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The TAB’s Julie Cohen has the details about the upcoming reconstruction of the MBTA Green line tracks Construction will go from 9 p.m.-4:30 a.m. on Sunday-Thursday along certain sections of the D Line, according to the MBTA. From 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. buses will...Are we winning the war on winter moths?
Yes, according to some entomologists at UMass-Amherst
How do you think the leaf blower ban has worked out?
The second year of Newton’s summertime ban on gas powered leaf blowers ends this Labor Day weekend. How, if at all, has the ban impacted you?Trial date set for driver in the Sweet Tomatoes crash
The jury trial of a Newton driver accused of losing control of his vehicle in the 2016 Sweet Tomatoes crash has been scheduled to begin on Oct. 15, Julie Cohen reports for Wicked Local NewtonOpt-Out group seeking recreational marijuana ban has needed signatures
Opt Out Newton, the citizens group seeking a ban on retail marijuana stores is believed to have collected in excess of the 6,000 signatures it needs to go back before the City Council. The council will now be asked to put the ban on the November ballot. The petitions...Study asks if public meetings comments represent views on housing
A new study by a team of researchers at Boston University uses data from public meeting minutes to explore whether or not those who participate in public comment periods reflect the larger community’s views when it comes to housing. There’s a lot of data here so you...Primary elections are one week from today. Make your pitch here.
The 2018 Democratic, Republican and Libertarian primaries will be held one week from today — Tuesday Sept. 4. (Sample ballots can be found here). If you’d like to make a pitch for — or against — any candidate (s), use the comments section...MBTA meeting for D-Line track track replacement Sept 6
The MBTA will host a public meetings for the Green Line D Track and Signal Replacement Project on Thursday, Sept. 6 at 6 p.m, the Newton Free Library The project will replace 25,000 feet of track and 6.5 miles of signal infrastructure on the Green Line D branch. New...College cops from Newton and Boston take on the #LipSyncChallenge
I didn’t know this was a thing. But here’s Newton’s own Boston College Police Department, lead by former BPD Commissioner Bill Evans, and the Boston University Police Departments undertaking law enforcement’s #LipSyncChallenge
Battle of Comm Ave Lip Sync | BC vs BU Police from Boston College on Vimeo.
Several of Zakim’s missed votes were for local Newton elections.
By now you’ve probably seen the campaign ad slamming Secretary of State candidate Josh Zakim’s spotty voting record, focusing particularly on the fact that he didn’t vote in Democratic primaries when John Kerry was running for president or Deval...VIDEO: Check out the proposed Northland project in 3D
Northland Investment Company has released this video (no audio) illustrating its proposed 22 acre project along Needham and Oak Streets.
Thee proposed project includes thirteen buildings, ranging in height from three to eight stories with 822 residential units (15 percent affordable) in a combination of town houses and apartment buildings. Of the total
