Newton recorded 17 deed transfers between July 31 and Aug. 29, 2026, with 13 carrying recorded prices ranging from $291,900 to $4.5 million and a median of $1,665,000. The standout transaction was 66 Montrose St., which sold for $4.5 million, the highest recorded price in the dataset. With five of
A new sushi restaurant opened its first Massachusetts location in Newton this week, offering free matcha, caviar samples and a 20 percent app discount to mark the debut, according to Newton Patch. The opening comes as Newton Patch also highlighted two Massachusetts pizzerias, one with l…
New AI rules could reshape how Newton classrooms operate this year, according to a Newton Patch report published Saturday, Aug. 29. The item, part of Patch's daily Patch AM newsletter, flagged artificial intelligence policy as a live issue for Newton Public Schools ahead of the new scho…
Newton School Committee authorized the Peak School and approved a state genocide-education grant Thursday.
Massachusetts cities and towns are turning off license plate reader cameras over privacy and data storage concerns, Patch reports. Patch staff writer Scott Souza's report, "License Plate Tracking Debate Rages Across MA As Cities, Towns Turn Off Cameras," says several communities have en…
Newton parking panel splits 3-1 to hand street exemptions to Traffic Council.
Newton's new Opus apartment complex has leased up entirely, Patch reports, a sign of strong demand in the city's rental market. The Aug. 26 dispatch from Newton Patch did not detail unit counts or pricing, but framed the full lease-up as a notable marker for local housing. Separately, P…
Newton's West Nile virus risk level has been raised to high after Middlesex County's first confirmed human case of the year. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health made the change following the case confirmation, according to a Newton Patch report published Tuesday, August 25. Ci…
Newton Public Schools are still working through fallout from a turbulent fiscal 2026 budget year, per a new report. Newton Patch's Tuesday, Aug. 25 morning briefing flagged continuing shifts inside the district tied to the rocky budget cycle, though the item stopped short of detailing s…
Five Newton obituary notices were published this week: Berenson, Elaine R.; Burmon, Edward J.; Kalis, Paul; Rizza, James T. Sr.; and Ullian, Arthur David. Rizza and Burmon died August 18, Kalis died August 19, Ullian (87) died August 20, and Berenson died August 22. Arrangements for Ber…