by Jerry Reilly | Mar 30, 2017 | Newton
The 5th annual Tour de Newton will be held on Fathers Day, Sunday June 18. The 13 village, family friendly, 20 mile bicycle ride will once again feature all of it’s trademark details – simultaneous starts in all 13 villages, stops at all the other...
by Jerry Reilly | Mar 29, 2017 | Newton |
Andreae Downs signaled her intent a while ago to run for the at-large Ward 5 City Council seat. This morning I received the email below so it appears to be official. We’ll once again have a three way race here in Ward 5 with Andrea challenging incumbents Brian...
by Jerry Reilly | Mar 21, 2017 | Newton |
And now for something completely different …. The Newton Nomadic Theater reason for being is theater and over the last three years we have done some first rate theater. From the start though we’ve always loved the idea of using the theater as an umbrella...
by Jerry Reilly | Mar 18, 2017 | Newton |
Come on down tonight 6 PM – 8 PM to the Emerson Community Cente on Pettee St in Upper Falls for the FREE winter Upper Fallls Soup Social. Everyone welcome. They’ll be featuring delicious soups from a large selection of local restaurants and businesses...
by Jerry Reilly | Mar 15, 2017 | Newton |
Boston had Billy Bulger but we have Seana Gaherin. Seana is hosting a St Patrick’s Day Newton Irish political breakfast this Friday morning at 7:30 – 8:30 AM at Dunn Gaherins Pub in Upper Falls. She’s inviting all of our candidates, City...
by Jerry Reilly | Mar 5, 2017 | Newton, Upper Falls |
Patrice Westrate lives across from Hemlock Gorge in Upper Falls. Her father-in-law Larry Westrate was in the park and came across a very mysterious object. He found it on the Newton side of the river, near the foundation of an old fireplace, on the hillside by Echo...
by Jerry Reilly | Mar 5, 2017 | Newton |
The next Nomad Story Slam will be on Friday March 17, 7:30 at Gregorian Rugs. This time we’ve got a special guest story teller. John McDonagh has been a cab driver in NYC for the last 35 years. His one man show of crazy tales from the cab, The Cabtivist, has...
by Jerry Reilly | Mar 2, 2017 | Newton |
I just received an email this morning for a new (at least to me) candidate throwing her hat in the ring for City Council. My name is Brenda Noel and I am running for Ward 6 City Councilor. Seven years ago, my husband, Dean Fairchild, and I made a very intentional... by Jerry Reilly | Mar 1, 2017 | Newton |
30 years ago, the city enacted zoning rules allowing Accessory Apartments – i.e. a separate apartment in an existing single family, owner occupied home. Back then the biggest opposition came from Chestnut Hill neighbors who worried that if the rules were...
by Jerry Reilly | Feb 23, 2017 | Newton
This past November we held the 10th Nomad Story Slam at Gregorian Rugs. The theme was “that was odd”. Here are 16 real life stories from your Newton neighbors. As always thanks to our professional quality ace video production team (Chris Pitts, Maureen...
by Jerry Reilly | Feb 23, 2017 | Orr Building |
The developer of the Washington Place project (aka the Orr Block) in Newtonville has just announced that they are withdrawing their proposal from the City Council and will instead re-design the project as a state administered 40B affordable housing project. Dear...
by Jerry Reilly | Feb 23, 2017 | Newton |
Man, do I love a happy ending … Back in September Robert Solomon, a well known Newton activist, launched a fundraising campaign to raise money to purchase a wheel chair enabled van to enable him to resume working and teaching. Many of you Village 14 readers and...
