“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: