Once the fire started, patrons were trapped inside as the club’s main door was jammed and six other exits were locked, according to Schorow.
Metro, Newton
Residents, Families Across Newton Get Ready to Eat, Drink, and Be Scary This Halloween
With the holiday fast approaching, The Heights set out to discover how Newton residents will be spending their Halloween.
Metro, Politics, Newton
Newton Comptroller Explains FY 2023 Budget, Elaborates on Technical Details
Newton Comptroller Stephen Curley explained in further detail the fiscal year 2023 budget to the City Council on Wednesday.
Metro, Food Guide 2022, Newton, Food
Pho Viet’s II Satisfies Appetite for Vietnamese Cuisine With Delivery and Takeout
Phở Viet’s II, a family-owned restaurant, has served award-winning Vietnamese food to Newtonians for three years.
Metro, Politics, Newton
Backlash to Potential Job Cuts in Newton Public Schools Continues at Public Hearing
“We are in lifeboats and we’re watching the Titanic sink,” Newton teacher Kim Smith said. “We’re asking you for help, and for you to tell us to just grin and bear it and get creative is unacceptable.”
Metro, Food, Newton
New Friendly Toast Location Provides All-Day Breakfast to Chestnut Hill
“It’s a cool place,” he said. “I love the aesthetic. I love the green thing going on and all the interior design. It’s, I don’t know, ’80s funk? It’s very green, very polka-dotty.”
Metro, Politics, Newton
Local Leaders Question Newton’s Assessment of Underrepresented Residents’ Needs
“Of all of the issues that came out with respect to the report and the process, nowhere was the word ‘people of color’ mentioned—the term was continuously ‘lower resourced.’”
Metro, Newton
Library Exhibit Highlights Black Newtonians Who Fought in World War II
The Black Newtonians in World War II exhibit at the Newton Free Library highlights the courage of local Black servicemen in the global conflict.
The exhibit reminds visitors of the discrimination against Black people in both the military and society at large in the 1940s. Historic Newton, a partnership between the City of Newton and the Newton Historical Society, put on the exhibit.
