Upper Falls Residents Steward Poetry Path

Under the leadership of Julie Leavitt and her sister Lisa, both residents of Newton Upper Falls, the village held a dedication ceremony this morning for the Edna Martin Poetry Path, a small conservation area with a path on a hill that runs up and down to Circuit Road,...

MIDA(S) Gets the Gold

      N.B.: This article has been corrected thanks to the astute eye of Lauren Berman who caught my egregious fiscal error. Our dinner bill was $240 for 4 people, not $120. Still, the food and service were worth it and that is what an upscale Italian...

THIS OLD HOUSE: DELETED (UPDATE)

On May 27th, the Newton Historical Commission discussed 29 Greenwood Street in Oak Hill, the nationally and locally landmarked eighteenth century home that was demolished by a developer. The discussion was open for public comment and about twenty members of the public...
This Old House: Deleted

This Old House: Deleted

Like an ink-resorbing chemical deliberately swiped across an original copy of our Constitution, a piece of Newton’s history has been cavalierly erased. This is not a case of history being re-written. It is a case of history being under-protected, devalued and ignored....

A Day to Conjure

As we rest from the reality show of V14 pre-election vitriol and humor, I’d like to ask all of us who write on this blog and also those who comment frequently to consider exactly what we are trying to accomplish here. Are we out to modify, impress, discuss our ideal...