Letter to the Editor: Let adults decide for themselves when it comes to nicotine
Dear Editor, Newton’s City Council is considering “Nicotine Free Generation” legislation which would prohibit the sale of tobacco products to all individuals born after 1/1/2004, [...]
Letter to the Editor: Pledge’s ‘under God’ does not belong in government meetings
To the Editor, Reciting the “Pledge of Allegiance” at School Committee meetings has been suggested. Supporting the measure, Mayor Fuller was quoted, “People can always [...]
Letter to the Editor: Juneteenth and trash collection
To the Editor, Two years ago, I wrote to City Hall asking why Newton was treating Juneteenth differently from all other federal holidays? For all [...]
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 [...]
Letter to the Editor: Anti-Jewish hate must stop
Dear Editor, I am writing as a concerned Jewish resident of Newton, deeply rattled by the wave of anti-Jewish hate sweeping the world, the country, [...]
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 [...]
Letter to the Editor: Schools and housing are woven together
Dear Newton Beacon, As a Newton homeowner and resident, a parent of a public-school student, and a professional whose work interweaves urban planning and social [...]
Letter to the Editor: Newtonville commuter rail design is disturbing
Reading the Newton Beacon's report of the MBTA design for the new Newtonville commuter rail, I noticed disturbing details. The proposed design would reduce the [...]
Letter to the Editor: Oversized homes are a big problem
You ran an article recently on massive and problematic retaining walls being built when older houses are torn down and replaced by new homes. While [...]
Letter: Antisemitic, anti-Israel attacks in Newton must stop
To our Newton friends and neighbors, We are writing in order to speak together in one voice, to decry the uptick in threatening behaviors directed [...]
OPINION: Public schools must be respected and protected
By Marcia Johnson A strong commitment to our outstanding public schools has long been a shared value of the Newton community. As our schools have [...]
Letter to the Editor: Council should rethink electrification ordinance
It seems a lucky break that the Zoning and Planning committee postponed its vote on joiningthe Ten Communities Program, which mandates that all new construction [...]
Opinion: Is it time to rethink municipal financing?
The following first appeared in Commonwealth Beacon. By Paul DeBole DOES ANYONE ever wake up in the morning and think to themselves, “I am going to [...]
Letters to the Editor: Newton Needs Healing
The following are Letters to the Editor and do not reflect the views of the Beacon staff or board. Editor, This is a tailored version [...]