After the sudden deaths of an entire local family due to carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning at their vacation home in New Hampshire on Christmas, the Newton Theatre Company has announced it will honor their memories with a special Monologue Project this spring. The Goldstein family — Matthew, 52; his wife…
Posts published in December 2024
On December 30, Newton native Caleb Gannon, charged with assault and battery, appeared before Newton District Court Judge Mary Beth Heffernan. Walking with the aid of a cane and accompanied by his parents, Rhonda and Joseph Gannon, he entered a plea of “not guilty.” Unlike the earlier hearings on this…
Newton Highlands Neighborhood Area Council will meet in person (Brigham House, 20 Hartford Street) and virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, January 2 at 7PM. The agenda includes:
Marian Knapp understands a lot about aging – and she writes to help others connect with the process. “People tell me how helpful it is that I’m writing in a way that people are actually experiencing life, and in particular, getting older,” She said. “I want to let people know…
Fig City News will host our first-ever Open House on Saturday, January 11, 4PM-6PM. Meet readers and writers of our local news service. RSVP here. We’ll provide the location to those who RSVP Yes. We’re looking forward to seeing you in person! Ed. Note: We had earlier set the time…
Highlights this week… City Council City Council is not scheduled to meet this week. Schools School Committee is not scheduled to meet this week. Schools are closed until January 2. Boards and Commissions [UPDATED] Newton Highlands Neighborhood Area Council will meet on Thursday to discuss the Village Enhancement Project and goals…
Here’s a quick year-end review highlighting some of the 436 news articles Fig City News published in 2024. Newton’s local news gained national prominence… Local leadership changes included… Civic discussion – and some discord – included… Newton Public Schools addressed other issues, including… Progress and concerns continued on infrastructure projects……
Fig City News provides local news, community announcements, and information to Newton – weekly since June 2022. Next year, we want to expand our reporting significantly, and we want to provide more information services to more readers across Newton. All of this requires funding. This is where you come in. We rely on your donations – not on…
On Tuesday, December 24 at 4:30 PM, First Church in Chestnut Hill will hold its annual Christmas Eve Candlelight Service. The service, which is free and open to the public, includes favorite carols, readings from the Christmas story, and culminates in candlelight with the entire congregation singing Silent Night. All…
Highlights this week… City Council City Council is not scheduled to meet this week. Schools School Committee is not scheduled to meet this week. Schools are closed until January 2. Boards and Commissions No meetings are scheduled this week. Other This week’s road construction schedule!
We are a group of teachers at Newton South High School whose experience in teaching multilevel classes in the humanities ranges from two to twenty years, and we’d like to take a moment to explain how multilevel courses – at their best – can provide an education for students’ brains…
We corrected City Council overwhelmingly passes BERDO, sends it to the Mayor to note that owners of residential buildings over 20,000 square feet are required to report GHG emissions but are not required to reduce the use of fossil fuels in those buildings.