Column: Some post-Labor Day lessons from tofu to Dolly Parton
Long before finding home in New England, I spent my earliest years in a New York City neighborhood called Parkchester. On the weekends, we would [...]
Snapshots: Lions kick off soccer season
Last fall, the Newton South boys soccer team played meaningful games well into November, eventually falling to Natick in the semifinals of the state tournament. [...]
ICE detains two people in Newton
Immigration & Customs Enforcement detained two people in Newton Thursday. Mayor Marc Laredo alerted the community via email Thursday that ICE agents had taken someone [...]
Five things to do in Newton this weekend
This weekend is all about reflection and service. Twenty-five years ago, America and the world changed forever, after hijackers flew planes into the World Trade [...]
Nazi graffiti found at apartment complex playground
A child reportedly discovered disturbing Nazi graffiti at an apartment complex in Newton Highlands, and police are investigating the hate crime. WCVB reported on Friday [...]
Moments Cafe brings matcha, ‘croffles’ and a whole new vibe to West Newton
Moments Cafe opened recently at 1284 Washington St. in West Newton and offers specialty coffees, like tiramisu lattes, as well as various flavors of matcha [...]
Democracy, guns and marijuana: Here are the questions on your ballot this November
The last time Massachusetts voters were asked to decide on nine separate ballot initiatives, Gov. Bill Weld was seeking reelection, the Big Dig was in [...]
Gov. Healey speaks at rally in support of Ballot Question 6
At a Sunday morning rally at Hammond Pond in Chestnut Hill, Gov. Maura Healey urged Massachusetts voters to support Question 6, a ballot initiative that [...]
Four things to do in Newton this weekend
It's Labor Day weekend, so Newton is about to come alive again for autumn. But this weekend, as the kids get back into the swing [...]
Hank Phillippi Ryan talks about her new book at The Allen Center
Newton author Hank Phillippi Ryan’s new thriller is about lies, and it’s inspired by her own. “It came from when I thought about how often [...]
Primary Results: Incumbents decisively beat back insurgencies
Massachusetts Primary results have been pouring in, and incumbents in the Bay State had a good night. MA-4 U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-MA, will survive [...]
‘I did not retire’: Ann Berwick sets record straight as administration explains sustainability shift
The Laredo administration recently announced to city councilors in a memo that the city’s climate and sustainability office would be integrated into the DPW and [...]