Shake, rattle and roll – the Elliot St. bridge

Shake, rattle and roll – the Elliot St. bridge

by | Apr 17, 2013 | Newton

If you happen to notice a suspicious looking piece of equipment attached to the underside of the Elliot Street bridge over the Charles River – don’t worry.  The city’s engineering department is measuring the bridge’s shake, rattle and roll with...
Come Walk the Pipes

Come Walk the Pipes

by | Apr 16, 2013 | Newton | 2 comments

There’s a very interesting six mile walk in Newton called the aqueduct loop trail.  This Sunday at 1 PM, you’re all invited to come “walk the pipes”.  It will probably take 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Or, if you like, you can walk half of it and...

City of Newton to Offer Drop-In Counseling Hours

by | Apr 16, 2013 | Newton

This Thursday and Friday, the City of Newton is offering drop-in hours for individuals to speak with counselors from the Riverside Trauma Center. This will be an opportunity to talk with others in need and with professional counselors. The hours will be 5pm-7pm on...
Hemlock Gorge cleanup

Hemlock Gorge cleanup

by | Apr 11, 2013 | Newton

There is such a thing as a free lunch! The Hemlock Gorge 2013 Spring Cleanup will be held on Saturday April 20 – so save the date.  Volunteers should meet at Hamilton Place between 9:00 and 10 a.m to pick up trash bags, gloves, and T shirts.   Please dress...
The Little Dig

The Little Dig

by | Apr 3, 2013 | Newton | 7 comments

 Starting next Sunday April 7th, the Mass Dept of Transportation will begin repaving Highland Ave in Needham and Needham St in Newton.  They’re planning on starting in Needham and working their way to Newton.   Most of the work will occur at night between 9PM...
Aqueduct boat tours coming soon!

Aqueduct boat tours coming soon!

by | Apr 1, 2013 | Newton | 27 comments

The Mass Water Resources Authority (MWRA) announced today that they will begin running weekly boat tours inside their aqueducts on Saturdays beginning May 18.  This is the latest step in the Inside the MWRA Initiative, an ongoing program to open up the aqueducts for...
History of Newton

History of Newton

by | Mar 25, 2013 | Newton | 6 comments

Here’s an up to date history of Newton … if you lived in 1880. My Upper Falls neighbor Jan Huffman came across this interesting old history of Newton, written by Samuel Francis Smith in 1880.  He posted it on the Upper Falls Area Council Facebook page and...
… and then there was none.

… and then there was none.

by | Mar 18, 2013 | Newton | 17 comments

On the corner of Chestnut St and Winter St in Upper Falls there’s a historic old building that was a shoe shop for most of the 1800’s and more recently it was the Moon and Sixpence Gift Shop until roughly ten years ago.  Since then it’s been...
Newton food truck drives to Boston

Newton food truck drives to Boston

by | Mar 15, 2013 | Newton | 4 comments

Newton Patch reports that Newton’s own Sweet Tomatoes Pizza has just launched a food truck … to do business in Boston.   Meanwhile, Blue Ribbon Barbecue’s truck (in photo) has been doing business in Needham for the last year or so.  The issue of...