“When I started to come down Comm Ave. after Linden Lane, it was just the coolest experience seeing all my friends and hearing him scream, and it totally got me through the last bit of the marathon,” Murphy said. “So that was totally the hardest part but seeing them just rejuvenated me.”
Brigid Knowles
“The BC community is so supportive to each other in everything and this was definitely no exception towards that,” Knowles said. “And it was just such a fun, crazy environment and definitely the last push I needed to get to the finish line.”
In The Face of Potential Job Cuts, Newton Public Schools Community Takes a Stand
“Everyone in Newton cares so much about their children’s education—how could we support them taking anything away?” a teaching assistant said.
Schroffner Compiles New Book from Song Compositions
“I used to write things in a book and on a little piece of paper, but I would call them Chiemi fragments,” Schroffner said. “And I would kind of pull them out every so often like, ‘Oh yeah, I forgot about this phrase, that could be a bridge somewhere. I have to figure out where it fits. Where does that concept fit?’”
Ruthanne Fuller To Serve Another Term as Newton Mayor
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller will serve another four years as Newton’s mayor. She defeated former Newton City Councilor Amy Mah Sangiolo by 1,508 results, according to unofficial results from the city. “I promise to be a Mayor for all of Newton,” Fuller wrote in a statement on social media. “No matter who you voted for across…
Welcome Home Provides Household Items at the Newton Community Freedge
The newest addition to the Newton Food Pantry’s community freedge is a Welcome Home box. In partnership with Welcome Home, the box allows people to take household items like mugs, towels, and blankets as they need. The community freedge, located at 420 Watertown St. in parking lot space donated by Central Drapery and Dry Cleaning…
Ward 6 Candidates
Get to know the Ward 6 candidates for the Newton elections for ward councilor, councilor-at-large, and School Committee. Elections are Nov. 2.
Community Resource Dog Joins Newton Police Department
Leo is a nine-week-old golden retriever that will serve as a community resource dog, as recommended by the Newton Reform Task Force.
Fuller and Sangiolo Move Ahead in Newton Mayoral Race
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller and former city councilor Amy Mah Sangiolo won the Newton preliminary mayoral election Tuesday, securing a place for their names on the ballot for the Nov. 2 election
Twenty Years Later, Newtonians Remember Those Lost on Sept. 11
Twenty years ago, eight Newtonians lost their lives in the tragic events of Sept. 11. Twenty years later, Newtonians gathered in front of the fire department headquarters and around the Sept. 11 memorial. Together they remembered the lives lost on that day.