by Greg Reibman | Dec 11, 2018 | Newton
NPR’s Shankar Vedantam had a fascinating report on his Hidden Brain podcast about how a surprising hidden cost that occurs when a community loses its local newspaper. (Hint: It has something to do with property taxes.)
by Village 14 | Dec 10, 2018 | Newton, Schools
From today’s Boston Globe:
Thirteen history teachers in the Newton Public Schools are expected to miss some class time this week in order to gather documents for a public records request filed by an advocacy organization that has accused the district of anti-Israel bias in its high-school world history curriculum.
The Watertown nonprofit Americans for Peace and Tolerance has submitted 16 public records requests to the school system so far in 2018.
also from the article…
In December 2017, the Jewish Community Relations Council and Massachusetts Board of Rabbis issued a statement calling Jacobs and his organization “purveyors of hatred and division” after they
by Julia Malakie | Dec 10, 2018 | Environment, Newton, parking, streets and sidewalks
Because it was so much fun the first time, and because ‘No’ apparently doesn’t mean ‘No,’ we are going to have another debate on whether Library parking lots trees should be cut down to install solar carports. But that’s only part of the potential tree impact of...
by Jerry Reilly | Dec 9, 2018 | Newton
Four or five times a year the Newton Nomadic Theater holds an event that we call the Nomad Story Slam, usually at Gregorian Rugs. Since we started we’ve recorded more than 200 five minute true stories, told by people who just turn up and throw their name in the...
by Greg Reibman | Dec 8, 2018 | Newton
The TAB’s Julie Cohen offered her suggestions here. What are yours?
by Village 14 | Dec 8, 2018 | Newton
West Newton’s got a party going on today .Saturday, December 8, 10am – 5pm Get into the Holiday Spirit in West Newton on Saturday, at the annual Arts Stroll & Shop, presented by The Newton Cultural Alliance, with a generous sponsorship by the Village Bank. ...
by Bob Jampol | Dec 4, 2018 | bicycles, Newton, Public safety
I am a lifelong cyclist who loves to bike around the Garden City, even in December. Today, for example, I cycled from Waban, via Elliot Street and the new Greenway, to my health club on Wells Avenue for a workout. Afterward, I pedaled to Whole Foods to shop and then...
by Greg Reibman | Dec 3, 2018 | economic development, Newton, recreational marijuana
Just under 25 months after Newton and Massachusetts first voted to approve adult-use recreational marijuana, the Newton City Council finally approved, 19-3, the zoning regulations that will allow up to eight retail cannabis stores to open here Monday night. It will...
by Village 14 | Dec 3, 2018 | Newton, sanctuary city
From the Boston Globe..
Medina-Perez, picked up by Newton police on drug charges, faced a fugitive warrant for drunken driving in Pennsylvania and a detainer from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to a courtroom audio recording of the bench conference. In fact, an ICE agent was in the courthouse, waiting to
by Sallee Lipshutz | Dec 3, 2018 | Newton
Are you ready for the holiday scammers? Are the hackers going to get the password to your favorite shopping website from you to buy whatever they want at your expense? Or will they steal your cyber-identity and proceed to send their messages out over your IP...
by Jerry Reilly | Dec 2, 2018 | Newton, Newton Police
Newton police chief David MacDonald was this week’s guest on the O and Flo Show, straight from Carl Pasquarosa’s mobile studio.
by Greg Reibman | Dec 1, 2018 | Newton
Here’s the video from the Nov. 27, 2018 Newton School Committee public hearing on a citizen’s petition about Newton Schools’ curriculum, followed by the committee’s deliberations and votes on the petitions.
Newton School Committee Curriculum Public Hearing November 27, 2018 from NewTV on Vimeo.
A statement released by the committee after the hearing can be found here.
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