by Chuck Tanowitz | Oct 13, 2013 | Newton |
If you’re nearly any where in Newton this morning you’re likely to see groups of bike riders all over the city. The Tour de Newton has begun. 13 groups of riders from each of the 13 villages are now riding the 20 mile loop through all the other villages....
by Chuck Tanowitz | Oct 10, 2013 | Newton |
I don’t have a shred of musical talent myself but there’s nothing I like more than a night of live music. A few friends with guitars sitting around the living room or the campfire, a good band in a bar or club or a concert setting – a good night of...
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by Chuck Tanowitz | Oct 10, 2013 | Newton |
After last Sunday’s rain, Tour de Newton has been rescheduled for this Sunday Oct 13. After the hard rain on Oct. 6, the organizers are pulling the ride back together–any of the 400+ rider spots that are not taken by re-tour-nees are now open for new Tour...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Oct 6, 2013 | Newton |
The Boston Globe West section ran a story today about the proposed Riverside development, a plan to build 290 new apartments, a 10 story office building, retail space, and a community center at the Riverside train yard. The project has been years in the works and at...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Oct 4, 2013 | Newton |
This Sunday’s Tour de Newton is officially a sell-out. The Tour is a 20 mile, 13 village, free fun bike ride. It will start simultaneously in all 13 villages at 9:30 on Sunday morning. As the 13 groups ride around the city, they’ll stop in each...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Sep 28, 2013 | Newton |
Proponents of the Engine 6 project, to build a home for the chronically homeless in Waban, submitted a petition to the city signed by 221 citizens. The petition asks the mayor to reconsider his decision and to release the federal funding for the project. This comes...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Sep 27, 2013 | Newton |
Our friends Megara Bell and Brian Flaherty live over in Nonantum. They just happened to see the Google StreetView van driving by their house on Los Angeles street. The quick thinking Megara and Brian immediately started waving and have been captured for posterity...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Sep 27, 2013 | Newton |
Hundreds of people have signed up to ride in next Sunday’s (Oct 6) first annual Tour de Newton. Each rider will begin/end the 13 village fun ride in their own village and collect a Tour de Newton badge in each village along the way. Inexplicably we only have...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Sep 24, 2013 | Newton |
The city’s Commissioner of Health & Human Services and the Director of Planning circulated a letter today outlining why they have recommended not funding the Engine 6 proposal to build a group home for the chronically homeless in Newton. Our business is to...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Sep 24, 2013 | Newton |
Reader warning! I’m going long on this post. Back in June, when I first heard about the proposal to turn Waban’s former Engine 6 into a group home for the chronically homeless, I thought this was going to be some serious trouble. I had no direct...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Sep 20, 2013 | Newton |
The first annual Tour de Newton is coming on Sunday Oct 6 and it promises to be a great event. It’s a 20 mile bike ride on a circular route that will go through all 13 villlage centers. Rather than one massive crowd of bikes, the riders will assemble in all 13...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Sep 17, 2013 | Newton |
Alison Leary led with 434 votes (54%) and Allan Ciccone came in with 261 votes (33%). Leary and Ciccone will face off in November for the Ward 1 Alderman’s seat. Roger Marrocco got 103 votes (13%) and was knocked out of November’s final...
