by Chuck Tanowitz | Jul 8, 2016 | Newton |
Echo Bridge in Upper Falls is perhaps the most dramatic man-made structure in Newton. The huge bridge was built in the 1870’s to carry the Sudbury aqueduct across Hemlock Gorge to bring water to the people of Boston. A key feature of the bridge that makes it so... by Greg Reibman | Jul 7, 2016 | Newton |
The TAB’s Jonathan Dame reports on Newton Mayor Setti Warren’s decision not to reappoint Barbara Huggins to the Zoning Board of Appeals “The reason for my decision was because her work in other communities has involved opposing 40B housing developments,...
by Nathan Phillips | Jul 1, 2016 | Newton |
Due to a “high proportion of tested fountains with elevated lead levels” at outdoor parks, the Department of Public Works has turned off the water to all fountains in outdoor parks. Letter and survey from Mayor Setti Warren follow: On May 17, the City was... by Greg Reibman | Jul 1, 2016 | Newton |
Newton’s July 4 festivities, brought to us by Newton Community Pride, begin Monday morning with kids events and free ice cream from Cabot’s at Newton Center Playground from 10 a.m. to noon. The annual open air market and amusement rides run from 1-10 p.m. at Albemarle... by Adam Peller | Jun 29, 2016 | Newton |
The city is hosting a community meeting this Thursday night from 6:30-8pm at the Second Church of Newton to introduce a project which aims to improve the West Newton Square streetscape. Two to three million is budgeted to go towards improvements in West Newton Square... by | Jun 28, 2016 | Newton |
I posted this as a comment to another thread but thought that perhaps it would be better as a full blog post. The economics of car travel are changing, and with them is the concept that if you want to get where you want, when you want, you need to own a car. Not only... by Greg Reibman | Jun 28, 2016 | Newton |
While I recently started a thread based on Marjorie Arons-Barron’s opposition to eliminating ward city councilors, I neglected to do the same when former Alderman Marcia Johnson wrote in support of the idea in a TAB column. Some people are concerned that doing...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Jun 27, 2016 | Newton |
Does anyone recognize this bike? Someone left it in Alicia Bowman’s driveway on Saturday late afternoon in ” exchange” for a much nicer TREK bike in her closed garage. She reported the theft to the police. It was the third Trek silent theft in...
by Greg Reibman | Jun 27, 2016 | Newton |
Since October 2015, the Newton-Needham Regional Chamber has been working in partnership with the City of Newton, the Town of Needham and stakeholders from our two communities to develop a strategic plan for the N-Squared Innovation Corridor, a 500-acre district... by Greg Reibman | Jun 24, 2016 | Newton |
Brian Turner will be replaced as principal of Day Middle School and taking a new job as the district’s director of professional development and assessment in the office of teaching and learning. Here’s a letter Turner sent to school families today…... by Greg Reibman | Jun 23, 2016 | Newton
This just in from the mayor’s office… Today, June 23, 2016, Mayor Setti Warren is releasing the Newton Housing Strategy: A Blueprint to Promote Affordable, Diverse Housing and Economic Growth to begin a conversation about housing in Newton. Newton’s...
