by Greg Reibman | Jul 25, 2012 | Newton TAB |
Editor Emily Costello explains. The change is being met with some trepidation in our newsroom, where we’re aware that some of the finer controls that we have over the layout of pages, sizing of photos and exact wording of headlines will no longer be...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Jul 16, 2012 | Newton TAB, Waban |
The Tab had a great story about a Newton guy who built a scale model of the U.S.S. Constitution. I was nearly to the end of the article before learning that Waban has gotten it’s independence. “After living most of his life in Newton, Robinson... by Greg Reibman | Jul 6, 2012 | Newton TAB |
There’s an interesting issue that is getting attention on public radio and media circles, involving GateHouse Media (owner of the TAB) and other newspaper companies. Here’s the original report from “This American Life,” a followup from NPR and...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Jun 10, 2012 | Lower Falls, Newton TAB, Riverside |
In 1975, the Newton Conservation Commission published a visionary plan called the Charles River Pathway for linking the entire Charles River water front with walking paths from Cutler Park in Needham to Watertown Square. In the intervening years, the DCR has built a...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 19, 2012 | Newton TAB |
The Friends of Hemlock Gorge spring clean up will be held this Saturday morning, April 21, with volunteers meeting any time from 9-10 AM in the parking lot on Hamilton Place, just over the Needham side of the river, off Elliot St. Refreshments will be provided after...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 11, 2012 | Newton TAB |
It may be time to buy the Newton Tab a 2012 calendar. Today’s issue of the Tab features the startling front page news that this year’s Boston Marathon will be run on a Sunday for the first time ever. Inside they announced that the last day of school... by Greg Reibman | Mar 21, 2012 | Newton TAB |
Gail Spector’s final edition as editor of the Newton TAB is landing in driveways today but her classy farewell column is online now. (And I don’t just say that because she gave me a generous shout out and she even plugged Village 14.com.) I don’t... by Chuck Tanowitz | Mar 7, 2012 | Newton TAB |
I was sitting in the kitchen this morning when my wife exploded with convulsive laughing in the next room. From today’s Newton Tab Crime Watch: Are you just happy to see me? Police arrested Riad Ouansa, 43 of 25 Madison St Revere, on March 1 and charged him with... by Sean Roche | Mar 7, 2012 | Newton TAB, Riverside |
Throw on a robe and venture outside for the rolled-up-stuffed-in-a-bag version of this week’s TAB for my op-ed on why all parking at Riverside should be available on equal terms to all. I’ll post a link when it’s available. (Planning to milk the...