by Jerry Reilly | Mar 10, 2020 | Newton |
Once again the Greater Boston area is ranked the most congested in the US by transportation analytics company INRIX. An impressive #9 in the world. INRIX estimates this congestion costs the average driver 149 hours and $2,205 a year.
by Jerry Reilly | Mar 5, 2020 | Newton |
Join Newton Porchfest 2020. Sign ups are open! Spring is just around the corner and we are getting ready for Porchfest 2020! PorchFest is an afternoon of music performances on porches and driveways around Newton. Porchfest 2019 included 100+ musical groups performing...
by Jerry Reilly | Mar 4, 2020 | Newton |
A widely reported story yesterday described how six men were arrested outside the Newtonville Post Office while “mail fishing” I just learned with this story that “mail fishing” is a thing – i.e. dropping lines with something sticky into...
by Jerry Reilly | Feb 26, 2020 | Newton |
Step up, step up. Place you bets. Put your money where your mouth is. It’s time to take a shot at being crowned the Village 14 Prognosticator-In-Chief. What will be the percentage Yes/No vote on Tuesday’s Northland referendum? Closest guess gets the...
by Jerry Reilly | Feb 26, 2020 | Newton |
Forget about the referendum, forget about the presidential primary, forget about the crappy weather and join us for the opening weekend of the Newton Nomadic Theater’s new show – No Exit. Tickets ($25) still available for both Saturday night and Sunday... by Jerry Reilly | Feb 26, 2020 | Newton |
Thursday, Feb 27th from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm, Temple Shalom in Newton, Room 101 Join the Temple Shalom Tzedek (Justice) team for a discussion on Affordable Housing in our community. The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) projects that Massachusetts needs to...
by Jerry Reilly | Feb 24, 2020 | Newton |
Last year we dropped the ball and there was no Feast of the Falls due to all sorts of scheduling issues. This year it’s definitely happening on Sunday June 21 and this year it’s moving to the Upper Falls Greenway. One of the not-so-secret secrets about the... by Jerry Reilly | Feb 24, 2020 | Newton |
People ask, “How can Green Newton support the Northland Newton development? After all, development is the opposite of green, right?” Actually, no. Development is sustainable when it generates far fewer greenhouse gas emissions than comparable buildings. Sustainable...
by Jerry Reilly | Feb 24, 2020 | Newton |
Over on the south side of the city, at the corner of Nahanton St and Winchester is the Newton Community Farm. It’s a non-profit working, community run, farm that hosts all sorts of programs for adults and kids. One of the ways they support themselves is via...
by Jerry Reilly | Feb 23, 2020 | Newton |
A friend just sent me this: There is technology available to automatically issue fines for traffic light, crosswalk, and speeding violations on city streets. Somebody I know in another state showed me a ticket received in the mail, including a photo of the traffic... by Jerry Reilly | Feb 21, 2020 | Newton |
One of the iconic attributes of Newton is it’s 13 separate villages. Why stop there though? Anything worth doing is worth doing to excess. I was inspired by neighbors who live up the top of the very, very steep Cottage St in Upper Falls, at the highest place...
by Jerry Reilly | Feb 20, 2020 | Newton |
Today I attended this event at the “Telegraph” mill building in Upper Falls. This is the mill building at the corner of Chestnut and Oak Street. It was a treat to get in there. For the last year,a huge amount of work has been done redeveloping and...
