by Chuck Tanowitz | Nov 29, 2012 | Newton |
The Village 14 birthday party will be on Wed, Dec 12th starting at 7:30 PM at Mick Morgans on Needham St. More details will soon follow.
by Chuck Tanowitz | Nov 15, 2012 | Newton |
There was big excitement at the Upper Falls Variety store this morning. A city worker, one of the regular customers, stopped in this morning and bought a $20 lottery ticket. With a quick scratch and he realized that he had just won $1,000,000! With hands his hands...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Nov 8, 2012 | bicycles, traffic |
Village14 regular Adam Peller was just telling me about an intriguing idea – let’s call it the Highlands Link. The state’s Department of Transportation (DOT) is working on plans that will extensively change traffic patterns in the southern side of...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Nov 8, 2012 | Newton |
The aldermen’s Public Facility Committee voted unanimously tonight to authorize the city to enter into a 99 year lease with the MBTA for the Greenway’s right-of-way behind Needham St. There’s still two more votes to go. The Finance Committee has to...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Oct 30, 2012 | Newton |
I recently came across a curious Newton artifact. In 1888, the city celebrated the 200th anniversary of the incorporation of the town of Newton. There was a big celebration at city hall followed by a banquet at the Woodland Park Hotel in Auburndale. The banquet...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Oct 29, 2012 | Newton |
I just took a walk over to Echo Bridge to get a sample of what Sandy has brought to town. From the top of the bridge I saw a sight I’ve never seen before. Upper Falls has been turned off! Up until today, I had no idea that the dam at Upper Falls could be...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Oct 18, 2012 | Newton |
The construction project in Upper Falls to replace the crumbling sluice-way dam in Hemlock Gorge is winding down and should be completely finished sometime next week. The dam is open for business and water is once again flowing through that channel. The new...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Oct 11, 2012 | Newton |
Following yesterday’s hearing, Matthew Cummings was fired from his position as Newton’s Chief of Police today. TAB coverage here. Globe coverage here. Patch coverage here. Reasonable outcome? Miscarriage of justice? Somewhere in between?...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Jul 16, 2012 | Newton TAB, Waban |
The Tab had a great story about a Newton guy who built a scale model of the U.S.S. Constitution. I was nearly to the end of the article before learning that Waban has gotten it’s independence. “After living most of his life in Newton, Robinson...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Jul 12, 2012 | Newton |
The Upper Falls Greenway, a plan to build a new mile long park/walking trail/bike trail in Upper Falls just took a big step forward. The MBTA Board of Directors voted yesterday to enter into a 99 year lease of the railroad property to the City of Newton. The lease...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Jun 25, 2012 | Newton |
This reported this morning by the Newton Patch
by Chuck Tanowitz | Jun 19, 2012 | Newton |
Upper Falls has a hidden gem of a river side park that very few people know about or have ever visited. Here’s a plan for ending its isolation and connecting it to other city park land.
