by Jerry Reilly | Jul 12, 2020 | Newton |
Today, Sunday July 12, 4 – 6 PM , NewCity Church, in collaboration with the Foundations for Racial, Ethnic and Religious Harmony (Harmony Foundation), Northland Development, The Village Bank and The Southern New England Ministry Network (SNEMN), is hosting HOPE... by Jerry Reilly | Jul 5, 2020 | Newton |
Is it time to consider abolishing single family zoning within Newton? This is now actively discussed in the zoning re-design meetings and would be very interesting to discuss here. Sounds interesting and perhaps it finally time. In summary, councilors are now giving...
by Jerry Reilly | Jul 4, 2020 | Newton |
My friend Joan lives over near Newton Corner. She always loved walking past a house nearby that had a whole collection of terra cotta figures in the front yard. This week she met the homeowner, Newton artist Mary Beth Maisel, and learned that she was selling her big...
by Jerry Reilly | Jul 2, 2020 | Newton |
From the mayor’s email newsletter tonight High Levels of Bacteria at Crystal Lake Crystal Lake is closed until further notice. Water test results obtained just a few minutes ago from a sample taken on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, indicate high levels of...
by Jerry Reilly | Jul 2, 2020 | Newton |
Since our self-quarantines all began four months ago, we’ve all had really stilted social lives, with just about no way to gather together for any shared public activities. This month, in a limited way, that’s begun to change thanks to the Drive-In...
by Jerry Reilly | Jul 2, 2020 | Newton
It’s been a very long four months since the lockdown began. For those of us who have remained healthy, the worst part, aside from the economic fallout, has been the social isolation. Even worse off are those that live alone. I’d like to propose an...
by Jerry Reilly | Jul 1, 2020 | Newton
Sunday afternoon, July 12, NewCity Church, in collaboration with the Foundations for Racial, Ethnic and Religious Harmony (Harmony Foundation), Northland Development, The Village Bank and The Southern New England Ministry Network (SNEMN), is hosting HOPE IS RISING...
by Jerry Reilly | Jun 30, 2020 | Newton
Martha H Bixby is one of the founders of Welcoming Newton With summer “moving season” starting we wanted to reach out to make sure those new to town have the information and connections they need to feel a part of and get the most out of our community. Welcoming... by Jerry Reilly | Jun 29, 2020 | Newton |
A group of ten Newton teachers, and others across the country, have banded together under the leadership of Joana Chacon, Newton South High School English teacher, to organize the Educator Anti-Racist Book Club and Discussion Series, August 8-13, 2020. The event is...
by Jerry Reilly | Jun 27, 2020 | Newton |
Newton City Councilor and congressional candidate Jake Auchincloss published this Op-Ed yesterday on WBUR’s Cognoscenti. After 9/11, Policing Underwent Radical Change. It’s Time To Course Correct Contrary to the president’s claims, the protests of the last... by Jerry Reilly | Jun 21, 2020 | Newton |
Two Newton friends, Yigal Agam and Sarah Solomon, saw an opportunity and seized it. They noticed some time ago that the T’s D line tracks from the Highlands to Newton Center are totally littered with trash, owing mostly to the 5 bridges over the tracks. When...
by Jerry Reilly | Jun 20, 2020 | Newton |
For the last eight years The Tour de Newton has gathered together 100’s of bike riders on Fathers Day for a fun-filled large scale bicycle event. For the first six years it was a 13 village, 20+ mile tour of the city. Last year the event was re-designed into...
