fb-pixel Skip to main content

The Boston Globe is expanding its Newton coverage in partnership with Boston University. Send us your tips, thoughts, and ideas, sign up for the weekly newsletter, and follow us on Twitter and on Facebook. We hope you enjoy our stories about the Garden City.

newton
Newton limits NewMo rideshare trips to two passengers due to COVID-19 surge
Newton is now limiting NewMo rideshare service trips to two passengers instead of three due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, according to Mayor Ruthanne Fuller.

Newton to hold 54th Annual Martin Luther King Day Celebration Jan. 17
The city of Newton will host its 54th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration on Monday, Jan. 17, as a virtual event.

‘An epic failure’: Your Call Football and why sports are hard to disrupt
An interactive startup based in Newton wanted fans to be able to watch a game live and vote on what they thought the plays should be. So what went wrong?

Newton awards $75,000 in arts grants to local organizations
The city of Newton will distribute $75,000 in grant money to a dozen local organizations to help support arts and cultural programming in the community.

Family of Newton man fatally shot by police marks anniversary with renewed calls for officer training
The family of a Newton Highlands man shot and killed by Newton police is commemorating the first anniversary of their loved one’s death with renewed calls for greater mental health and crisis training for police officers.

Jim Corsi, Newton native who pitched for the Red Sox, dies at 60
A jovial and laid-back presence, Corsi pitched out of the Red Sox bullpen from 1997 to 1999.

City seeks to turn West Newton Armory into 43 units of affordable housing
Newton city leaders and developers seek to convert the West Newton armory into 43 rental units of affordable housing, according to the city and the project’s development team.

Newton-based picture book program promotes anti-racist values
Story Starters, a nonprofit based in Newton, held a fifth kickoff event on Oct. 3. for a program providing families with picture books that help promote anti-racist values.

‘We will meet this moment.’ Ruthanne Fuller begins second term as Newton’s mayor
Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller, along with members of the City Council and School Committee, were sworn into new terms of office during a New Year’s Day ceremony at Newton North High School.

Affordable housing trust is ‘another tool in our toolbox’ to make Newton more accessible
The trust will be created sometime next year, said Newton Planning Director Barney Heath, and will start with an allotment of $1.6 million.

At Newton pantry, Regina Wu makes sure there’s ‘food that feels like home’
“Food is about more than nourishing our bodies,” said Wu, who is now a doctor at Brigham and Women’s Health Care Center. “It is about family, culture, and connection.

‘Let’s get to work’: Tamika Olszewski is elected chair of Newton’s School Committee
Tamika Olszewski made history as the first Black woman elected Newton School Committee chair, breaking barriers during an election year that put women of color in local political positions around the Boston area.

Albright, Lipof reelected to lead Newton City Council
The Newton City Council’s leadership will continue for a second term, after current President Susan Albright and Vice President Rick Lipof were reelected by their colleagues earlier this month.