Sore winner’s post-election campaign

Sore winner’s post-election campaign

Fran Yerardi from Save Nonantum has requested that we publish this letter of apology from the Newton-Needham Chamber of Commerce.  I told him that I’d be happy to. In the lead up to the recent special election for Newton City Council, a Political Action...
The big screen comes to Nonantum

The big screen comes to Nonantum

Saturday May 15, 8:15 PM, SPY KIDS comes to the big screen in the former Acquinas College parking lot in Nonantum.  Tickets are $25 per carload and can be purchased here.  Better yet, how about dinner and a show.  You can order from Better Life Food’s special...
Johnny get your gun … in Newtonville

Johnny get your gun … in Newtonville

This tweet from City Councilor Tarik Lucas went out this evening. For those who haven’t heard yet, there are serious plans for a gun store to open on Washington Street in Newtonville. This is absolutely unacceptable! A gun store does not fit Newton’s values. #NewtonMA...
New police chief appointed

New police chief appointed

John F Carmichael Jr will come to Newton after spending the last five years as Chief of the Walpole Police Department. From the major’s newsletter … Over the past six months, I have been grateful for the help of so many as we undertook a wide search, a...
Celebrate Earth Week in Newton

Celebrate Earth Week in Newton

Ann Berwick is Newton’s Co-Director of Sustainability and Liora Silkes is Newton’s Energy Coach Green Newton and the City of Newton are kicking off Earth Week with a poster-making event so that residents can show how we are All in for Climate Action!  ...
Sign up for NewtonSERVES this week

Sign up for NewtonSERVES this week

NewtonSERVES, the annual day of volunteer community service, will be on Sunday May 2 this year.  Volunteers should sign up here by April 19, for one of this year’s 30 projects. Due to the pandemic, last year was the first time in 20 years that NewtonServes was...
Alligators for City Hall fountain?

Alligators for City Hall fountain?

This story in today’s Boston Globe was just too weirdly bizarre to pass up.  In 1901 a woman in Chelsea gave three baby alligators to the City of Boston because she became scared of them as they grew.  William Doogue, the city’s superintendent of Common and...
Don’t just stand there ….. run!

Don’t just stand there ….. run!

Thinking of adding your name to the November ballot or helping on a campaign? The League of Women Voters of Newton invites candidates, potential candidates, campaign managers, campaign treasurers, and all interested citizens to a virtual workshop on running for...
Village14 needs your help

Village14 needs your help

Village14 is an all-volunteer community run operation.  There is no staff, there is no office.  While all the posts, comments, moderation, and April Fools foolishness are all donated, it does take some cash to keep the site running – primarily for hosting...