On her second-to-last day in office, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller reflected on her eight years leading Newton through a global pandemic, political polarization across the country, and ongoing development in the city, ahead of Marc Laredo taking office Thursday. In an interview with Fig City News, when asked what advice she…
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As confirmed in the December 16 Zoom meeting of the Board of License Commissioners, several Newton establishments will lose their licenses to serve alcohol at the end of December because they failed to apply for renewals on time or satisfactorily complete their applications. As a result, their licenses will expire…
At the final City Council meeting of the year and the term, six Newton City Councilors – Alan Lobovits, Bill Humphrey, Andreae Downs, Vicki Danberg, Rick Lipof, and Mayor-elect Marc Laredo – reflected on their time in office. Councilor Lenny Gentile, who was not in attendance, will also retire after…
Moviegoers packed West Newton Cinema to watch Hamnet, a reimagining of William Shakespeare and his wife Agnes as they confront the love and loss that inspired Hamlet. Shakespeare scholar Michelle Ephraim sat down with historian, writer, and Newton native Stephen Greenblatt to unpack the film and its place within modern…
The members-elect of the new City Council met in a caucus on December 4 and elected Ward 1 Councilor John Oliver as its next president in a 13–11 vote over Ward 8 Councilor At-Large David Kalis. Before the vote a debate included calls for unity amid revived tensions from the…
The Newton North High School football team stormed back from a 13-point deficit against Brookline High School at their annual Thanksgiving game – the 131st game in this historic series. On a warm afternoon at Fenway Park, the Tigers pulled off a blocked punt, a tough touchdown grab, and a…
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,”…
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. …
Newton’s School Resource Officers see themselves as guardians and mentors woven into the fabric of the City’s public schools. Overseen by Lieutenant Amanda Henrickson of the Newton Police Department’s Community Services Bureau, the four-officer team – two monitoring the high schools and two covering the middle schools, while assisting elementary…
Six-year-old Micah Williams and his three-year-old sister Ana played at Jackson Walnut Park School on Friday morning, performing violin and cello in the school’s String Ensemble for family and members of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston, at the school’s Grandfriends’ Day Friday Mass and Concert in the gymnasium.…
Friends, family, and City officials filled the hall of the American Legion Nonantum Post 440 on the morning of November 11 to honor Newton’s veterans during the city’s annual Veterans Day ceremony. The ceremony began with the Post’s Honor Guard marching into the hall. Seth Bai, Newton’s director of Veteran…