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Visual Comfort & Co. Opens Lighting Showroom On Needham Street

Visual Comfort & Co. opened a new lighting and design showroom on Needham Street this week, joining Newton's retail corridor. The 230 Needham St., Suite E5 location marks the design brand's latest Massachusetts showroom, according to PR Newswire. Elsewhere, Newton Patch reports "Newton …

Crystal Lake Beach Remains Closed After Bacteria Retest

Crystal Lake's public swimming beach remained closed this week after a retest confirmed high bacteria levels. The closure, first reported by Patch staff writer Benjamin Pierce, began last week when routine testing found unsafe E. coli readings, and a follow-up sample failed to clear the…

Obituary notices, week of Monday, August 3, 2026 through Sunday, August 9, 2026

Two Newton-resident obituaries were published this week: Pulsone, Nicola, 85, whose funeral arrangements are under the care of Brasco & Sons Memorial Chapels of Waltham; and Stein, Alan Harvey. Both died August 3, 2026, according to notices posted on Echovita. No additional biographical…

Newton Highlands Leaders Push MBTA To Rethink Station Canopies

Newton Highlands leaders are pressing the MBTA to rethink its station canopy plans, Patch reports. The item, headlined "Patch AM: Why Newton Highlands leaders want the MBTA to rethink station canopies," was the only fresh piece of Newton-specific news to surface as of Sunday, Aug. 9, wi…

Newton July Sales Led by $4.5 Million White Avenue Purchase

Newton recorded 19 property sales between July 10 and Aug. 8, 2026, with 14 disclosed sale prices ranging from $1,050,000 to $4,500,000 and a median of $1,680,000. The month's largest transaction was a $4,500,000 sale at 25 White Ave, sold by Westview Partners Holdings LLC to Aaron Slifka and Paola