Highlights this week… City Council Finance will meet on Monday to consider: Zoning and Planning will meet on Monday: Land Use will meet on Tuesday to consider amending the Northland Special Permit to eliminate five buildings, convert office space to residential use, increase number of residential units by 22 units,…
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The March 17 School Committee budget meeting centered on the Fiscal Year 2026 budget (for academic year Fall 2025 – Spring 2026 ) for IT and non-instructional items, with no public comment period. This follows the Committee’s recent FY 2026 budget meetings on March 10, which focused on elementary education,…
One of the two season-29 “Bachelor” finalists, Juliana Pasquarosa, is from West Newton. The 28-year-old Pasquarosa is a client service associate for Winthrop Wealth, a wealth management firm, and manages social media for both La Beautique Salon in Newton, which her sister owns, and Honda Village, where her father is…
Harvard sophomore Abigail Wright stepped to the free-throw line at the Pizzitola Sports Center with all eyes and pressure on her. Late in the fourth quarter of the Ivy League championship game Saturday evening at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, the Newton North alum went through her recently changed…
David Bramante ran the West Newton Cinema for 46 years, turning it into one of Boston’s premier movie theaters for arthouse, international, and independent film. His achievement was celebrated at the theater on March 15 in a surprise party hosted for him by the West Newton Cinema Foundation (WNCF) and…
Although the Land Use Committee had voted unanimously to accept the withdrawal of applications for a zoning change and a special permit to allow for a four-story, 13-unit project at 386-390 Watertown Street, the topic was discussed again in the March 17 City Council meeting. The docket included both items…
On March 15, Newton once again celebrated Holi, the Indian festival of Colors, at City Hall. After organizers and officials spoke, everyone celebrated by throwing colors in the air and creating a vibrant canvas with family and friends. Fig City News photos recorded the scene.
Seeing a British grenadier armed with a “Brown Bess” musket roaming around Newton 250 years ago would have alarmed many residents. However, Richard Tucker’s red coat and the rest of his uniform brought only curiosity – not fear, hatred, or loyalty – when he wore it outside the Durant-Kenrick House…
On Monday, March 10, former Newton State Representative Kay Khan hosted a luncheon to honor the work of two Suffolk University faculty who have spent much of their academic careers researching the range of challenges for incarcerated women. Among her last acts as state representative, Rep. Khan issued proclamations for…
While some jewelry is inspired by nature, every glittering accessory at Carla Shaw Sustainable Fashion in Newton Centre literally has a piece of nature at its core. If you could peer inside the Union Street shop’s earrings, necklaces, bracelets and rings, you’d find an individual leaf, flower, or even coffee…