Bakey has opened in Newton Centre at 749 Beacon Street, in the space formerly occupied by Galit’s. The store opened last weekend and is operating as a soft-opening “pop-up” with a limited menu on Saturdays and Sundays, 8 AM-3 PM, while they plan their full renovation to bring in ovens…
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The City of Newton and the Bright Horizons Foundation for Children have partnered to open a Bright “nook” at the Newton Police Department Headquarters. The space opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday afternoon with the goal of providing a space that is cheerful and safe for children facing crisis…
The six candidates competing in the September preliminary races on September 12 have reported to the Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF) raising a total of $86,930 as of September 6. The tables below summarize funds reported raised by each candidate to OCPF along with the total number of donors and the proportion of donations coming from within their immediate local family, their ward, Newton, and elsewhere.
As of August 30, eighty-three Newton residents have signed up to walk a 5K, 10K, half marathon, or marathon in the 2023 Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk on October 1. The Walk seeks to raise $9 million for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Newton resident Anya Rhodes, age nine, will participate…
Alex Andrew Bohm, a 57-year-old Newton resident, died Monday night at Brigham and Women’s Hospital due to serious injuries sustained in a cycling collision with a UPS truck at the intersection of Watertown Street and Bridge Street in Nonantum that evening. Newton Police responded at 5:24 PM. As reported by…
In the words of Peter Stavropoulos, “the drapes will be drawn” for the last time at Bigelow Cleaners at 4 PM on Thursday, August 31. The dry cleaner, located at 217 Sumner Street at the corner of Langley Road in Newton Center, has been owned and operated by brothers John…
The Newton Bluefish swim team completed its summer season with a perfect 10-0 record in the Summer Suburban League and topped that off by winning the league championship on August 12 in Dedham. The 197 team members all hail from Newton, with ages ranging from 6 to 18. Mary and…
Flash flooding hit Newton on Tuesday morning with water levels closing off Albemarle Road and covering car wheels in the new Newton Free Library parking lot. A city worker indicated there was a gate in the duck pond that was being opened to accelerate the drainage to Bullough’s pond from…
Ding’s Kitchen (at 10 Langley Road, Newton Centre) reopened on Saturday night after apparently satisfying health inspectors’ concerns through renovations. The reopening was announced with a sign on the front door last Thursday. Tuesday evening, patrons could be seen eating, and a new sign speaks of a promotion — from…
The Newton community came together Tuesday night for National Night Out, hosted by the Newton Police Department at Captain John Ryan Memorial Park, adjacent to Police Headquarters. Newton Police Lt. Amanda Henrickson explained, “The night is a national community outreach initiative all around the country where police departments all choose…