Newtonville petitions to change its name

Newtonville petitions to change its name

City Councilor Emily Norton’s been hearing lots of concerns over the last two years from her constituents about development projects in Newtonville.  First there was Austin Street and now there’s the proposed redevelopment of the Orr Block on the table. At...
Newton’s branding for the new century

Newton’s branding for the new century

Steven Feller president of the Newton Economic Development Commission announced that the city has just inked a twenty year contract with the Mars Candy Company. Said Feller “This is huge.  For much of the 20th century the City of Newton reaped enormous branding...
Upper Falls Grayway is on the way

Upper Falls Grayway is on the way

The recently completed Upper Falls Greenway walking trail has been a big hit in the neighborhood so local resident Jerry Reilly hopes to expand on the concept.with the Upper Falls Grayway Says Reilly “We’ve got more than our share of butt ugly industrial...
Crowded field in mayor’s race

Crowded field in mayor’s race

The proposed changed to the City Charter, to reduce the the size of the City Council, has had a bizarre unintended consequence. As of today all 24 sitting City Councillors have announced that they are running for mayor.  Further complicating matters, it appears that...
School start time backlash begins

School start time backlash begins

The School Committee has been working on changing to a later start time for the Newton schools.  From the start there has been some minor resistance to the idea from parents who are concerned about the impact on sports and other after-school activity,  Just this week...
The Artful Tuba

The Artful Tuba

The 3rd annual Newton Festival of the Arts is about to kick off again.  This year its even bigger and better than ever.  One of last year’s highlights was the “Artful Pianos” – beautifully painted street pianos that were distributed around the...
Batteries to bongs on Needham St

Batteries to bongs on Needham St

The big news on Needham St is that the soon-to-be-vacated premises of Radio Shack in the Marshalls Plaza will soon be converted into a marijuana dispensary. Says Chamber of Commerce president, and mayoral candidate Greg Reibman “This is a game changer. ...
Chowder melee overblown say candidates

Chowder melee overblown say candidates

The race for mayor is certainly heating up. Last night was the Thompsonville Soup Social at the Bowen School.  The organizers invited both City Councilors Ruthanne Fuller and Scott Lennon to serve food and meet their local constituents.  The evening started off...
The circus is coming to town

The circus is coming to town

The Newton Nomadic Theater’s reason for being is to present startlingly good theater to a local audience.  Right from the start though, our ambitions have been broader.  We’ve also presented film premiers, music performances, and hosted an extremely popular...
Campaign season has begun

Campaign season has begun

It’s a long way to November but Newton’s campaign season has definitely begun in earnest.  The notices for campaign events have been coming in steadily.. So if you’re interested in meeting any of the candidates put these on your calendar. These are...