Letter to the Editor: Newtonville commuter rail design is disturbing

by Newton News Editor | Apr 29, 2024 | Newton Beacon

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

by Newton News Editor | Apr 29, 2024 | Newton Beacon

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

by Newton News Editor | Apr 29, 2024 | Newton Beacon

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

by Newton News Editor | Apr 29, 2024 | Newton Beacon

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...

New Philharmonia concert to bring two Newton talents together

by Newton News Editor | Apr 29, 2024 | Newton Beacon

The New Philharmonia Ocrhestra is set to deliver a performance this weekend bringing two Newtonians’ talents together. The concert, titled “Feelings and Expressions,” will be held at Grace Church in Newton Corner on May 4 and 5 and will feature new work by Bernhard...

Lipof kickoff: State rep. candidate highlights experience, consensus building [videos]

by Newton News Editor | Apr 26, 2024 | Newton Beacon

City Councilor Rick Lipof kicked off his campaign for the 12th Middlesex House state representative seat on Thursday evening with a crowd of supporters at fellow City Councilor Vicki Danberg’s house in Newton Centre. “To all of you wonderful people here today, I...

Newton South boys’ baseball team starts season on highs and lows

by Newton News Editor | Apr 26, 2024 | Newton Beacon

With an up-and-down start to the season, the Newton South boys’ baseball team looks to keep swinging hard and moving forward. Behind the leadership of head coach Paul Williams, the young group is learning from its 3-3 beginning and with some adjustments, eyes a spot...

Five things to do in Newton this weekend

by Newton News Editor | Apr 25, 2024 | Newton Beacon

“The purpose of art is washing the daily dust off our soul.” — Pablo Picasso If you’ve been looking to get out and need to dust off your soul, stay in town for the next couple of days, because the arts will be sprucing up Newton’s soul all weekend. With Newton Open...

Clothing Drive coming Sunday, April 28

by Newton News Editor | Apr 25, 2024 | Newton Beacon

If you’re doing some spring cleaning and wondering what to do with clothes you don’t want anymore, you may want to head over to Our Lady Help of Christians Church on Sunday. From 9 a.m. to noon and again from 4 to 6 p.m., the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a charity...

School Choice public hearing sees public skepticism and concern

by Newton News Editor | Apr 25, 2024 | Newton Beacon

The School Committee held a public hearing on whether or not Newton should join the state’s Inter-district School Choice program, with the committee set to cast its vote on May 6. Community members who showed up and commented were not supportive of the idea to join,...