On April 15, Fig City News board member Tamirirashe Gambiza ran the 128th Boston Marathon to raise funds for Fig City News with a goal to raise $5,000 to expand FCN’s payments to local reporters and student interns. He raised $5,733 — and he thanks all 64 donors who are helping…
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I am writing to let you know that I have stepped down from my role leading Fig City News. I have thoroughly enjoyed being a founder and writer for this wonderful community news source that our editor, Bruce Henderson, and Board members and reporters – Martina Jackson, Jack Prior, Alan…
The Massachusetts Scholastic Press Association (MASPA) has named three Newton South High School seniors — Bella Ishanyan, Miles Pearlman, and Emma Zhang — to its 12-member All-State High School Journalism Staff. MASPA also chose Bella Ishanyan as its High School Journalist of the Year. Bella Ishanyan and Emma Zhang are…
The League of Women Voters Newton will host a book signing featuring Ellen Clegg (former editor of the Boston Globe) and Dan Kennedy (Northeastern University professor of journalism) speaking about their new book, What Works in Community News: Media Startups, Media Deserts, and the Future of the Fourth Estate. The…
As of January 2, the Newton Free Library has stopped charging fines on late returns or renewals. With this policy change, the Newton Free Library joins the 85% of Massachusetts libraries that no longer charge late fees, in line with a growing national trend to eliminate fines on overdue materials. Library users are still responsible for…
Today — January 24, 2024 — NewTV’s Newton News proves wrong the admonition, “Don’t trust anyone over 30.” Established in 1994, the city’s longest-running news program today marks three decades as a trusted source of local news for Newton. Newton News is a weekly local newscast produced by NewTV, an…
The Lion’s Roar — Newton South High School’s award-winning newspaper — has its September issue out: Volume 40-5, Israel Palestine, with these lead articles: Bella Ishanyan is a senior at Newton South High School and Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Lion’s Roar. Last summer, she was a Fig City News student intern.
Thank you to David Mickley for his 1/9/24 Letter to the Editor, criticizing Greg Vasil’s Boston Globe editorial (Massachusetts can make housing more affordable, 12/27/23). Vasil called the Newton zoning law “watered down” and claimed that suburban voters fear that “apartment buildings and dwellers will change their neighborhood’s character and…
Fig City News board member Tamirirashe Gambiza will run the 128th Boston Marathon to raise funds for Fig City News. He aims to raise $5,000 to expand our payments to local reporters and student interns. You can donate here and then join Fig City fans along the route cheering Tami…
The Lion’s Roar — Newton South High School’s award-winning newspaper — has its September issue out: Volume 40-4, Defend the Den, with these lead articles: Bella Ishanyan is a senior at Newton South High School and Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Lion’s Roar. Last summer, she was a Fig City News student intern.