On February 26, 2025, Newton Public Schools (NPS) Superintendent Anna Nolin and other administrative staff met with the Newton School Committee in a special session to discuss Dr. Nolin’s proposed budget for the 2025-2026 school year. All eight current members of the School Committee were present at the meeting, with…
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For years, the jazz program at Newton South High School (NSHS) has been consistently recognized as one of the nation’s best. The program’s Jazz Ensemble, directed by celebrated NSHS music educator Lisa Linde, receives top ratings at the Massachusetts Association for Jazz Education’s state festivals and places among the top…
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…
Six Newton high school seniors are among the 17 seniors honored by the New England Scholastic Press Association (NESPA) to be its first ever NESPA All New England High School Journalism staff. No other New England school district had more than two students so recognized. To be considered, students submitted…
Before the March 3 City Council meeting, which was to consider rezoning and a special permit for the much disputed property at 386-390 Watertown Street, two emails circulated, informing some Councilors and the Council President that the property had been sold the day before a key Land Use hearing on…
Both the LigerBots — Newton’s dual-high-school robotics team — and the Oak Hill MathCounts Club competed this weekend with impressive results. LigerBots The LigerBots competed at the Granite State District FRC competition February 28-March 2 in Salem, New Hampshire, reaching the finals and winning the Autonomous Award. In this first…
On a dreary, overcast March 1st, Newton Centre suddenly became the lively, colorful destination for Octogenarians on the March. Approximately 50 people carrying homemade signs gathered at a table under large banners – one quoting Edmund Burke: “Evil Triumphs when Good People Do Nothing” and another, ”Do Something! Stand with…
Music Mondays at the Scandinavian Center – the only Newton organization that sponsors free, live daytime concerts – celebrated its 5th birthday on March 2, 2025. Founders Brenda April and Clara Chan had senior citizens in mind when they began Music Mondays in 2020. But two concerts into their premier…
Women business-owners in Newton are joining together ahead of International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8 — and throughout Women’s History Month — to showcase their shops while supporting each other and the community. “We’re trying to make people aware of the various women-owned businesses in Newton,” said Linda de…
With the aroma of smoked meat permeating the air, Ann Tolson eagerly awaited her prize: A to-go bag full of mouth-watering dishes from West Newton’s Blue Ribbon Barbecue. “I’d recommend it to anyone who loves good food,” said the Boston resident who stopped by on a recent weeknight. A true…
After three hours of free-ranging debate on the pros and cons of granting both a zoning change and a special permit for 368-390 Watertown Street in Nonantum to allow for the addition of another floor and three more units, the Land Use Committee voted to defeat both items. Nonantum Neighborhood…
Newton Centre’s Pilot Plaza proposal has been revised after pushback from local businesses and residents, with the City reducing the number of parking spaces removed and shortening the year-long pilot to run only June through October. While some business owners, after these revisions, are cautiously optimistic about economic potential, others…