This past school year saw extensive, and at times heated, political debate and discussion over Newton Public Schools (NPS) budgetary priorities. How do these numbers and spending categories shape what students and educators do every day? Fig City News interviewed Principal Kim Lysaght of Brown Middle School, who discussed how…
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During the heat advisory (Monday-Wednesday, June 23-25), both Crystal Lake and Gath Pool will be open for swimming 1:30PM to Dusk.
Music, food, dancing, and community– Newton’s fifth annual Juneteenth celebration brought together a melting pot of generations, cultures, and emotions on the lawn outside of the Hyde Community Center on the sunny afternoon of June 19. Juneteeth, celebrated on June 19th, recognizes the day that enslaved African Americans were informed…
The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) released a draft analysis of Newton traffic crashes as part of its Vision Zero plan to achieve zero traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2050. The report noted that 113 people were seriously injured and 2 were killed in Newton between 2018 and…
General Manager Philip Eng spoke on Tuesday, June 17, at the Charles River Chamber of Commerce’s second annual Transportation Forum. Noting that the State Legislature determines the funds available to the MBTA, he said he is committed to demonstrating that the MBTA can deliver with the money the Legislature provides…
Adding to the deep pool of declared School Committee candidates for this November’s election, Arrianna Proia filed campaign organization paperwork last week to run as the Ward 1 (Nonantum and Newton Corner) representative. Ms. Proia confirmed to Fig City News with this statement: As a proud graduate of Newton Public…
Cameron Power and Aaron Prager are two of the four students in Massachusetts chosen by Breakthrough T1D to join a delegation of 173 their peers across the country and celebrity advocates at Breakthrough T1D 2025 Children’s Congress in Washington, D.C., July 7-9. Breakthrough T1D funds type 1 diabetes (T1D) research.…
Ed. Note: The author is the Ward 8 representative on the School Committee. Fig City News previously reported that he will not be seeking re-election in this November’s election. Background All too often when a doctor sees a patient with high cholesterol or blood pressure, the result is prescribing something…
Five Newton students are currently on tour in Mexico with the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (BPYO): Newton North violinist Takahiro Higuchi, Newton South violist Olivia Hong and cellist Steven Hu, The Winsor School violinist Isabella Lai, and New England Conservatory cellist Hayden Ren. They are among the 120 students, ages…
Newton Community Education (NCE), the community programming organization under the Newton Public Schools (NPS), provided a generally positive financial status update to the School Committee on Monday, June 16. NCE had previously informed the School Committee of a pending insolvency in an October 31, 2024 memorandum, which cited reduced enrollment…
Two additional candidates for Newton School Committee have confirmed to Fig City News they intend to run, and as of this writing Fig City News is awaiting similar confirmation from an additional candidate who has filed with the Newton Elections Commission. Linda Swain will run, presently unopposed, from Ward 2…
From photographs, Fig City News estimates that at least 1,200 people lined the streets extending from the Beacon / Centre Street intersection on Saturday, June 14 in protest of the policies of the Trump administration as part of a nationwide “No Kings” protest. No counter-protesters were evident. For photos visit:…