Letter to the Editor: Plaza ‘pilot’ unfairly imposed
The mayor acted without input from the City Council, neighboring businesses, and residents in planning to remove 52 parking spots from the Langley lot, thereby [...]
NewsMatch doubles your donation to The Newton Beacon this season
As a reader of The Newton Beacon, you understand the importance of reliable, independent local news. Our dedicated journalists work year-round to bring you the [...]
Newton Beacon is publishing election letters this week
It's an exciting time for democracy. We want Newton engaged in it. The Newton Beacon publishes letters to the editor about a wide range of [...]
2023 in Review: Seven stories that shaped Newton’s Year
It’s been quite a year. Inflation has gone down but still persists. A former president was indicted four times on 91 offenses. And Taylor Swift [...]
Greetings from the Newton Beacon editor
Hello, Newton! My name is Bryan McGonigle, and I’m the editor of the Newton Beacon. I’ve been working in journalism for about 20 years now, [...]
Newton Beacon names founding editor
I am pleased to announce that the Newton Beacon has hired its founding editor. He is Bryan McGonigle, an award-winning multimedia journalist with 20 years [...]
Welcome to the Newton Beacon’s override coverage
Welcome to the Newton Beacon, Newton’s new nonprofit, nonpartisan and independent news site! For the next several weeks, the Beacon will offer coverage of the [...]
Beacon to offer special coverage of Newton Override Proposal
Local news has been in steep decline nationwide over the last decade, a result of massive changes in the advertising and news industries, leading to [...]
Beacon Makes Progress Toward Goals
We know you care about your community, and we believe you have a right to be well-informed, and have access to professional, high-quality, non-partisan local [...]
Away We Go!
The Newton Beacon is making progress on reaching the goals that will enable us to launch the news site in our target window of the [...]