State rep candidates talk housing with Newton for Everyone
Newton for Everyone had the five candidates for Newton’s two state representative seats at its meeting Wednesday night to talk about housing. City Councilors Bill Humphrey and Rick Lipof and former City Councilor Greg Schwartz are running in the Democratic primary for...Five things to do in Newton this weekend
The villages are alive with the sound of music. This weekend, there are several concerts scheduled in Newton, as spring warms the air and brings new life and rhythm to the city. There’s even a birdwatching nature walk so you can hear the music nature’s making this...Newton school administration team recommends ‘small foray’ into School Choice
The Newton Public Schools senior administration team is recommending the district join the program—but just a little bit, for now. “The school administration—superintendent and finance team—recommends a small foray into the School Choice program to test the program...Letter to the Editor: Schools and housing are woven together
Dear Newton Beacon, As a Newton homeowner and resident, a parent of a public-school student, and a professional whose work interweaves urban planning and social issues, I was interested to see that many Newton residents are opposed to School Choice. I wonder whether...Auchincloss calls out colleges, universities on poor antisemitism grades from ADL
As students protest against Israel’s military operations in Gaza in pop-up encampments at colleges across the United States, U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-MA, is calling out the demonstrations and urging university administrations to put an end to them. On Tuesday...Letter to the Editor: Newtonville commuter rail design is disturbing
Reading the Newton Beacon’s report of the MBTA design for the new Newtonville commuter rail, I noticed disturbing details. The proposed design would reduce the platform from 800-feet to 400-feet to meet undescribed “parameters provided by the MBTA Operations Control...West Newton Cinema fundraising campaign gets $5.2 million anonymous gift
The West Newton Cinema Foundation has been hard at work trying to save the historic movie theater from possible closure since Mark Development—which bought the property a couple of years ago—agreed to sell the cinema property to the nonprofit group. The group has to...Local knitting business teams up with local nonprofit to help women in need
Third Piece, a Newton-based knitting company, is offering a Mother’s Day gift set of a how-to-knit kit and a card that will benefit Women’s Lunch Place, a Boston day shelter for women experiencing hunger and homelessness. Every year, Women’s Lunch Place sells Mother’s...
Photos: Spring, art and fun with police
Spring has arrived, and this weekend was packed with nice weather and fun events in Newton. As if spring wasn’t offering enough color, Open Studios 2024 brought crowds out across the city to check out local art and talk with local artists on Saturday and Sunday. On...
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