At 10:09AM on June 9, the New Art Center (NAC) in Newtonville received a bomb threat for the first time since its opening almost a half-century ago. The threat indicated that bombs were placed on the roof at 61 Washington Park and that the building would “go boom” at 11AM.…
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Newton Community Pride has elected two new board members to further the nonprofit’s mission to build community in Newton through free and accessible arts and culture programming, public art, beautification and service projects: The following students from Newton graduated this spring from the College of William and Mary:
As Rielle Montague and her mother Joyce walked down Watertown Street in Nonantum doing errands, they were immediately drawn to Greentail Table’s window display and stepped inside. Greeted warmly by owner Linda de Valpine, Rielle Montague said she came in because the independent store “looked like it had local and…
Residents could soon see triskaidecagons (aka tridecagons) throughout Newton, depending on how the City Councilors ultimately vote on the new City seal design. The 13-sided polygon forms the outer ring of one of three black-and-white draft images created by graphic designer Sebastian Ebarb. The City is looking for feedback on…
George McMains, formerly the Superintendent of the Newton Police Department (NPD), is currently serving as Acting Police Chief. At the end of May, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller announced that Mr. McMains will serve in place of Chief John Carmichael, who is on “Personal Leave.” The Acting Chief is a twenty-seven-year veteran…
Irresistible beats from the Tempo Rhythm & Steel Band, savory aromas of food cooking, and tempting shopping booths welcomed visitors on Saturday to the Newton’s fourth annual Juneteenth Celebration. “It’s a way for folks to get out and learn about this day,” said Tamika Olszewski, who is chairwoman of the…
The Newton City Council voted to amend and pass a new Electrification Ordinance as part of the Commonwealth’s Fossil Fuel-Free Demonstration Project. As stated in Article VI of regulations of Newton’s Public Buildings and Inspectional Services, “The purpose of the Fossil Fuel-Free Demonstration Project is to restrict and prohibit new…
Alex Sherman, a 2021 graduate of Newton North, will travel to Eugene, Oregon, next week to compete for a chance to represent the United States in Track and Field at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris in the 400m hurdles. Sherman, now a Junior at the University of Virginia, qualified…
On Thursday, June 13, the Newton North Varsity Boys Volleyball team made history. “I went in to serve. When I served, it went through Owen’s hands, and at first I thought, oh man, this might be an ace, it’d be a perfect way to end the season, but then they…
At its June 17 Chair’s Meeting, the City Council voted to establish a new hybrid format for its meetings, replacing the current webinar format with a controlled Zoom system. The webinar format was used during Covid to allow the public access to City Council meetings. Following a defamatory “Zoom bomb”…