by Jerry Reilly | Jun 6, 2022 | Newton |
The Newton News Foundation, Inc., a recently formed nonprofit corporation, will hold a community meeting to discuss the establishment of The Newton Beacon, a non-profit weekly digital newspaper. The meeting, open to the public, will be held Thursday, June 16, from 7...
by Jerry Reilly | May 30, 2022 | Newton |
PorchFest is back this year, on Sat June 5, noon- 6 PM, after a Covid absence. This year its bigger and better than ever with 100+ porches in Auburndale, Waban, and Lower Falls. Here’s the schedule and here’s the map. Don’t miss...
by Jerry Reilly | May 29, 2022 | Newton
After a two year Covid absence, Newton’s Memorial Day is back today and its a beautiful day for it. The parade will begin Sunday at 3 p.m. and follow its traditional route beginning in Newtonville at Newton North High School and finishing at Colleti-Magni Park... by Jerry Reilly | May 27, 2022 | Newton |
A few week’s back we ran this tongue-in-cheek post about “$26,700” being spray painted on Watertown St. This week that stretch of Watertown St was nicely repaved. Before the new pavement was barely cooled National Grid came by and spray painted... by Jerry Reilly | May 24, 2022 | Newton |
Twenty Councilors offered the following resolution to address issues in the schools. The resolution passed 22-1-1 by Jerry Reilly | May 18, 2022 | Newton |
The following letter was sent to the mayor by Councillors Noel, Humphrey, Bowman and Ryan in response to the statement the mayor released yesterday about the shooting. Here’s the text of the mayor’s statement that this letter is responding to … and...
by Jerry Reilly | May 18, 2022 | Newton |
The Newton South Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo made the state finals on Sunday. Here’s a letter sent to the School Committee this week … Dear School Committee Members, Sunday, May 16 was an awesome day for the Newton South High School Jazz program, directed... by Jerry Reilly | May 17, 2022 | Newton |
Here’s the report from Middlesex DA Marion Ryan about the tragic shooting of Michael Conlin in January 2021 in Newton Highlands. The report concludes “When officers Benes and Scaltreto fired their weapons, any reasonable law enforcement officer in the same...
by Jerry Reilly | May 17, 2022 | Newton |
I was walking down the Upper Falls Greenway this morning and came upon a pair of people putting the finishing touches on the installation of ten signs. Each sign contained a haiku on the front and back for a total of twenty miniature poems by different Newton poets...
by Jerry Reilly | May 16, 2022 | Newton |
The MBTA Bus Network Redesign proposal has been published and the MBTA is soliciting feedback from riders. Here’s the link to the proposal and survey. Here’s an interactive map of the proposed new routes. Here’s a brief summary of the changes that...
by Jerry Reilly | May 16, 2022 | Newton
And now for something completely different … It’s one part scavenger hunt, one part hike, and three parts Juliet at the Hidden Shakespeare Theater. The Newton Nomadic Theater has teamed up with Shakespeare for the Masses, a theater troupe from...
by Jerry Reilly | May 12, 2022 | Newton |
I was walking down the Upper Falls Greenway this afternoon on the section behind the Avalon apartments. I came upon this curious small painted cap attached to the ground on the stone dust path. included a quarter in the photo to give you the scale. Any one have any...
