Auchincloss introduces bill to curtail pharmacy benefit manager price-gouging
U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Newton, has joined with Republican U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie of Pennsylvania on a new bill aimed at pharmacy benefit managers—middlemen in [...]
In Brief: ADA coordinator farewell, Upper Falls oral history grants and more
Farewell, Fairley After a decade of helping Newton with its ongoing road to accessibility, Newton ADA Coordinator Jini Fairley is retiring. Fairley served as director [...]
Curtain Call: Outgoing city councilors bid farewell at last meeting of 2025
Seven Newton city councilors—Rick Lipof, Vicki Danberg, Andreae Downs, Bill Humphrey, Alan Lobovits, Leonard Gentile and Marc Laredo—are ending their tenure when the clock strikes [...]
Rent control measure advances toward 2026 ballot as housing debate intensifies
The responses grew louder each time Dorchester resident Antonio Ennis started a new chant in the small meeting room inside Church on the Hill. “What [...]
Ballot question for 2026 could upend Newton’s cannabis industry
A proposed state ballot question that would repeal recreational cannabis legalization in Massachusetts has alarmed industry leaders, while supporters argue the measure could strengthen public [...]
Oliver Twist: City Councilors-elect choose Ward 1’s John Oliver as their next president
John Oliver is Newton City Council’s next president. Members of the City Council who will serve in the next term, along with newly elected members-to-be, [...]
Amidst Venezuela boat strike fallout, Auchincloss calls for Congress to take back war powers
U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Newton, is not mincing words when it comes to the Defense Department’s recent air strikes against boats the administration suspects are [...]
Auchincloss’s new bill would cap annual drug costs for ACA patients
As the fate of Affordable Care Act subsidies lingers in a legislative limbo, U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Newton, is hoping to protect patients from a [...]
New bill seeks to create new modes of transport for behavioral health patients
Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a bill that would test alternatives to ambulances and police for transporting behavioral health patients, which supporters say could help reduce [...]
Proposed alcohol tax aims to fund recovery efforts, but restaurants warn of added costs
A proposed bill on Beacon Hill sponsored by Newton's state senator would give Massachusetts cities and towns the option to increase taxes on alcohol sales [...]
Decide ’25: Newton Election Guide
Find the Newton Beacon's 2025 municipal election guide, with candidate profiles, interviews and website links, here.
Analysis: The numbers show Newton is with Marc Laredo, against the NTA
Marc Laredo is mayor-elect, the City Council has a bunch of new members coming, and the School Committee is seeing a near-complete turnover. The turnout [...]
Newton keeps its winter overnight parking ban
The push to repeal Newton's winter overnight parking ban met a narrow defeat on Tuesday. Neither the "yes" nor the "no" side had a plural [...]
Newton picks a new School Committee: Here’s who won
Newton voters made their collective voice heard on Tuesday and picked an almost entirely new School Committee. Unlike in 2023, in which no School Committee [...]
Election 2025 ushers in crop of new city councilors
Newton's City Council is about to have a bunch of new faces. Cyrus Dahmubed won one of Ward 4's at-large seats. Incumbent Joshua Krintzman won [...]