by Chuck Tanowitz | May 6, 2013 | Newton |
It’s that magical time of the year!
by Chuck Tanowitz | May 5, 2013 | Newton |
Last year, at the springtime Hemlock Gorge Cleanup, a little know stone fireplace was discovered covered with bushes and vines. This morning that fireplace was stoked up to cook breakfast for the neighborhood. There was all sorts of food on hand – everything...
by Chuck Tanowitz | May 2, 2013 | Newton |
I was reading a random article in Atlantic magazine last night about two doctors who are making a series of short simple documentary films that aim to turn around our entire medical system’s approach to end of life medical care. Then I noticed that they live...
by Chuck Tanowitz | May 1, 2013 | Newton |
Newton’s Walk-Bike Week is being planned for October. It will be a week long event with all sorts of activities sponsored by different groups around the city. We here at Village 14 thought we’d join the party and sponsor our own event and we need your...
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by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 27, 2013 | Newton |
This delivery bike is due to arrive at Dunn-Gaherin’s in the next few days. As soon as it arrives, the popular Upper Falls restaurant will immediately begin delivering lunches via bicycle to the surrounding area. Once they get the hang of it, they’ll...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 25, 2013 | Newton |
Back in March, I wrote about the mysterious construction project around the corner from my house, on the corner of Winter and Chestnut Streets. The entire outside, the entire inside and much of the frame of the house was removed and then construction stopped. ...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 25, 2013 | Newton |
Here’s a story about what keeps our house standing.
by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 24, 2013 | Newton |
The tab also reports that a Waltham man stabbed a co-worker on Newton’s Farwell Street on Monday. He was arraigned on Tuesday on an “assault and battery with a dangerous weapon” charge. This incident involved co-workers, parking issues, and pruning...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 24, 2013 | Newton |
A Lower Falls man, who was arrested last night for stabbing a friend, was arraigned on an attempted murder charge this afternoon. The Tab reports that alcohol, insults and Shrek were involved in the incident. The victim is is the hospital with non-life threatening...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 24, 2013 | Newton |
“You may be from Waban, you may be from Oak Hill, but you’ve gotta serve somebody” – apologies to Bob Dylan. This Sunday is the annual event that truly makes Newton a special place – NewtonSERVES. NewtonSERVES was started thirteen years...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 19, 2013 | Newton |
The Charles River Watershed Committee has decided to postpone tomorrow’s schedule cleanup of the Charles River park lands until next Saturday, April 27. This includes the Hemlock Gorge cleanup as well as cleanups organized by other groups up and down the...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 18, 2013 | Newton
After repeatedly referring to the Cochituate Aqueduct in recent posts, I was contacted by Ponkapoag scholar Jason Turesky. Mr Turesky says that the mispronunciation of the word “Cochituate” has been a pet peeve of his for some years now. ...
