by Jerry Reilly | Jan 28, 2018 | Newton |
On the weekend of Feb 24/25 the Newton Nomadic Theater will be launching what we hope will be the first in a series – Behind the Scenes. When we started the theater three years ago I was a complete theater novice, so for this first one we’ll tackle the...
by Jerry Reilly | Jan 26, 2018 | Newton |
New Pond is the small pond nestled between the south side of Rt 9, Rt 95 and the Charles River. I just received this email from one of my Upper Falls neighbors. Every once in a great while the ice on New Pond (just west of the Stone Barn in Hemlock Gorge) is both...
by Jerry Reilly | Jan 3, 2018 | Newton |
Looks like a whopper is on the way – a foot of snow tomorrow. In the last hour the texts emails and robocalls have been coming in – no school, municipal offices closed, get your cars off the street …. I hope all of you Village14’ers can sleep...
by Jerry Reilly | Dec 28, 2017 | Newton |
Last spring at Dunn Gaherins Pub, after the final performance of a Newton Nomadic Theater play, a guy named John McDonagh came up to me in the crowd to say how much he enjoyed it. We got talking and I learned that his wife was from Upper Falls, that he has been a cab... by Jerry Reilly | Dec 25, 2017 | Newton |
Merry Christmas to all you Village14’ers. Our merriment has been tempered a bit this beautiful snow filled morning by an old festering thorn in our sides. I just got a call from my next door neighbor Bobby. He’s fed up and annoyed once again and so am...
by Jerry Reilly | Dec 8, 2017 | Newton |
… West Newton will have it all. This Saturday, Dec 9, West Newton is the 7th Annual Arts Stroll & Shop from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in West Newton Square. It’s a celebration of local business and local arts. Come shop in local West Newton businesses...
by Jerry Reilly | Dec 6, 2017 | Newton |
Have you been wondering how many visitor an hour the library gets (210)? Or maybe you’ve been wondering how many gallons of garbage the the city picked up from street bins in Newton Centre last month (13732). If so, here’s a web page for you. While...
by Jerry Reilly | Dec 6, 2017 | Newton |
Last spring a developer began the first steps to turn the historic 1615 Beacon St property in Waban Square into a 40B housing development. Months of wrestling and wrangling with the neighborhood, Newton’s ZBA, the city and state Historic Commissions, and the...
by Jerry Reilly | Dec 4, 2017 | Newton |
It’s official, Newton will have it’s own Porchfest this year in Auburndale. It will be a day of free live music of every kinds on porches, lawns, driveways, and parks all over Auburndale. I can’t wait! At this point they are raising the money to... by Jerry Reilly | Dec 2, 2017 | Newton |
Over the last year, at an ever increasing pace, revelations of sexual abuse, misconduct, and harassment have been uncovered in virtually every sphere of society – churches, businesses, schools, the State House, Congress, finance, film, technology, music... by Jerry Reilly | Dec 2, 2017 | Newton |
The Boston Globe reported today that the driver in the horrific 2016 Sweet Tomato car crash, that left 2 dead and multiple injured, has been offered a plea deal in court yesterday. The prosecutor has been pressing for a five year sentence. The defendant has said he...
by Jerry Reilly | Nov 30, 2017 | Newton |
The Newton Nomadic Theater is trying something a bit different this time. Rather than move the theater around we’re going to move the audience around. On Saturday and Sunday afternoon on Dec 16/17 we’ll be presenting six performances of the Charles...
