by Jerry Reilly | Jun 19, 2020 | Newton |
This year the Feast of the Falls, the annual Upper Falls extravaganza, has been re-imagined for these crazy times we find ourselves in. If you’ve never heard of the Feast of the Falls – here’s the story This Sunday at 5 PM, the first 300 Upper Falls...
by Jerry Reilly | Jun 19, 2020 | Newton |
The parent company of Boston Sports Clubs sent an an email to members today/June19th that it will permanently close the Wells Avenue facility and intends to transfer memberships to locations in West Newton or Wellesley. The 276,000-square-foot facility with pool,...
by Jerry Reilly | Jun 18, 2020 | Newton |
Earlier this week, the Newton City Council voted against a resolution to cut any of the $375,462 budgeted to fill 5 currently empty police officer positions. Mind you, these positions have been empty for 2–6 years, according to Police Chief David MacDonald. Time and... by Jerry Reilly | Jun 18, 2020 | Newton |
Emily Wright is a PhD student at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. In her address on Tuesday, June 16th, Mayor Fuller announced her plan to form a nine-person independent Newton Police Reform Task Force, stating that this group will: “undertake a holistic... by Jerry Reilly | Jun 16, 2020 | Newton |
Ever thought about the origins of the names that grace the Newton Public Schools? Would it surprise you to learn that all the names belonged to white men? Newton has always been an exceptional city, filled with exceptional people. Are we to believe that white men are...
by Jerry Reilly | Jun 16, 2020 | Newton |
Three Newton residents, Barbara Litwin, Melissa Radin Goldstone, and Nanette Fridman, got a plan together to help raise money for organizations that are helping with the Covid19 response. They created “Apart Together For Newton” and “Apart Together... by Jerry Reilly | Jun 16, 2020 | Newton |
Madeline Ranalli is a Newton resident and organizer with Defund NPD Last night, in her address to Newton residents concerning the recent murders of Black Americans at the hands of police and our next steps as a city, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller outlined three primary acts...
by Jerry Reilly | Jun 9, 2020 | Newton |
Time for what I’m sure you’ve been waiting for — today’s Newton Infrastructure Crowdsourced Trivia Question. Right on the banks of the Charles River, just before Elliot St runs from Upper Falls into Needham, at the edge of the parking lot of... by Jerry Reilly | Jun 9, 2020 | Newton |
Time for another Open Post. This is your opportunity to discuss, vent, observe, or comment on any topic so long as its connected to Newton. Get to work … by Jerry Reilly | Jun 8, 2020 | Newton |
Tonight’s City Council Zoom meeting started uneventfully with a fair amount of the public in attendance. For the first hour the Council was disposing of all of the routine items, while the members of the public waited patiently for them to get to the general...
by Jerry Reilly | Jun 8, 2020 | Newton |
With the state moving us into Phase2 this week we’re about to see something we haven’t seen in a long time – people eating at restaurants. I bumped into my neighbor today and he told me that he saw on Facebook that Dunn Gaherins, our local... by Jerry Reilly | Jun 7, 2020 | Newton |
The author, who is known to me, who would like to remain anonymous for reasons that should be obvious. The author attended the Newton Public Schools for 13 years and has worked in Newton’s restaurants, Newton’s public libraries, and currently the Newton Public...
