“Don’t Let This Go Unnoticed”
Newton North HS student Andrew Riebe wrote and presented this poem about the tragic death of George Floyd under the knee of a Minneapolis policeman. “Don’t Let This Go Unnoticed.”
FBI: 12 hate crimes reported in Newton last year
There was an increase in the number of hate crimes reported in Massachusetts and the rest of the nation overall, according to new data released by the FBI. FBI says hate crimes reports were up about 17 percent in 2017 nationwide, marking a rise for the third year in a...Copper capers confound cops
Over the past several weeks there’s been an uptick in the number of times police have gotten calls related to copper theft, Newton Patch reports. Between February 16 and March 2 at least seven calls came into police reporting copper wiring, or downspouts were...
Oresteia, the birth of modern justice: Free on City Hall steps this Saturday & Sunday
This weekend, the Newton Theatre Company offers free performances of Aeschylus’s The Oresteia on the west steps of City Hall — this Saturday and Sunday at 7:30PM. In case of rain (which is not expected), the performance will be held inside the Newton...Why don’t women speak up about sexual assault?
This is not a Newton-specific piece but I’m posting it here regardless, in support of all women with similar experiences. Please read* my story: Forty years later, do sexual attackers even remember my name?
Here are a couple of excerpts:
Investigation: Ongoing
Jonathan Dame has a piece out this afternoon focusing on reaction from cyclists to Newton’s bike infrastructure. The TL;DR version: it’s lacking. Of course this stems from the ongoing investigation into the crash last week that left a 17-year-old cyclist...Newton South student charged with attempted murder in Florida
According to Jonathan Dame at Wicked Local Newton, a 16-year-old Newton South student has been charged with two counts of attempted murder (on his mother and brother). His mother, Melissa Ramgren, is a teacher at Mason-Rice.
Newton: Home to the best and the brightest. And then there’s this guy
Newton Patch has this story about a 55-year-old Newton guy who left behind a box of éclairs, his ice tea and his tools behind when breaking into an Chestnut Hill apartment.A fingerprint on the box of éclairs and DNA on the screwdriver were matched to [Paul] Thames,...