‘The kick in the tuchus’ Newton Needs

‘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?

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...