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(Jonathan Kazakoff-Eigen is running for the Ward 1 City Council ward seat in this year's local election / Courtesy photo)

JJ Kazakoff-Eigan on Budgets, Buses and Building Relationships in Ward 1 Council Seat Run

Carina Murphy • September 7, 2025
When Jonathan “JJ” Kazakoff-Eigen moved to a house in Ward 1 Newton 13 years ago with his wife and first child, he initially considered it a “starter home.”
Spinetta wanted to cultivate the loud and energetic environment she knew all too well with her Italian family. (Image Courtesy of Shirley Spinetta)

Thank God for Tango Mango

Riley Del Sesto • September 7, 2025
If you’ve ever taken a bite from a Tango Mango burrito and thought the taste was heaven-sent, it might be because its inspiration was an act of divine intervention.
(City Councilor Maria Greenberg, shown here with her husband, Mark, her son, Matteo, and her dog, Lily, is running unopposed for a fifth term / Courtesy Photo)

Maria Greenberg on Green Space, Housing and a Run for a Fifth Term on City Council

Carina Murphy • September 7, 2025
As Ward 1 City Councilor, Maria Greenberg has formed a lot of connections with residents and business owners and feels those relationships allow for a more focused, responsive government.
The developer’s petition seeks to install a storm line running from Chapin Road to her property at the end of Homer Street.

Newton Calls for Engineering Peer Review to Help Resolve Homer Street Drain Debate

Genevieve Morrison • September 5, 2025
Newton is calling in a peer review of a drain extension project on 132 Homer St., the latest action by the city in a months-long battle between the developer and neighbors of the Newton Centre property.
Residents say the adjacent Chapin Road has been plagued with flooding problems for decades.

A Newton Developer Wants To Extend Drainage Into Her Lots. The Plan Has Neighbors Up in Arms.

Genevieve Morrison • August 10, 2025

When Betsy Harper bought the lots at 132 Homer St., her vision was idyllic. Having developed an inventive energy-efficient house in Cambridge, Harper thought she had found the site of her next Earth-friendly...

(Left to right: Jenny Klein-Sosa, Lisa Goldstein Gordon and Shalini Tendulkar organize donations to their organization's diaper drive / Courtesy photo)

How Newton Neighbors Went from Online Group to Nonprofit Powerhouse

Carina Murphy • July 21, 2025
What began as a Facebook group during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic has blossomed into one of Newton’s most active mutual aid networks.
Election 2025: Local Duo Looks to Repeal Newton’s Winter Parking Ban

Election 2025: Local Duo Looks to Repeal Newton’s Winter Parking Ban

Carina Murphy • July 10, 2025
As most Newton residents soak up the sun in the recent heat wave, Jeremy Freudberg and Peter Klapes have their sights set on the future—to snowstorms, freezing temperatures, and the rules that come with them. As co-leaders of the campaign to repeal Newton’s winter parking ban, they’ve rallied support for a repeal measure that will appear on the November ballot.
Hyde Center Serves Family Fun All Summer: Here’s What to Expect

Hyde Center Serves Family Fun All Summer: Here’s What to Expect

Carina Murphy • June 25, 2025
Every Friday night from June to early September, residents gather at the Hyde bandstand for an evening filled with music, movies, and community.
The man is being held on a $5,000 cash bail and was transferred to the Middleton House of Correction pending arraignment. (Courtesy of Rowley Police Facebook)

Newton Man Arrested in Rowley Drug Bust

Riley Del Sesto • May 8, 2025
Police arrested a Newton man for suspected drug possession and distribution in a bust following a suspected opioid overdose in Rowley, Mass.
Justice is the last of four female artists whose work is displayed in the collection. (Sunderya Ulziibold / Heights Staff)

Dinorá Justice Blends Feminism, Nature, and Art in ‘Seeing As We Are’ Exhibition

Sunderya Ulziibold • May 5, 2025
On Tuesday evening, the Newton Cultural Alliance hosted a talk with Dinorá Justice, a Brazilian American and locally-based artist.
The Huang family sources their crystals from many different parts of the world. (Sophia Gallon / Heights Staff)

I-STONE Shines in Newton, Providing Crystals, Culture, and Community Spirit

Sophia Gallon • May 5, 2025
Beverly Goldstein, owner of Natural Sense, decided to close her shop last March. I-STONE, a family crystal business, opened in its place.
The Cooper Center is four times larger than Newton's former senior center. (Sunderya Ulziibold / Heights Staff)

Newton Celebrates Topping-Off Ceremony for New Cooper Center for Active Living

Sunderya Ulziibold • April 23, 2025
On Thursday morning, Newton residents gathered for the long-awaited Cupola Topping-Off Ceremony at the new Cooper Center for Active Living.
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