Newton is the best place to live in Massachusetts, according to U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report has released its list of Massachusetts' Best Places to Live, and Newton ranks number 1 on the list. The magazine [...]
This Boston College professor was once excommunicated for heresy and started a cult
In 1949, the president of Boston College, William Keleher, had a problem with some of his faculty. That problem was heresy. Four of his instructors, [...]
Newton Theatre Company performance to honor Goldstein family May 31
In December, Newton residents Matthew and wife Lyla and their two daughters, Valerie and Violet, died from carbon monoxide poisoning in a house in New Hampshire. [...]
Seven things to do in Newton this long weekend
It's Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer. It's a time not just for cookouts and shopping but for remembering those who gave their [...]
Snapshots: Newton celebrates spring with the arts and a block party
Spring jumped into full-swing this weekend, with gorgeous weather and a bunch of events aimed at sparking your joy while the flowers bloom. On Saturday, [...]
Six things to do in Newton this weekend
There's lots going on this weekend: a carnival, a movie screening, some music and some dancing. And the Linda Plaut festival kicks off another season [...]
Joseph Lee was born into slavery but died a wealthy Auburndale hotelier
Joseph Lee was born into slavery in South Carolina in 1847. By 1886, he was one of the wealthiest men in Newton. When he died [...]
As federal funding flickers, Newton nonprofits brace for cascade of cuts
As the Trump administration pushes for more and more spending cuts and more federal funding is frozen or eliminated entirely, cities and towns are feeling [...]
Five things to do in Newton this weekend
The best thing about this week of gloomy, rainy existence is that mothers everywhere will be gifted a sudden sunny celebration on Mother's Day. After [...]
This cardinal elevated Catholicism in Newton but missed the boat to vote in a Papal Conclave
Unlike in 2013, when Cardinal Seán O’Malley was one of the cardinal-electors for the next pope, there will be no Boston man voting at this [...]
A Nazi Germany ‘diplomat’ and propagandist once claimed diplomatic immunity for a Newton traffic violation
In 1940, a man in Chestnut Hill had his driver’s license suspended for failing to heed a warning for having parked within 25 feet of [...]
Five things to do in Newton this weekend
It appears that the trend of weekend rain begun in early March will continue into May. Although temperatures are expected to reach 80 degrees, so [...]
Norumbega: Auburndale once had a thriving amusement park
Auburndale was once home to one of the Boston area’s biggest amusement parks: Norumbega Park, which opened on June 17, 1897. It was created by [...]
Five things to do in Newton this weekend
The tulips and peonies have hit their early growth spurt. The grass is greening. Spring is here. And it's a time to reflect on ways [...]
Newton’s Maggie Chaviano of Newton Community Pride will run her first Boston Marathon in honor of her dad
For years, Maggie Chaviano watched the Boston Marathon runners from her porch at the 18.5-mile mark in Newton. On Monday, she’ll be rushing by her [...]