Baseball’s a tough sport – but Newton North High School 2023 graduate Miles Oo seems to have it figured out. On August 21, Oo was presented with the 54th Annual Hamill Award, given to the best baseball player in Newton, in a ceremony on Albemarle Field. Said Hamill award committee…
Posts published in August 2023
For 500 feet along Lake Avenue, there stands a big fence. Just beyond it are 33 acres of cool, blue water – Crystal Lake – but the fence and construction materials seem to imply “no entry.” What’s going on here? The City is creating a new park that is intended…
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller has announced that the City may soon have additional one-time funds of about $48 million available, and she has proposed that these funds be used for a combination of one-time needs and stabilizing the City’s financing through 2032 as the City completes its plan to fully fund…
“It’s pretty incredible.” Noah Farb, a Newton high school senior, created a website (Ukraine Family Connection) with help from Rabbi Mendy Uminer of Chabad of Chestnut Hill, and has raised over $50,000 for the victims of the war in Ukraine. The donations have come from four states and three countries.…
The idea for the Green Lady Dispensary dates back to when co-owner Nicole Campbell was living on New York’s Lower East Side. “I kept seeing all these people tumble out onto the sidewalk after bar fights,” she says. “And I’d think to myself: if they were using cannabis, they wouldn’t…
Tuesday at the Farmer’s Market at Cold Spring Park: Ukuleles, baked goods, lines for fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, fish, coffee, dumplings, …
The Newton Senior Center will hold an event, Downsizing Made Easy, on August 22, 1:30-3PM at the Hyde Community Center gym (90 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands. Educator and Realtor Marie Presti, a Seniors Residential Specialist, will discuss the nuts and bolts of downsizing (or right-sizing, as she likes to call…
On behalf of the Officers & Members of the St. Mary of Carmen Society, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to all those who played a crucial role in making this year’s festival an astounding success. Without the invaluable partnership and support from the various City of Newton departments and City…
After a working career path more serpentine than most, Peter Bruce seeks to apply his varied experience as a City Councilor in Newton. Mr. Bruce’s career extends from political science professor at Holy Cross, to public opinion researcher, to taxicab driver in Newton. He is running to be the Ward…
Dan Gaynor has always wanted to give back to the Newton community, and it’s the driving force behind his current run for Ward 2 Councilor. (That seat, which is elected by the voters of Ward 2, is currently held by Emily Norton, who is not running for reelection. The Preliminary…