Newton Tab to stop printing
The Newton Tab and number of other papers owned by Gannett will stop publishing print editions in May. I’ve shared what little I know about it on the chamber’s website.
‘The kick in the tuchus’ Newton Needs
This originally appeared in Friday’s Need To Know newsletter from the Charles River Regional Chamber.
Some Newton City Councilors are signaling that they’d be willing to sacrifice millions of dollars in state aid for roads, bike lanes, sidewalks, traffic mitigation, affordable housing and other improvements, rather than abide by a new state law.
What law could be so odious that some Newton electeds would be ready to give up millions in state grants in perpetuity?
Village 14 hits double digits
Hello. Just stopping in to say hello and note that Village 14 began ten years ago today: Nov. 27, 2011.
My thanks to everyone who has contributed over the years and to everyone who has kept this site running since my retirement as a moderator earlier this year.
See you in three years at the Bar Mitzvah!
9/11 honor roll
As has become an annual tradition here on Village 14 here are the names of 17 individuals who died 20 years ago today as a result of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that are known to have a Newton connection. If you know of any additional names, please add them...I got us through the first decade, now it’s someone else’s turn
After ten years, more than 3,000 threads, tens of thousands of comments, one lawsuit, and a lot of agonizing, it’s time for me to let Village 14 go.
Today is my final day as an administrator on this site.
I launched Village 14 in 2011 with Sean Roche, after many years of moderating a similar blog for the Newton TAB. I had left my job there and wanted to continue to provide a place for conversations about Newton.
This was before the proliferation of list serves. Before Facebook groups. Before Next Door and other online platforms. It was a time when us unelected proles primarily
Newton Panera closing next week
After a decade. the Panera Bread in Newton Centre will be serving its last customer next Tuesday (Dec. 15). The lease on the its Centre Street restaurant is ending and given the tough sales environment it will not be renewing. The Panera on Highland Ave. in...Guv files bill so we can vote by mail
Gov. Charlie Baker filed a bill yesterday to allow the City of Newton to use mail-in, early and expanded absentee voting next year, reports Michael P. Norton at State House News. The governor’s bill, filed at the request of Mayor Ruthanne Fuller and the Newton...
My name is Bryan Barash and I am running to be a City Councilor for all of Newton.
Note: Village 14 is happy to post a guest column by any candidate announcing a run for local office. This one is from Bryan Barash who has stepped back from blogging on Village 14 as he announces his run for City Council. At a time when so much of our politics are...Auchincloss steps down from council, gets ready for Congress
In my capacity as chamber president, I had chance to speak with now-former City Councilor and Congressman-elect Jake Auchincloss about his transition today.
Newton doc named to Biden’s COVID task force
Congratulations to Newton doctor Atul Gawande on his appointment to President-elect Joe Biden’s COVID Task Force. Gawande is a surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and a professor at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health,...
Newton City Councilor Jay Ciccone has died
UPDATE: Here’s Councilor Ciccone’s obituary and funeral details. Newton City Councilor “Jay” Ciccone has died according to this Tweet from the Newton Police. Allan L. Ciccone, Jr. was...