Fields of dreams, but unfortunately nightmares

by | Nov 14, 2019 | Newton | 16 comments

I admit that I am obsessed with the poor condition of the athletic fields in the city. (This probably comes from almost three decades of coaching, 25 years of refereeing youth and high school teams, and many years of playing.) While I appreciate that Mayor Fuller...

Howard, we hardly knew ye

by | Nov 10, 2019 | Newton | 19 comments

From Wikipedia: Howard J. Whitmore Jr. (May 9, 1905 – June 19, 1998) was an American politician who was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1947–1953 and Mayor of Newton, Massachusetts from 1954–1959. Whitmore graduated from Harvard College in...