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…
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This year, as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the City of Newton, Massachusetts, we can be inspired by another wonderful Newton sesquicentennial — celebrated two years ago by our namesake in Kansas. The town of Newton, Kansas — named for Newton, Massachusetts — was built on the site of…
On February 20, in her annual State of the City address to the City Council (text and NewTV video), Mayor Ruthanne Fuller honored the late Audrey Cooper — “a person with a very big heart, a deep commitment to community, a readiness to collaborate, and a dedication to the joy…
This tax season, CAN-DO – Newton’s long time non-profit affordable housing advocate and service provider – is partnering with The Village Bank to provide free tax-preparation services to low-income families, helping them to receive tax credits they might not know they are due. The credits include child tax credits and…
The School Committee met with Superintendent Anna Nolin on February 1 to discuss ways to adjust the school calendar to make up for days lot in the Teachers Strike. After the strike ended on February 2, the Superintendent issued a memo on February 3 describing how the school calendar will…
On February 3, Newton Public Schools (NPS) made available a ten-page presentation summarizing the key provisions of the agreement reached on February 2 for a contract between NPS and the Newton Teachers Association (NTA). Superintendent Nolin confirmed that NPS and the NTA also agreed to a return-to-work agreement and two…
On January 17, the School Committee and Newton Teachers Association (NTA) continued their negotiations, from 8:30AM until about 9:30PM. The core of the NTA negotiating team stayed in the negotiations and did not attend the NTA’s afternoon rally at City Hall. After the day of negotiations, the two sides presented…
Although the Teachers Strike continues, and schools will remain closed on January 25, the Newton Teachers Association (NTA) and School Committee each said, in separate press conferences at the end of January 24, that they had made real progress in their negotiations – and gaps remain. Key points: NTA President…
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…
On the evening of January 21, the Newton Public Schools announced that “the Newton Teachers Association (NTA) and the Newton School Committee failed to reach agreement on a new contract. The NTA has informed us that the strike will continue and therefore, school is canceled for Monday, January 22.” Both the…
After the Newton School Committee and Newton Teachers Association (NTA) negotiating teams met for nine hours on January 20, each issued a statement. The next negotiation session is scheduled for Sunday, January 21, 10AM-7PM. School Committee Statement The Newton School Committee’s statement provided charts comparing the NPS proposals with peer…
On January 16, the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO) released the results of a study of the past 20 years of the impact of the METCO program on METCO students and their suburban peers. This longitudinal study, conducted by Tufts University Assistant Professor of Economics, Elizabeth Setren, found that…