by Chuck Tanowitz | May 30, 2014 | Newton |
Village14 was started three years ago by Greg Reibman and Sean Roche. Since then, the roster of regular contributors has steadily expanded. The “About Village14” link above has been updated as a “who’s who” of the current...
by Chuck Tanowitz | May 28, 2014 | Newton |
At exactly 5 PM this Sunday June 1, all the free tickets to the 2nd annual Feast of the Falls will be handed out on FeastOfTheFalls.org. The free tickets are only available to Upper Falls residents and they will be dispensed for free! on a first-come-first-served...
by Chuck Tanowitz | May 28, 2014 | Newton |
Today’s Newton Tab featured an article by Jim Morrison about the increasing rate of “teardowns” – older, mostly smaller houses, being demolished and replaced by much larger and more expensive houses. Alderman Vicki Danberg is quoted about how...
by Chuck Tanowitz | May 26, 2014 | Newton |
The 2nd annual Tour de Newton will be held on Fathers Day, Sunday June 15. The annual Tour de Newton is a great event for kids, adults, and casual bicyclists. The ride starts simultaneously in all 13 villages. You’ll be riding with your village neighbors and have a...
by Chuck Tanowitz | May 21, 2014 | Newton |
Newton’s newly restored Civil War Soldier’s Monument was just re-dedicated this past week. It was built in 1864 to commemorate the Newton men that died in that war. Each month this year, Katy Holmes from Newton’s Planning Dept has been compiling ...
by Chuck Tanowitz | May 21, 2014 | Newton |
The Newton Conservators are running a series of guided spring walks in park land around the city. This weekend I’ll be leading two of them and you’re all invited to come. Upper Falls Greenway – On Saturday at 10AM we’ll be meeting at The Depot...
by Chuck Tanowitz | May 18, 2014 | Newton |
An MBTA bus with passengers aboard crashed through the guardrail on the Mass Pike overpass at Newton Corner this morning. The front end of the bus ended up hanging over out over the turnpike traffic below. Seven passengers and the driver were taken to area hospitals...
by Chuck Tanowitz | May 15, 2014 | Newton |
Today’s Boston Globe Metro West section featured a story by Steven Rosenberg about public access TV stations dealing with the fast changing cable TV financial environment. The story featured a photo of NewTV’s news director Jenn Adams at her anchor desk...
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by Chuck Tanowitz | May 14, 2014 | Newton |
A ceremony will be held this Sunday (5/18) at 1 PM to celebrate Newton’s veterans past and present and to rededicate the newly restored Civil War Soldiers Monument at the entrance of Newton Cemetery, The ceremony will be followed by the Memorial Parade on...
by Chuck Tanowitz | May 10, 2014 | Newton |
I recently noticed that the Newton Tab’s on-line archives seem to no longer stretch back very far. I suspect something changed on the Tab site relatively recently. I just Google’d “Feast of the Falls” which was covered in the Tab less than a...
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by Chuck Tanowitz | May 7, 2014 | Newton |
The Upper Falls Greenway is a project to turn the old railroad tracks behind Needham Street into a new mile long park and trail for walking, jogging, bicycling, whistling and skipping. The project began in late autumn but shut down for the winter once the ground froze...
by Chuck Tanowitz | May 5, 2014 | Newton |
I was walking down High St. in Upper Falls on the way back from the school bus stop this afternoon with my daughter and some neighbors. At this time of year, for a few weeks, the blooming street trees on High St are absolutely beautiful. I’m not certain but...
