by Jerry Reilly | Dec 2, 2019 | Newton |
We just got the robo-call announcing that there will be no school tomorrow (Tues) in Newton
by Jerry Reilly | Nov 26, 2019 | Newton |
This just in from the Newton Conservators (love that photo) On Monday, Nov. 25th, the City Council voted by an overwhelming margin to give preliminary approval to the Community Preservation Committee’s funding recommendation for Webster Woods. The proposal was divided...
by Jerry Reilly | Nov 24, 2019 | Newton
Newton Nomadic Theater regularly hosts nights of storytelling called the Nomad Story Slam. From time to time I dive into the archive of 100’s of stories that have been told at the Nomad Story Slam over the last six years and pull out one of my favorites. In March... by Jerry Reilly | Nov 23, 2019 | Newton |
Driving westbound on Washington Street toward the left turn (southbound) intersection of Lewis Terrace/Adams Street, the City of Newton Highway Division of its Public Works Department has for many years maintained a rectangular stay right sign erected on the traffic...
by Jerry Reilly | Nov 23, 2019 | Newton |
Place your bets here. How many votes will change tomorrow? A couple of weeks ago we elected out new crop of City Councillors. Two of those races were very close. In Ward 5 Kathy Winter lost to Bill Humphrey by 34 votes, but that was 34 votes just in Ward 5. In the... by Jerry Reilly | Nov 18, 2019 | Newton |
Dan Foley just sent us this: I just received the attached in the mail. It’s a letter from Boston College’s VP of Governmental and Community Affairs regarding the City of Newton’s “ill-advised and expensive eminent domain proposal.” It was addressed to “The Foley... by Jerry Reilly | Nov 17, 2019 | Newton |
Mitch Lyons, Coordinator for the Social Emotional Learning Alliance of Newton (SEL4Newton) submitted the following Guest Post As was heard at the October 21st School Committee meeting where Newton’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey was unveiled, since 2012, with little...
by Jerry Reilly | Nov 17, 2019 | Newton |
The years long effort to secure city permitting for the very large Northland project in Upper Falls is all converging on a vote of the full City Council on Monday night starting at 7 PM. Last week the council’s Land Use Committee approved the project with 6...
by Jerry Reilly | Nov 17, 2019 | Newton |
The Newton Nomadic Theater regularly hosts nights of storytelling called the Nomad Story Slam. From time to time I dive into the archive of 100’s of stories that have been told at the Nomad Story Slam over the last six years and pull out one of my favorites. At last...
by Jerry Reilly | Nov 16, 2019 | Newton |
Six years ago I wrote this piece about the mysterious defunct Legion Barber Shop in Upper Falls. The shop was shuttered in the 1990’s and has remained untouched ever since. Its even more amazing now, since six more years have passed, and still the ghostly...
by Jerry Reilly | Nov 9, 2019 | Newton |
Our bits are getting old and worn and it’s time for some scheduled maintenance to make sure we don’t blow a server gasket or throw a rod. Sometime early Sunday morning, Village 14 may be shut down for roughly an hour. Our 10 year old, continuously running...
by Jerry Reilly | Nov 6, 2019 | Newton |
I’m sure slates of candidates, both formal and informal, have been around since the second election ever held. It seems though that in our local election they have risen in prominence this time around. This election we had two competing slate of candidates each...
