The following message was sent out from the mayor's office on Sunday: I am sharing an important press release from District Attorney Marian Ryan and Newton Police Chief John Carmichael: Active Investigation Underway in Newton NEWTON – Middlesex District Attorney...

Gail Spector from the Newton Beacon forwarded this request to the Village14 readership   Greetings to Village 14!   As you know -- and have commented on frequently -- the Newton Beacon is reporting on override-related issues. We're trying to cover the stories from as...

The Boston Business Journal reports that Newton is choosing to focus on one developer's plan for "smaller-scale housing" at the nearly 15-acre woods between Dudley Road and Brandeis Road Lion Drive. The plan includes "a mix of single-family homes and multifamily...

The Newton Beacon reports on two groups ("No Override Newton" and "Vote Yes For Newton") that have recently been formed to lobby for/against the upcoming Newton tax override vote on March 14.    

For a while I have been reading, with pleasure, the Fig City News. Its coverage of local news has been impressive even when the particular topic has little interest to me. Now Fig City News has added op-eds to its offerings, and Peter Bruce has posted a fascinating...

Fig City News reports that the City Council has just voted in support of two projects in West Newton 1314 Washington St in West Newton Square (the Santander building) - a mixed use project with 50 units of housing 106 River St - 9 units of housing The Fig City News...

the Boston Globe's Newton Reports reports that the Newton Public Schools Dept is encouraging students to wear face masks in school over the coming weeks.  This advice comes in the face of rising numbers of Covid, flu, and respiratory virus infections in the Greater...