BC sweethearts serve sandwiches and community at Newton’s Sandwich Works

by Newton News Editor | Apr 24, 2024 | Newton Beacon

PHOTO: Jeff and Maria DeBonee own and operate Sandwich Works in Newton Centre. Photo by Genevieve Morrison / Heights Editor Mara and Jeff DeBonee’s love story started as student coworkers in Stuart Dining Hall on Boston College’s Newton Campus. It blossomed into a...

Photos, Videos: Newton’s Earth Day Festival 2024

by Newton News Editor | Apr 22, 2024 | Newton Beacon

Newton held its third annual Earth Day Festival on Sunday at Newton North High School. There were games, climate change informational displays, a petting zoo, electric vehicles, a duo dressed as a chicken and a cow—the event certainly didn’t lack for variety—all...

School Choice public hearing set for Wednesday

by Newton News Editor | Apr 22, 2024 | Newton Beacon

This Wednesday, the Newton School Committee will hold a public hearing about the state’s Inter-district School Choice program and whether Newton should join it. “This is an important decision for the School Committee and for our community,” Mayor Ruthanne Fuller wrote...

Newton Budget: What is ‘carry-forward’ money and how is it used?

by Newton News Editor | Apr 22, 2024 | Newton Beacon

In a year with a teachers’ strike, a new contract and an inflation crisis complicating it all, Newton is relying on a new stabilization account and something called “carry-forward” to keep its school budget growing while other communities make staffing cuts. What is...

Birnbaum lecture addresses antisemitism

by Newton News Editor | Apr 22, 2024 | Newton Beacon

On April 14, the 21st Connie Spear Birnbaum Memorial Lecture featured a program entitled, “Navigating Uncharted Waters: War, Antisemitism, and the American Campus.” The topic was timely due to the reported rise in antisemitic incidents at many colleges and across the...

Newsmakers: A school director, a superintendent and a college professor

by Newton News Editor | Apr 22, 2024 | Newton Beacon

Editor’s note: Newsmakers is a new regular feature spotlighting accomplishments of Newton community members, businesses and organizations. Suzuki School director attends meeting with Japan’s prime minister Sachiko Isihara, executive director of the Suzuki School of...

Shelter run by Newton church seeks donations for migrants

by Newton News Editor | Apr 18, 2024 | Newton Beacon

Ward 1 City Councilor Maria Greenberg is running a supply drive for migrants who are staying at the shelter run by Our Lady Help of Christians Parish and Catholic Charities in Nonantum. This shelter is temporary housing for migrants and can serve up to 30 families at...

Five things to do in Newton this weekend

by Newton News Editor | Apr 18, 2024 | Newton Beacon

Spring is in full gear now, with lots of sun things to do all over Newton along with the thrill of gambling on the weather. There’s likely going to be rain on Saturday and sunny skies Friday and Sunday, and a little weather variety fits nicely with Earth Day weekend....

Mayor Fuller presents $525 million FY2025 budget proposal

by Newton News Editor | Apr 17, 2024 | Newton Beacon

Mayor Ruthanne Fuller presented her Fiscal Year 2025 budget proposal to the Newton City Council Tuesday night, calling the plan “sustainable, strong, and hefty” as she held up a 538-page binder at the podium. Fuller is requesting a total of $525.4 million for next...

Letter to the Editor: Oversized homes are a big problem

by Newton News Editor | Apr 17, 2024 | Newton Beacon

You ran an article recently on massive and problematic retaining walls being built when older houses are torn down and replaced by new homes. While massive retaining walls may well be a problem, the massive homes being built to replace tear downs are also a massive...