Newton’s piece of the Covid relief pie

According to this article in yesterday’s Boston Globe, approximately $2 billion will be distributed to Mass cities and towns as part of the federal government’s recently passed American Rescue Plan.  Who gets what will be largely dictated by the decades...
Story of the Week – Alec Chelminsky

Story of the Week – Alec Chelminsky

The Newton Nomadic Theater has been hosting Nomad Story Slams for the last seven years.  These are nights when anyone can come to Gregorian Rugs, throw their name in a hat, and tell a five minute true story connected to the the topic of the night. Periodically I reach...

String of Newton break-ins

TV-10 reports that there was a string of six break-in’s in Newton this past Monday evening through Tuesday morning.  More disturbing still the entries happened while the homeowners were in their houses.  
Mute when done

Mute when done

Each new generation of technology introduces new and better ways to shoot yourself in the foot.  The upside is that they also introduce new and better opportunities to be entertained by other people shooting themselves in the foot. With emails came the careless...
Story of the Week – Finn Flaherty

Story of the Week – Finn Flaherty

The Newton Nomadic Theater has been running Nomad Story Slams for the past seven years.   On Sundays, I periodically pull a good story from the video archives for your enjoyment. This story is anchored in a very specific moment of time.  The story was told last March...

Take a cue from your candidate

All five candidates have contributed posts (below) explaining why they are running for City Council, what issues they are most focused on and why they hope to earn your vote.  They are all worth reading. What’s striking is how few of the candidates supporters...
Allen House doors are opening

Allen House doors are opening

Great news reported on Ted Hess Mahan’s Facebook page today …. The Nathaniel Allen House in West Newton, which is owned by the Newton Cultural Alliance, finally received its occupancy permit. It has been a long and winding road since the NCA bought the...

Open letter to MTA President Najimy

Newton parent and educator Dan Eshet sent this open letter to MTA President Merrie Najimy and Newton representative, Mike Zilles in response to Najimy’s interview on WBZ yesterday.   Dear Merrie, Greetings. I am writing to you as a father of a child in middle...