The Heights

Newton Students and Teachers Asked to Stay Home After Returning from Italy

Colleen Martin • March 8, 2020

Newton North High School students and teachers who returned from a class trip to Italy completed their first week spent at home instead of in the classroom, as they were asked to stay out of school for two weeks.

Building at 978 Watertown St. to Receive Local Landmark Status

Julia Remick • March 5, 2020

The Newton Historical Commission unanimously voted on Thursday for the building at 978 Watertown St. to receive local landmark status.

Joe Biden Wins Massachusetts Democratic Primary Election

Scott Baker • March 4, 2020

Joe Biden has won the Massachusetts Democratic primary election, just a day after the most recent polling showed him trailing Senator Bernie Sanders by 10 percentage points.

Bernie Sanders Speaks at Boston Common Rally

Kaylie Ramirez • March 2, 2020

The total attendance for the rally was around 13,000. Sanders hit on all of his major policy proposals, including Medicare for All, the senator’s signature plan to establish a single-payer health care system in the United States.