Snow-mageddon breaks snowfall records, brings Newton to standstill
Snow enthusiasts rejoice! And everyone else, take refuge in the fact that spring is only three weeks away. Meanwhile, the nearly two feet of snow [...]
Column: Thinking ahead and reflecting on last year’s garden
My backyard garden is asleep. With the cold and the snow we’ve recently had in Newton, the garden looks quiet. The branches of the black [...]
Snow, My! Storm drops more than a foot of snow on Newton
Winter has awoken, and she's making up for lost time. The biggest snowstorm Newton has seen in years barreled into the region late Sunday morning [...]
Newton chokes on North Shore brush fire smoke
If you walked outside Monday morning, you may have noticed a smokey haze in the air. Newton wasn't on fire, but brush fires on the [...]
Newton sizzles in season’s first heatwave
It's been a hot week. Temperatures in Newton went from hot to hotter to even hotter than that, reaching 101 degrees by Thursday afternoon and [...]
Heatwave heads toward region, Newton mayor urges vigilance
Newton is going to be extra toasty over the next few days. Temperatures are expected to rise into the 90s Tuesday and stay there most [...]
Nor’easter expected to bring Newton rain, possibly sleet
Just as Newton settles into spring and prepares for flooding season, winter has come whipping back with a vengeance. A nor’easter is expected to hit [...]
Newton dodges foot of snow, gets heavy wet mess instead
Newton didn’t end up with as much snowfall as expected from the weekend’s storm, but that storm left a big, slushy mess. The snow and [...]