The City Council voted to move forward with the request to appropriate $3,240,000 in FY2022 Free Cash for synthetic turf carpet and infill materials, installation, and construction oversight to replace the two synthetic turf fields at Newton South High School and to resurface the perimeter track at the school’s Winkler…
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Newton gathered at Newton North HS to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy in a stirring festival of challenge, inspiration, hope, action, and song focused on the theme of Justice — Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere. NewTV’s video of the event is here. Music was provided by…
For nearly nineteen years, Artitudes Gallery, on Washington Street in West Newton, has been an attraction, a place to find original jewelry, crafts, and accessories. The gallery, three doors from the West Newton Cinema, has been a magnet for the long lines of movie-goers waiting for their show to start.…
January 22 marks the start of the Lunar New Year, celebrated by many Asian and Southeast Asian cultures including China, Vietnam, Korea, Singapore, Philippines, and Malaysia. Each lunar year is represented by one of 12 zodiac animals (rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig)…
Barely a month into retirement, Shiuchin Chang knew it just was not for her. After decades cooking in restaurants, she wanted to return to the kitchen and whip up savory Taiwanese fare for hungry customers. With her family behind her, she recently opened Grandma’s Kitchen, a Taiwanese restaurant in Newtonville,…
If you are thinking of getting an electric vehicle, now might be the best time. As Leslie Zebrowitz, co-chair of the Newton EV Task Force, explained in an op-ed in Fig City News last week, certain electric cars are eligible for a federal tax credit up to $7500 during January…
The development projects 28 Austin Street and Trio, which opened a few years ago, provide critical case studies by which to evaluate other, forthcoming large developments. One of the presumed benefits of both projects has been that large numbers of their residents would use public transit. That is why the City Council…
The Newton Schools Foundation recently donated $250,000 — its largest donation ever — to the Newton Public Schools. NSF President Amy Werner presented the check at the December 19 meeting of the Newton School Committee. The funds will support new approaches in the classroom, professional development for teachers, and programs…
On Tuesday, January 10, a group of Newton South HS students organized the School MathCounts Competition at Oak Hill Middle School. This annual competition introduces middle-school students to mathematics competitions in a friendly and low-key way. The competition was well attended, with lots of enthusiasm among participants and organizers. The NSHS…
Newton has faced a variety of contentious local civic issues in the past few years – and is about to face another. The Mayor has proposed a tax override ballot measure with the vote scheduled for March 14, 2023. The debate about the override has begun, and if history provides…