The City Council voted unanimously on November 17 to award $1.97 million in Community Preservation Act funds to West Newton Cinema Foundation for 50% of the cost of the first of four phases to repair and renovate the historic West Newton Cinema, built in 1937. The Foundation is committed to…
Posts published in November 2025
For many, high school cafeteria food is not something to be looked back upon fondly. But a group of high school students at Newton North and Newton South see potential in the daily meals that their schools serve. This fall, Newton North student and leader of the school’s “Green Team”…
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.
John Rice will soon close out 20 years as executive director of the Hyde Community Center. In January, he will take on a new role in City Hall as Chief Community Services Officer in Mayor-elect Marc Laredo’s administration. For decades, he’s been known as the unofficial “Mayor of Newton Highlands,”…
Newton Centre gastropub Thistle & Leek has received recognition from Michelin, one of the culinary world’s most prestigious authorities. It is one of only 26 Greater Boston restaurants so honored. The Michelin Guide announced on November 18 that Thistle & Leek has been named a Recommended Restaurant in its inaugural Boston…
Highlights this week… City Council City Council is not scheduled to meet this week. Zoning and Planning will meet on regarding possible zoning amendments to: Finance Committee will meet on Monday regarding: Land Use will meet on Tuesday regarding Special Permits to: School Committee School Committee is not scheduled to meet this week. Schools will…
For the first time in about 20 years, Newton now has regular express bus service between Riverside Station and Logan Airport. Blue Apple Bus started service on November 14 with over a dozen buses a day in each direction, at a cost of $15 per ride. Passengers purchase tickets online,…
City Council is not scheduled to meet this week. Zoning and Planning will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November 24 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Finance Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November 24 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Land Use will meet…
School Committee is not scheduled to meet this week.
Newton Fair & Affordable Housing Partnership will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November 24 at 5PM. The agenda includes the following: Youth Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November 24 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Council on Aging will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday,…
Hilliards Chocolates, the century-old Massachusetts candy company, cut the ribbon on Friday, November 21, on its new West Newton store, turning the former Bank of America building on Chestnut Street into a warm, bright chocolate shop – just in time for the holiday season. Homecoming The opening marked a return…
The First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (FUUSN) hosted a Transgender Day of Remembrance service Thursday evening, November 20, bringing together members of 14 congregations in a unified gathering at the church to create a broader, united front at a time, faith leaders said, when anti-trans discrimination is rising nationwide. …