community events in Newton
Summer 2026 is almost over. Meteorological fall starts next week, and the autumnal equinox will be here shortly after that. But as the aroma of [...]