In recent weeks, the Laredo Administration has resumed discussions about repairs to Bullough’s Pond dam that, under former Mayor Ruthanne Fuller, sparked tensions and ultimately went unresolved. Laredo Administration officials are now presenting a variety of potential options for dam repair that could have a range of implications for the…
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More than 200 students joined members of the New England Patriots rookie class at Newton North High School on June 19 for a Juneteenth football clinic that raised more than $6,000 for Newton Community Education (NCE) scholarships while kicking off the city’s annual Juneteenth celebration. The clinic, which featured football…
After nearly four years dark, the historic former railroad station beside the Newton Centre Green Line stop (70 Union Street) is set to become a restaurant again. The new restaurant will be another Lockheart, like the southwestern-style taco-and-cocktails spot of that name in Wellesley, according to Newton permit and licensing…
The Rotary Club of Newton recognized local nonprofit organizations and graduating Newton North High School seniors at its annual Grant Recipients and Technical Scholarship Recognition Luncheon on June 16 at the Scandinavian Living Center. The event highlighted Rotary’s commitment to strengthening the Newton community through both charitable giving and educational…
Amid the festivities of Newton Highlands Village Day on Sunday, June 14, City officials, arts leaders, and community members gathered outside the historic Brigham House to celebrate its next chapter as the Linda Plaut Arts and Culture Center at Brigham House. With the sun illuminating the Victorian-era home, originally built…
Pony rides, inflatable attractions, local vendors, environmental advocates, and eager residents filled Lincoln Street on Sunday, June 14 as Newton Highlands Village Day returned for its 49th year, bringing together businesses, organizations, and families from across the city. Organized by the Newton Highlands Neighborhood Area Council (NHNAC), the annual event…
A $100,000 matching challenge ending June 30 could help secure the future of some of the New Art Center’s most impactful programs. The Newton-based nonprofit arts organization has launched an emergency fundraising campaign to raise $200,000 to replace expiring pandemic-era relief funding that has left the nearly 50-year-old institution facing…
Newton Highlands’ Indulge! opened its doors on a warm Sunday in mid-June 1991. Thirty-five years later, the iconic neighborhood candy shop is still a go-to favorite for assorted chocolates, bulk candy, gummies, nuts, and much, much more. Indulge! has over 200 bins of various bulk candies and serves customers all…
To celebrate Fig City’s upcoming fourth anniversary of publishing weekly online newsletters for Newton — so far a total of 1,843 news articles, 2,193 community announcements, and 208 weeks of local government reporting — we’re indulging in a bit of irony: publishing our third print edition. It’s free and available…
After a 10-year tenure in the basement of Newton City Hall, the Newton Food Pantry cut the ribbon on its new building at 131 Rumford Avenue in Auburndale on Friday, June 12. The building features 5,000 square feet of space and includes many new amenities, such as a refrigerated produce…
One into the Hall of Fame, another on the Village Bank board, another a new Eagle Scout, and four NNHS sprinters heading to the Nike Outdoor Nationals in Eugene, OR.
The combined accomplishments of Newton North High School seniors were celebrated in Dickinson Stadium when they became the 166th graduating class, Tuesday, June 2. “It was really surreal seeing all the people I grew up with around me, many for the last time, which is something that didn’t register for…