“When the HS Working Group charged with studying a return to in person learning updated the School Committee on October 19th, the slides indicated that the Newton Teacher’s Association (NTA) had “declined to participate formally in the working...
Cognizant of Mayor Fuller’s request for people to be careful about Covid social distancing violations, I just called the dispatcher at the Newton Police to report a gathering of some 40 college-age men practicing football with no masks on Weeks Field. (The photo...
This documentary from Myrtle Baptist Church is well worth watching. It covers everything from the earliest days of the black community in Newton, to the split that led to the creation of Myrtle Baptist, the evolution of ‘The Village’, the displacement...
Via email tonight: SUPPORTING YES ON QUESTION 2 The League of Women of Voters of Massachusetts (LWVMA) and the League of Women Voters, Newton (LWVN) support and urge a YES vote on Question 2 Rank Choice Voting (RCV) for primary and general elections for state...
The Newton Highlands Neighborhood Area Council won’t be hosting the annual haunted house at the Hyde this year but Halloween is not forgotten. Please join us this year in a Pumpkin War! To Enter, Take a picture of your pumpkin and email it, with your name and...
Councilor Alicia Bowman and some of her colleagues have been pushing the idea of Play Streets as a partial answer to some of the play and socialization issues in the Covid world. The concept originated in Seattle and has spread to other cities. You can see a slide...
Boston College student Sean Hanley documented his isolation experience after testing positive for COVID-19 on TikTok. Check it out on the Heights website.
Results from a recent survey conducted by the Safer Teachers Safer Students Collaborative group in Newton, reveals 95% of the 1,244 families who responded support surveillance testing to complement the back-to-school public health measures currently in place. See...
Jason Harburger is a Newton resident & Engine 6 member As the Newton City Council pursues its two-year process to revise our zoning ordinance, I’ve heard some residents make the statement “single-family zoning is not classist nor racist.” I’d like to share...
This Saturday, Oct 10, 2-4PM, Now Listen Here is hosting a free! Outdoor Storytelling Open Mic at the Hyde Bandstand/Playground on Lincoln St in Newton Highlands. The event is free but requires pre-registration (here). You bring you own law chair and mask. Come...
Jay Werb & Ellen Katz wrote this very interesting piece in the Newton Conservators newsletter earlier this year. It discusses the legal status of golf courses and how it relates to open space protection. discuss ….
State Senator Cindy Creem invites you to a discussion about election reform with Senator Barry Finegold, Newton City Clerk David Olson and Representative John Lawn via Zoom on Thursday Oct 8, 6:30PM – 7:30 PM. You can register here.
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