Newton will hold a city-wide Special Election on March 18 to fill the Ward 7 School Committee seat that became vacant when Amy Davenport moved from Newton last year. Alicia Piedalue is the sole candidate with sufficient certified nominating signatures to be on the ballot. Having moved to Newton two…
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On Thursday February 6, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller met with the Newton City Council to begin informal discussions on the City’s FY 2026 budget, covering the year starting July 1, 2025. The meeting, described as a “Mayoral Listening Session,” took place at the Allen House. The Mayor was flanked by Newton’s Chief…
On February 3, at her eighth and final State of the City Address, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller reflected on her tenure and the current state of the City. After 2,590 days in office, Mayor Fuller declared that the state of Newton remains strong. Entering the City Council chamber, Mayor Fuller was…
What started as modest yoga practice in a cramped garret on Lincoln Street in Newton Highlands has blossomed into a leading presence in the Boston yoga scene. How did Down Under School of Yoga achieve this transformation? Founder Justine Cohen traced the improbable transformation. Cohen’s upbringing in Perth, Western Australia,…
Last week, Fig City News presented interviews with the four Ward Councilors newly elected a year ago, to learn about their first years on the Council. This week, Fig City News is checking in with two more first-year City Councilors, the two new Councilors-at-Large: Rena Getz in Ward 5 and Alan…
In November, 2023, Newton elected four new Ward Councilors: Now as they near the end of their first year in office, Fig City News checked in with all four to find what they learned, what surprised them, and who helped with their transitions in their first year in office. David…
The Newton Free Library was the site of a sometimes contentious meeting between Newton Highlands residents and the Newton Public Works Department (DPW) on November 14. This was the sixth community meeting addressing the Newton Highlands Village Enhancement Project, which could create substantial changes to Newton Highland’s center. The Project…
On January 1, 2025, Newton will send two former City Councilors, Amy Sangiolo and Greg Schwartz, to the State House as new State Representatives. This article is based on unofficial results for only Newton. In the 11th Middlesex district, Amy Sangiolo, the Democratic nominee, won an easy victory over first-time…
The Newton Cultural Alliance presented an Arts & Culture Candidate Forum on October 10 at the Allen Center in West Newton. The attending candidates for Massachusetts House of Representative seats were Amy Sangiolo and Vlad Yanovsky, Democratic and Republican nominees respectively, for the 11th Middlesex district, and Dr. Greg Schwartz,…
The two candidates running for State Representative in Newton’s 11th Middlesex District – Democratic candidate Amy Sangiolo and Republican candidate Vlad Yanovsky – faced off in an online debate this week moderated by Max Woolf of the Charles River Regional Chamber (see video). With State Representative Kay Khan set to…
Newton Community Pride (NCP) announced on September 27 the awarding of microgrants to six recipients in its Fall 2024 funding cycle. NCP Executive Director Blair Lesser Sullivan said, “It has been NCP’s mission to assist our local arts and culture community, and we have given out over $40,000 since the…
On June 27, the League of Women Voters of Newton sponsored a debate among the three candidates to succeed the retiring Rep. Kay Khan as state representative for the 11th Middlesex district. Alex Jablon and Amy Sangiolo seek the Democratic party nomination. The winner of the September 3 primary will…