by Jerry Reilly | Sep 23, 2021 | Newton |
Unbeknownst to most Newtonians, our fair city is home to a stone artifact that was carefully crafted by the ancients to align with the sun as our planet whirls around the sun. OK, it’s really not ancient … and OK it was created with no knowledge of...
by Jerry Reilly | Sep 17, 2021 | Newton |
Right Size Newton and Engine 6 are Newton organizations that nearly always end up on opposite sides of the fence for decisions having to do with development projects in the city. Each organization has recently announced their candidate endorsements for the upcoming... by Jerry Reilly | Sep 14, 2021 | Newton |
The final (unofficial) results are in for the preliminary election for Mayor of Newton Albert Cecchinelli Jr 661 (6.2%) Ruthanne Fuller 5926 (54.7%) Amy Mah Sangiolo 4247 (39.2%) Congratulations to Ruthanne Fuller and Amy Mah Sangiolo who will run... by Jerry Reilly | Sep 14, 2021 | Newton |
Vote today in the preliminary election for Newton’s mayor. This is as simple a ballot as you’ll ever see – one race, three candidates. The two winners will appear on the November final election ballot. Albert Cecchinelli Jr Ruthanne Fuller Amy Mah...
by Jerry Reilly | Sep 13, 2021 | Newton |
The 9th annual Tour de Newton will take place on Sunday, September 19th starting at 9AM. Tues Sept 14 is the last day to register. Go to: https://www.bikereg.com/tour-de-newton2021. Registration rates are $10 child, $15 adult, under 3 FREE. Registration closes after...
by Jerry Reilly | Sep 13, 2021 | Newton |
Newton native George Wein passed away today at the age of 95. If his name doesn’t ring a bell, what he created certainly will and you may have even attended one of his events. Wein was the founder of the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport Folk Festival and the New Orleans...
by Jerry Reilly | Sep 10, 2021 | Newton |
I just came across Project Pop-Up – a partnership piloted in Newton and Needham (now expanded to Melrose) to support local innovation and entrepreneurship. Over 100 emerging brands and entrepreneurs applied to be a part of Project: Pop-Up. and 15 brands were...
by Jerry Reilly | Sep 9, 2021 | Newton |
This guest post submitted by Alan Nogee, president of Friends of Cold Spring Park Want to read a good children’s book about nature while being in nature with your kids? Come visit one of five story walks installed recently at City Hall and four Newton parks. Or all... by Jerry Reilly | Sep 9, 2021 | Newton |
The League of Women Voters asked each of the three candidates for mayor to submit a brief bio and to answer the following three questions. Q1: How would you balance the commercial need for stronger village centers with the concerns voiced by some residents for... by Jerry Reilly | Sep 9, 2021 | Newton
The mayor’s office forwarded the details of the city’s recent overhaul of rat management. “It is a multi-pronged initiative with a focus on prevention, correction, and enforcement. Inspectional Services (ISD) and Planning are taking action to...
by Jerry Reilly | Sep 8, 2021 | Newton |
We are so sorry to announce that we have decided to pull the plug on the plans for this year’s Feast of the Falls. We have a long history of pulling off very ambitious plans on very short notice but this time we definitely got ahead of ourselves and out ran our...
by Jerry Reilly | Sep 8, 2021 | Newton |
The Newton Patch reports that mayoral candidate Amy Sangiolo is hosting a Zoom forum called “Let’s Talk About Rats in Newton” featuring urban rodentologist (love the word) Dr. Bobby Corrigan, who will talk about the increasing number of rats in...
