Setti David Warren, Newton’s 30th mayor, died unexpectedly on Sunday, November 2nd at the family’s Beaumont Avenue home. He was fifty-five years old. There has been no official determination of the cause of his death. At the time of his death, Mr. Warren was the Director of the Institute of…
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Federal cutbacks to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have left millions of Americans struggling to put food on the table. In Newton, local organizations are stepping up to fill the gap and ensure residents continue to have access to essential food resources. Putting food on the table Greg Reibman,…
Glittering skirts swirled and swooped as dancers young and old joyfully entertained the crowd during the Indian American Community of Newton’s (IAC Newton) Diwali celebration on November 1. “Celebrating the fifth anniversary of this event is truly special for us,” said Heena Bhatt, who co-hosted the event with Sumana Hatwar.…
Since 1899, the John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club of Newton has been fighting to give children enriching programs, and that spirit continues as its next fundraiser is a boxing tournament. Director David Sellers said the Watertown Street nonprofit hopes to raise $5,000 from its Joe DeNucci Fight Night…
Newton’s Department of Public Works hosted Newton’s now-annual Pumpkin Smash outside City Hall on Saturday, November 1, with many inventive and powerful ways to smash post-Halloween jack o’ lanterns. Also available were environmentally themed exhibits about composting and managing food waste, Touch-a-Truck opportunities, food trucks, and ways to donate Halloween…
The Newton Food Pantry brought together state officials, local leaders, and community supporters Thursday afternoon to mark construction progress on its future home at 131 Rumford Avenue in Auburndale. The single-story building — scheduled to open in May 2026 — represents a major expansion for the organization, which has operated…
The Newtonville Star Market at 33 Austin Street reopened on Friday, October 31 at 10AM days after an emergency shutdown following a report from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection that demolition work in a stockroom, an area not accessible to the public, released asbestos creating a potential “imminent health…
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Fourteen-year-old Ted Lahey has turned his family’s front yard on Pine Ridge Road into a Halloween face-off between a life-sized pirate ship and castle. Ted, a freshman at Newton South High School, has been designing and building the elaborate display largely from scratch since last year. The first thing he…
A hundred years after Newton native Jack Lemmon entered the world, the West Newton Cinema celebrated the award-winning actor by screening four of his classic movies and hosting his family over the weekend. West Newton Cinema Foundation president Elizabeth Heilig said the idea originated with Jack’s daughter, Courtney Lemmon, who…