by Greg Reibman | Sep 11, 2017 | Mayor's race |
Newton voters will narrow the field of seven candidates for mayor to two in a preliminary election tomorrow, Tuesday Sept. 12. Polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Several but not all of the candidates have made video pitches for their campaigns. Here’s... by Greg Reibman | Jan 7, 2016 | Newton
Howard Haywood posted this on his Facebook page. 45 Curve St. West Newton ready for demolition leaving 21 homes from the original "Village" of the 1880's remaining. This…Posted by Howard M. Haywood on Thursday, January 7, 2016
by Chuck Tanowitz | Jul 2, 2015 | Newton |
Feeling Newton Awe – Welcome to the first installment of my Making Newton Home Roadmap, here on Villlage14. As I shared last week, I have come to believe my local history explorations have grounded me to my beautiful community and helped me nurture a sense of...
by Nathan Phillips | Jun 26, 2015 | Newton |
On this glorious day I keep thinking about a related day in Newton’s recent history and want to share while simultaneously plugging Legendary Locals of Newton and one of its subjects. Here’s the profile from the book: David Gaita, First Grade Teacher Came Out to... by Allison Sharma | Oct 20, 2014 | Angier School, Legendary Locals, Newton North, Newton South, Zervas |
All of Newton’s public schools are named after men*. But four of Newton’s public schools aren’t named after anyone. Isn’t it time to honor a notable Newton woman? Who would you choose? *Albert Angier, Edward Bowen, Charles Burr, John...
by Adam Peller | Apr 30, 2014 | Newton |
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by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 25, 2014 | Newton |
150 years ago, when Newton’s Civil War Soldier’s Monument was being planned, the city ran a fundraising effort with Newton’s school children. 1100 students donated a dime to help fund construction of the monument. This past year, the Civil War...
by Ralph Ranalli | Jan 17, 2014 | Newton |
Brookline’s done it, Marblehead is on it, now Newton is considering banning the plastic bag. Until last week, Newton’s Public Facilities Committee thought about adding a fee on plastic bags, after being pushed by Green Decade and a vocal environmentalist...
by Jerry Reilly | Jan 12, 2014 | development, Globe West |
A timely article in Globe West today about a contractor in Needham trying to save older affordable homes in Needham from demolition by buying, renovating and selling them. Here’s what the developer, Barbara Jones, told the Globe: “Just to take down an old house... by Nathan Phillips | Jul 28, 2013 | Newton |
While researching for the book I am writing — “Legendary Locals of Newton” — I came across the very interesting narrative of the history of Newton. It’s not exactly as I remember it but I didn’t do a lot more than vote back...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 25, 2013 | Newton |
Back in March, I wrote about the mysterious construction project around the corner from my house, on the corner of Winter and Chestnut Streets. The entire outside, the entire inside and much of the frame of the house was removed and then construction stopped. ...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Mar 25, 2013 | Newton |
Here’s an up to date history of Newton … if you lived in 1880. My Upper Falls neighbor Jan Huffman came across this interesting old history of Newton, written by Samuel Francis Smith in 1880. He posted it on the Upper Falls Area Council Facebook page and...
