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,…
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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. …
NPS’s Math Night presentation emphasized three elements: the data the district is using to both support changes to the math curriculum and determine how students will access them, the anticipated pathway possibilities within middle school and high school math curriculum options, and the budget needs to effect these changes. Setting…
Although Drew Willison took the helm as Newton’s new City Clerk at a critical time, just ahead of the November 4 election, he’s no stranger to shouldering important responsibilities. Willison “was in the swirl of all of it,” the 60-year-old recalled, when he served as the 39th Sergeant at Arms…
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.…
Emily O’Neill is stepping down after almost seven years as Executive Director of The New Art Center. For the remainder of the fiscal year, the nonprofit will be co-led by Jan Tayloras Co-Director, Development, Marketing & Board Management and Holly Johnson as Co-Director, Operations & Programs. “Emily’s energy, dedication, and enthusiasm have…
Marc Laredo, Newton’s incoming Mayor, released the names of his new leadership team, some of whom have held similar positions in Mayor Ruthanne Fuller’s office. Three new Laredo appointees have held other positions in the current administration, and two will hold newly created offices. At the top of Mr. Laredo’s…
In its customary post-election leadership caucus, the School Committee members-elect met on Monday, November 17, in a public but unrecorded session and unanimously elected Alicia Piedalue (Ward 7) the following year’s Committee Chair and Jason Bhardwaj (Ward 3) Vice Chair. Those voting were the members-elect, including Mayor-elect Marc Laredo, who…
On Sunday, November 16, the New Philharmonia Orchestra (NPO), under the direction of maestro Jorge Soto, performed Beethoven’s Symphony No.9 in a sold-out concert at Boston College. This was a massive undertaking led by NPO general manager Kara Stoughton and music director Jorge Soto. The orchestra was accompanied by a…
Hundreds of girls from middle and senior high schools across Middlesex County filled the Newton War Memorial Auditorium on Thursday morning, November 13, for the Empowering Girls Conference produced by Marian Ryan, Middlesex County District Attorney and Massachusetts’ sole woman district attorney, who has produced the conferences since 2015. This…