City Council approves zoning change aimed at curbing oversized homes
This story is from The Heights, an independent, nonprofit newspaper run by Boston College students with which the Newton Beacon has a partnership. Newton City Council voted [...]
Who owns Webster Woods? Newton, BC and the state all say ‘Me’
This story is from The Heights, an independent, nonprofit newspaper run by Boston College students with which the Newton Beacon has a partnership. It’s all quiet in [...]
Advocates make their case for and against parking ban removal at library debate
This story is from The Heights, an independent, nonprofit newspaper run by Boston College students with which the Newton Beacon has a partnership. Residents packed the Newton [...]
Panel presents draft climate action plan at Newton Free Library
This story is from The Heights, an independent, nonprofit newspaper run by Boston College students with which the Newton Beacon has a partnership. Community members and elected [...]
Annual Boston College report shows decrease in sexual assault cases last year
This story is from The Heights, an independent, nonprofit newspaper run by Boston College students with which the Newton Beacon has a partnership. Boston College reported five [...]
Newton Farmers Market offers community, fun and food at Newton North High School
This story is from The Heights, an independent, nonprofit newspaper run by Boston College students with which the Newton Beacon has a partnership. Every Saturday morning, from [...]
City Council approves Watertown Street homes despite traffic concerns
This story is from The Heights, an independent, nonprofit newspaper run by Boston College students with which the Newton Beacon has a partnership. The City [...]
Developer’s plan to extend drainage into her lots has neighbors up in arms
This story is from The Heights, an independent, nonprofit newspaper run by Boston College students with which the Newton Beacon has a partnership. When Betsy Harper bought [...]
Dinorá Justice blends feminism, nature and art in ‘Seeing As We Are’ Exhibition
On Tuesday evening, the Newton Cultural Alliance at the Allen Center hosted a talk with Dinorá Justice, a Brazilian-American and locally based artist, whose work is [...]
Newton engineers work to repair Bullough’s Pond Dam, citing flooding risk
Engineers for the City of Newton have chosen a plan to repair the Bullough’s Pond Dam in Newtonville, according to a recent update given to [...]
Cooper Center gets topping-off ceremony
Newton residents, Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller, and the project team for the Cooper Center for Active Living recently gathered for the long-awaited Cooper Center’s “Cupola [...]
Newton native immigration lawyer ordered to self-deport
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The Half Cookie is having a sweet journey, from pop-up to viral delight
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Board details plan for federal housing grants next year
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Newtonians join nationwide ‘Hands Off’ rally against Trump administration
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