by Greg Reibman | Apr 1, 2016 | Newton |
We interrupt our scheduled programming to share this story from Newton Patch.
by Greg Reibman | Apr 1, 2016 | Newton
Uncertain what to do with themselves between the hours after City Council meetings and before they need to be at their day jobs the next morning, five Newton City Councilors have formed a speed metal band. The group, called the Dock’its, consists of only one...
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by Jerry Reilly | Apr 1, 2016 | Newton |
The biggest stumbling block to the recent plan to install solar carports in the library parking lot was that the project would require trees to be removed. On the face of it, removing trees to install solar panels seems like a misguided idea. As with nearly...
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by Groot Gregory | Apr 1, 2016 | Newton |
As the city of Newton reflects on its structure of government, the three Area Councils that encompass Ward 5 have been listening to its constituents through a series of Envisioning Meetings and has started exploration of forming the Town of Charles River. According to...
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by Jerry Reilly | Apr 1, 2016 | Newton |
We have the Farmers Market at Cold Spring Park and now in West Newton too. In the winter we have the indoor Farmers Market at the Hyde Center. Next up is a Plumbers Market. Says Councilor John Rice, “Once the winter market shuts down at the Hyde there’s a void. ...
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by Jerry Reilly | Apr 1, 2016 | Newton |
It happens like clockwork, every so often you need to rename your dump. As times change, processes change, sensibilities change, the name of the dump has to change. The city has been proud that the Rumford Ave Resource Recovery Center in recent years has been on the...
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by Sean Roche | Apr 1, 2016 | Newton
After a unanimous vote of the Historical Commission, Newton is about to get its first new landmark in fifteen years: 40 feet of railroad that crosses Needham Street. The landmark is the only remaining rail from the historic railway that once ran a mile parallel to...
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by Jerry Reilly | Apr 1, 2016 | Newton
Over recent years, housing and development has been the most contentious issue facing the city. In the fights over Austin St, 40B projects and Engine 6, opposing forces coalesced around seemingly contradictory ideas. On one side proponents have been advocating for...
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by Gail Spector | Apr 1, 2016 | Newton |
Hollywood actor and director Clint Eastwood is moving to Newton, MA, according to the news site localnews33.com. Here’s a quote from Eastwood: “I’m just tired of the California lifestyle and the fake people, honestly, and I feel like, at this point in my life,...
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by Jerry Reilly | Apr 1, 2016 | Newton
Upper Falls favorite Jean & Lees Kitchen and Highlands favorite Bread & Chocolate have got together to open a new Asian fusion bakery/café called Jean & Bread & Lee & Chocolate in Newton Center. Says Bread & Chocolate’s Eunice Feller “I had...
by Sallee Lipshutz | Apr 1, 2016 | Newton
This year the Newton Festival of the Arts 2016 is featuring a special demonstration by several indigenous Panamanian artists proficient in the art of whole-body painting. The artists will be bringing with them 200 gallons of condensed juice from their domestic,...
by Sallee Lipshutz | Apr 1, 2016 | Newton |
Newton’s recently appointed Chief of Police, David MacDonald, has announced that he has received numerous complaints this week about aggressive rafters of turkeys meandering along a path parallel to Newton’s western border with Wellesley and Needham. He noted also...
