Newton voters face up to five contested Democratic primaries on September 1, and campaign finance filings show five very different money races: U.S. Senate, Representative in Congress (4th District), Governor’s Council, Middlesex District Attorney, and, for voters in parts of Wards 1 and 3, State Representative (10th Middlesex). (See Fig…
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A year after its first residents moved into Opus Newton, the senior living community on Winchester Street is fully occupied, with its creators pointing to the project as a potential model for addressing two increasingly pressing issues: the lack of housing options for middle-income older adults and the need to…
In September of 1982, a month after he arrived at Newton Public Schools, Superintendent John Strand listed his priorities, beginning with: Newton was still consolidating schools. North and South High Schools had become four-year schools, adding both a freshman class and a math graduation requirement.[1] Bigelow was the last school…
For more than 16 years, Newton-based nonprofit Spoonfuls has recovered and redistributed food throughout Massachusetts, and it’s now the largest food recovery operation in New England, keeping 140,000 pounds of food from being wasted each week. Instead of treating the work as charity, Spoonfuls emphasizes that this is a practical…
A private parking garage in West Newton is now open to the public as part of a two-month pilot aimed at easing parking pressure in the village center and supporting nearby businesses. The parking pilot at 24 Chestnut Street, across from the Police Annex, began in late July 2026 and…
After a long day at work, some might relax slouched on a sofa watching TV or sipping wine. For Police Officer Leo – Newton’s community resource dog, marking his fifth year with the department – a game of fetch and a roll in the grass are preferred. Most weeks Leo…
The fourth iteration of the LigerBots Adaptive Engineering summer internship culminated on Friday, August 21 with presentations by student participants. Each of the four groups spent eight weeks designing, constructing, and refining products for different clients: the Carroll Center for the Blind, cognitive and physically handicapped children at New England…
As smoke from Canadian wildfires filled the skies of Newton, some residents considered a frightening possibility: What if a wildfire broke out in Newton? With 2026 being Middlesex County’s ninth driest year to date, concerns about possible wildfires in one of the many woods of Newton are not unwarranted. Richard…
Maddie Ngo didn’t start wrestling until her sophomore year at Newton North HS. Two years later, she was a varsity captain, had won State and New England championships, and was named Massachusetts Public School Female Wrestler of the Year. Now, Ngo is making Newton North history as the school’s first…
U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton met with young voters at Johnny’s Luncheonette in Newton Tuesday, August 18, to discuss housing affordability, transportation, reproductive rights and other issues as he campaigns for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. Moulton, who is challenging longtime U.S. Senator Ed Markey in the September 1 Democratic…
Newton’s food scene has continued to evolve since our last summary, with at least 12 openings and reopenings against nine closings. Nine of those 12 are one-of-a-kind, local businesses. Overall, 62% of Newton’s 187 places to eat are independently owned, with an additional 14% being local chains and 24% regional…
Mark Development is proposing a new development partnership and a series of changes to its Riverside project, including converting one of the planned residential buildings to senior housing, reducing the project’s overall number of apartments, and shortening the height of its main parking garage. The changes were presented August 6…