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Newton Highlands Village Day festival celebrates the ‘Highlands and life’

After missing two years due to the pandemic, more than a thousand visitors celebrated the 45th annual Newton Highlands Village Day street festival and 5K road race June 12.

Neither snow nor rain? Mail delivery in Newton hit by staffing shortages
Newton is one of many cities around the country experiencing staffing shortages with the United States Postal Service — straining workers, causing disruptions in mail delivery, and leaving some residents wondering why their mailboxes are empty.

Newton leaders push back on MBTA proposal to slash seven express bus routes
Newton’s leaders are pushing back on a sweeping redesign of the MBTA’s bus network that would scale back the number of express bus routes serving the city.

Newton officials press state for $85 million to upgrade commuter rail stations
Members of the Newton City Council and the city’s mayor are asking state lawmakers for $85 million to help cover the cost for long-sought upgrades at the city’s three Commuter Rail stations.

‘A topic that resonates’: Documentary on loneliness brings people together at West Newton Cinema
More than 130 people gathered together in the West Newton Cinema on June 15 to watch “All the Lonely People,” a documentary on loneliness and social isolation before and throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Newton School Committee picks former Brockton superintendent as interim leader
Newton’s School Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved Kathleen Smith, a longtime Brockton educator and former superintendent, to lead the city’s school system as its interim leader for the coming academic year.

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‘A topic that resonates’: Documentary on loneliness brings people together at West Newton Cinema

More than 130 people gathered together in the West Newton Cinema on June 15 to watch “All the Lonely People,” a documentary on loneliness and social isolation before and throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Newton Highlands Village Day festival celebrates the ‘Highlands and life’

After missing two years due to the pandemic, more than a thousand visitors celebrated the 45th annual Newton Highlands Village Day street festival and 5K road race June 12.

Neither snow nor rain? Mail delivery in Newton hit by staffing shortages

Newton is one of many cities around the country experiencing staffing shortages with the United States Postal Service — straining workers, causing disruptions in mail delivery, and leaving some residents wondering why their mailboxes are empty.

Newton School Committee picks former Brockton superintendent as interim leader

Newton’s School Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved Kathleen Smith, a longtime Brockton educator and former superintendent, to lead the city’s school system as its interim leader for the coming academic year.

Newton officials press state for $85 million to upgrade commuter rail stations

Members of the Newton City Council and the city’s mayor are asking state lawmakers for $85 million to help cover the cost for long-sought upgrades at the city’s three Commuter Rail stations.

Newton to hold meetings on proposed community garden at Spears Park

The city of Newton will hold two meetings this month to discuss a proposed community garden.

Newton leaders push back on MBTA proposal to slash seven express bus routes

Newton’s leaders are pushing back on a sweeping redesign of the MBTA’s bus network that would scale back the number of express bus routes serving the city.

Newton plants flags to honor residents who died due to COVID-19

The city of Newton is honoring residents who died due to COVID-19 with a display of flags on the City Hall’s lawn.

SUV crashes into Newton café, injuring mother and teenage daughter inside vehicle

Police responded to a report of vehicle that crashed into the Pressed Café building at 300 Needham St. shortly after 3 p.m., said Newton police Lieutenant Bruce Apotheker.

Eversource worker injured by explosion and fire at Newton power substation

An Eversource worker was injured and power was shut off to thousands of customers in Newton Monday when an explosion and small fire took place at power substation across from City Hall, according to the Newton Fire Department and the company.

Newton city councilors condemn Mapping Project as ‘antisemitic hate’

Nearly every member of Newton’s City Council condemned an online map that drew links between Jewish community organizations, governmental agencies, and local media as “antisemitic hate” in a letter Tuesday.

Newton Cemetery seeks exemption from city’s tree ordinance to expand burial space

The Newton Cemetery and Arboretum is again facing a balancing act between its role in the community as an arboretum and a place to bury loved ones.