Suspect apprehended for Newton triple murder
From the mayor's email newsletter I am sharing an important update from District Attorney Marian Ryan and Newton Police Chief John Carmichael: NEWTON – Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Newton Chief of Police John Carmichael have confirmed that Christopher...
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Have you recently tried any restaurant for the first time? What did you think about it? Do you know of any restaurants that have recently opened/closed/changed hands? Give us the details. Do you have a favorite dish at your favorite restaurant? Do tell. Share any...
Little Luke’s Café Opens in Upper Falls
Haunting whodunit based in Newton
William Landay has written a new whodunit set in Newton. Landay is also the author of Defending Jacob a story about a murder in Cold Spring Park that was turned into an 2020 Apple TV Series. Here's a review of the new book by Carol Iaciofano Aucoin on WBUR's web site...
NewTV Override primers
Jenn Adam from NewTV's news department put together these three 5-7 minute videos, one for each of the three override questions on the ballot. Each video explains in detail what each of the override/exclusions will be funding ... Question #1 Question #2 Question #3
Councilor Gentile’s statement against the overrides
By way of background this is my 42nd year as an elected official in the City of Newton. The first eight years I was a member of the School Committee and for the three of those years I was elected Chairman of the School Committee. CouncilorFor the past 34 years I...
Op-Eds for and against the tax overrides
The newest issue of the Newton Beacon feature two guest Op Eds about the upcoming override vote: Vote yes to invest in Newton's future by Christine Dutt and Kerry Prasad Vote no, fix core education issues first by Sumukh Tendulkar
ABC’s of Structural Deficits
Today's Fig City News also featured this in-depth piece by Amy Sangiolo explaining every thing you need to know about "structural deficits". Those graphs don't paint a pretty picture.
Fig City News’ override primers
Today's Fig City News published these two overviews of the upcoming override votes by Bruce Henderson The proposed override & debt exclusions:What will they provide? The proposed override & debt exclusions: What's the impact on taxes?