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Newton Board Approves Walmart Fulfillment Facility Under New Variance Law

A Newton board approved a 20,000-square-foot Walmart fulfillment facility under a newly enacted variance law this week, as the city also opened a lottery for more than 70 affordable apartments at its newest residential development, per Newton Patch. The city separately announced a new d…

Obituary notices, week of July 6, 2026 through July 12, 2026

This week's column carries one Newton-resident obituary for the period July 6 through July 12, 2026: O'Connor, Margaret ("Maggie"), 87, of Newton, who died July 7, 2026. Born April 12, 1939, her funeral arrangements were under the care of Lehman, Reen, McNamara Funeral Home. No addition…

Newton June Median Hits $2.15M as Three of Five Disclosed Sales Top $2 Million

Newton recorded 16 deeds between June 12 and July 11, 2026, but prices were disclosed on only five transactions, with 11 entries reflecting intra-family trust transfers and estate-planning conveyances. Among the five disclosed sales, prices ranged from $75,000 to $4,805,000, with a medi…

Council Set To Vote On 14-Home Thurston Road Project

Newton's City Council prepares to vote on a 14-home development combining three Thurston Road properties into one large parcel, a plan detailed in a Patch report today. Meanwhile, the Newton Free Library keeps its summer momentum going, running its 2026 Summer Reading Program through Se…

Underwood Fourth Graders Deliver 100-Plus Food Bags To Newton Pantry

Underwood Elementary fourth graders collect food pantry donations as Newton library rolls out new summer programs. The students gathered more than 100 bags of food for the Newton Food Pantry as part of a new fourth-grade language arts project, Newton Patch reports. Meanwhile, a Newton p…