Crystal Lake closed for rest of season
After lab tests showed E. coli levels back up in the water at Crystal Lake, Mayor Marc Laredo announced on Friday that the lake was [...]
Snapshots: National Night Out 2026
The Newton Police Department hosted a celebration of National Night Out on Tuesday, welcoming huge crowds to Capt. John Ryan Park in West Newton for an [...]
Jayson Tatum dazzles young fans at Newton Community Stage
Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum discussed the joys of being an author, his long recovery from injury, and, yes, the Jaylen Brown trade in front [...]
1776 Town Meeting showed that Newton was so ready to break up with Britain
It may surprise you to learn that Newtonians love expressing their opinions. And it seems that’s always been the case. In June of 1776, Newton’s [...]
Math Problem: Bigelow parents frustrated with new Pathways program
For the last few weeks, Newton’s plan for a new accelerated middle school math curriculum has faced criticism from a number of Bigelow Middle School [...]
Making a Marc: Laredo administration reaches 100 days
Marc Laredo has been mayor of Newton for 100 days, as of Friday. If it seems like it’s been longer than that, it’s because 2026 [...]
School Committee approves FY2027 budget option that advances Math Pathways
Last week, confronted with a budget allocation that doesn’t provide level-services funding to NPS, the School Committee faced a choice: Cut jobs in behavioral services, [...]
Making Room: Newton’s Amy Dain talks impact of MBTA Communities Act, VCOD
A few years ago, the state mandated cities and towns with MBTA access rezone for higher density housing, to both combat the state’s housing shortage [...]
With a bounty of bakeries, Newton Centre knows how to nurture a sweet tooth
Apparently, the Atkins Diet is dead—at least in Newton. From Tous les Jours to focaccia pizzas at Salt to the ever-more-ubiquitous (but always delicious) Tatte, [...]
Snow, My! Storm drops more than a foot of snow on Newton
Winter has awoken, and she's making up for lost time. The biggest snowstorm Newton has seen in years barreled into the region late Sunday morning [...]
What a Year: The stories that shaped Newton in 2025
In early January, an article in the Newton Beacon laid out a forecast for the year ahead, as 2025 was the Chinese Zodiac’s Year of [...]