The Lion’s Roar — Newton South High School’s award-winning newspaper — has its February issue out, Volume XXXIX Issue 6, with these lead articles: This marks the final issue for the current senior staff — Emily Schwartz, Eva Shimkus, Sarah Feinberg, Julian Phillips, and Sarah Wei. The senior staff for Volume XXXX will be…
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Pon de Joy opened in Newton Centre at 212 Sumner Street, next to B.Y.O.D, on February 12. The new store specializes in mochi donuts and is the second to be opened by Heather Kim, a former realtor in the area. Heather discovered the mochi donut craze after relocating to the…
On Friday, the School Committee voted unanimously to select Dr. Anna Nolin as Newton’s next Superintendent of Schools. Dr. Nolin is currently superintendent of the Natick Public Schools, where she has served for almost 20 years in the roles of assistant principal, principal, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning, and…
Three recent high-magnitude earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria have caused people to lose their lives as building after building fell. Many others have been seriously injured and in need of medical care. Some few have been rescued, not for want of trying. The death toll is now over 45,000 people.…
Dr. Oneeka Williams has been named a trustee of William James College. She serves as director of female urology at Emerson Hospital and assistant clinical professor of urology at Tufts University School of Medicine. She is a member of the board of advisors at Boston’s Museum of Science and served…
“My illustrious lordship, I will show you what a woman can do,” Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi once said, asserting her right to compete in a field then dominated by men. Modern art historians have come to recognize her artistic excellence and innovation, while biographers have focused on her struggles as…
On Thursday, February 16, Senate President Karen Spilka and House Speaker Ron Mariano announced their leadership teams and committee membership assignments for the 193rd Legislative session. Newton Delegation State Senator Cynthia Creem (1MN) will continue to serve as Senate Majority Leader and will continue to chair the Committee on Global…
Large green and blue barrels dot the curbs all over Newton. If it alarms you as to how much trash and recyclables you and your family generate each and every week of the year, you are not alone. Newton’s Sustainable Management Commission has completed a report “Setting the Path to…
A petition was sent to the Mayor on February 15, 2023 requesting immediate short-term actions be taken to address safety concerns on streets near Albemarle Field. More than 230 Newton residents and taxpayers are calling on the City to address concerns raised in the Roadway Safety Audit conducted in the…
Last Wednesday, the kids and staff from Service Stars (profiled in Fig City News last week), visited Evans Park, a nearby senior residential community in Newton Corner. The children spent the afternoon with residents, delivering hand-made valentine cards, playing bingo, and sharing their favorite items. Prior to the visit, the…