On Your Mark, Get Set: Newton’s local guide to the Boston Marathon
First held in 1897, the Boston Marathon is the longest-running marathon in the world. And the longest stretch of it is in Newton. Every year, [...]
Five Things to do in Newton this Long Weekend
It's a holiday weekend—with Easter on Sunday and Patriots Day on Monday—and that extra day includes the world's oldest marathon. But before that, Newton has [...]
Snapshots: Open Studios 2025
The annual Open Studios on April 5 and 6, featured work from more than 100 artists at studios throughout the villages. Open Studios was founded [...]
Trump administration rescinds Historic Newton’s textile preservation grant
Last year, Historic Newton was awarded a three-year federal grant through the Institute of Museum and Library Services totaling almost $136,000 to catalogue and preserve [...]
Five Things to Do in Newton This Weekend
We're in for another cool, rainy weekend, which gives the plants plenty to drink and gives you time to reflect. Use music to reflect on [...]
Juliana Pasquarosa, the first Massachusetts-native winner of ‘The Bachelor,’ opens up about the show, family and her new venture
“Bachelor Mondays” were a two-year tradition with Newton native Juliana Pasquarosa and her older sister, Dominique. After work, Pasquarosa would bring a bottle of wine [...]
Five things to Do in Newton This Weekend
If April showers bring May flowers, we're in for a colorful time next month. For now, just let the rain do its thing and remember [...]
Spring will be blooming with fun cultural events in Newton
Spring is finally here. And if you have cabin fever, there are lots of great events happening in Newton that will get you out of [...]
Five things to do in Newton This Weekend
April showers are getting an early start this weekend, with rain forecast from Saturday through Monday. But there's still a drought, so the coming flowers [...]
Newton Theatre Company’s production of “Doubt: A Parable” opens Friday
There is perhaps no more fitting place to perform a show about drama in a 1960s Catholic School than Newton’s Saint John's Episcopal Church. The [...]
She ran the Auburndale Post Office, and residents boycotted because she was Catholic
Unlike other government agencies, the United States Postal Service is funded primarily through the sale of its products. In the 1890s, even the salaries of [...]
NCE gears up for summer with new programming
After years of financial uncertainty, Newton Community Education is looking forward to the summer season following a steady upswing in revenue. Newton Community Education (NCE) [...]
What is shape note singing and what’s it doing in Newton?
Every week, Norumbega Harmony sings hymns together, including on the second Monday of the month at Church of the Redeemer in Chestnut Hill. But it’s [...]
Five things to do in Newton this weekend
"In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours." — Mark Twain It's the first weekend of spring in [...]
‘Naughty’ party explores the seedier side of Revolutionary-era Newton
Enactors and guests filled the rooms of the Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds on Saturday for a racy Revolution-themed cocktail party. “Naughty Newton at Night: Revolution After [...]