Posts published in “Editorial Notes”

We updated What’s Up in Newton – Week of 11/30/2025 and Board and Commission Meetings – Week of 11/30/2025 to include meetings of the Newton Highlands Neighborhood Area Council and the Sustainable Materials Management Commission. We updated School Committee Meetings – Week of 11/30/2025 to include the School Committee’s regular…

We updated Moving to City Hall, John Rice looks back at his 20 years at the Hyde to correct spelling and the description of resources donated to the Hyde.

We updated Setti Warren, former Mayor of Newton, dies at 55 to include information from Setti Warren’s obituary. We updated 2025 Municipal election results: Nearly all Laredo/Brezski candidates win to include a quote from Lisa Gordon.

We updated our October 28 article on the Star Market closure after the store reopened.

In Massachusetts Municipal Association releases report citing “Perfect Storm” of fiscal pressures across the state, we corrected our citation of how close three out of four municipalities are to hitting their levy limits. We also clarified that the MMA’s expected delivery of policy recommendations will be in mid-November.

We updated DPW Open House presents update on Newton Highlands Village Enhancement Project to incorporate the Open House presentation that DPW posted after our initial publication.

In Councilor Farrell lobbies for renaming Oak Hill Park roadways to honor fallen veterans, we corrected the origin of this initiative and added a link to the history of Oak Hill Park.

We updated What’s Up in Newton – Week of 8/17/2025 and Board and Commission Meetings – Week of 8/17/2025 to include the Upper Falls Area Council meeting.

We corrected Court invalidates deed restrictions on Webster Woods: Major implications for valuation to note that the 17.4 acres to be taken by eminent domain were reduced to 14.7 acres, excluding land that was already protected by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).

We updated Candidates for municipal election to reflect the decision by Cyrus Dahmubed in Ward 4 to run for Councilor-at-Large, not Ward Councilor — and to include links to candidates’ campaign websites. We updated What’s Up in Newton – Week of 7/27/2025 to include the Rep. Jake Auchincloss Congressional Update and…

We updated As the 90th annual Festa begins… to include a letter from the City Council to the Mayor and a police report of “defacing of public property” on Adams Street. We updated What’s Up in Newton – Week of 7/13/2025 and Board and Commission Meetings – Week of 7/13/2025…