by Jerry Reilly | Sep 14, 2018 | Newton |
This Sunday, Sept 16, come join the Upper Falls Village Day Parade! This year Village Day is moving down from the Emerson Playground to Chestnut St, (at Oak) beside the Upper Falls Greenway. That last block of Chestnut St will be closed to traffic and filled with...
by Jerry Reilly | Sep 9, 2018 | Newton |
A grassroots group sprung up in Newton over the summer in opposition to the impending opening of Newton’s first legal recreational marijuana shops. This isn’t too surprising. In the 2016 statewide referendum on legalizing marijuana the City of Newton...
by Jerry Reilly | Sep 7, 2018 | Newton |
The Newton Nomadic theater will kick off its new season with a free! outdoor Nomad Story Slam at 7 PM on Saturday (Sept 8) at the Hyde Bandstand, 90 Lincoln St in Newton Highlands. The theme of the night is “it was my fault”. If you never been to one, you...
by Jerry Reilly | Aug 1, 2018 | Newton
Re-Use-It Newton is open for business at Rumford Ave every Saturday. Bring clean usable items to the Rumford Ave Recycling Depot to give away for re-use, and/or come to take something for free you can use yourself. Saturdays 7:30a-1:30p, spring thru fall. Only bring...
by Jerry Reilly | Jul 29, 2018 | Newton |
Lifelong resident and former Mayor of Newton Thomas Concannon Jr., passed away on July 28, 2018. After graduating from Newton High School in 1957, he went on to earn a bachelor’s degree from Boston College in 1961. He later received a master’s degree in...
by Jerry Reilly | Jul 29, 2018 | Newton |
The battle for the English crown continues. As tensions rise between York and Lancaster it is unclear who has the right to the throne. With the Duke of York gaining support, who will ultimately reach power and glory: the Duke or King Henry VI? Commonwealth Shakespeare...
by Jerry Reilly | Jul 16, 2018 | Newton |
Upper Falls annual extravaganza, the Feast of the Falls went off without a hitch on Sunday night. 300 Upper Falls neighbors sat at one very, very long beautiful table for a delicious four course feast, prepared on site in a mobile kitchen in the woods of Hemlock...
by Jerry Reilly | Jul 7, 2018 | Newton
Next Sunday, July 15 you’re invited to dine at the long table – you won’t be disappointed. On Sunday, July 15, 300 Upper Falls friends and neighbors will once again gather around one very long table in Hemlock Gorge for the 6th annual Feast of the...
by Jerry Reilly | Jul 5, 2018 | Newton |
The Upper Falls Greenway is full of art between now and September and Moss Man is just one of the many creations along the way. Take a walk. See some art.
by Jerry Reilly | Jul 1, 2018 | Newton |
Last week lawns signs went up on Elliot St objecting to the proposed medical marijuana facility at Rt 9 and Elliot St (the old Green Tea restaurant). Tonight I arrived home to find this flyer at my door with the request to go to NoBanInNewton.com to let the City... by Jerry Reilly | Jun 25, 2018 | Newton
Here’s Amy Sangiolo’s weekly update on Newton’s community and local government. Newtonville Area Council Survey MBTA Meeting – June 25th City Council Meetings – Week of June 23rd – Back Pay for former Police Chief, Draft Pot Shop Zoning...
by Jerry Reilly | Jun 24, 2018 | Newton |
Everyone’s invited to the Upper Falls Greenway (at Oak and Chestnut St) on Monday at 5:30 PM to kick off a two month long exhibition of art up and down the Greenway. “Beyond Borders” is an outdoor sculpture exhibition that is the work of N2...
