Three Newton obituaries were published this week: Gladstone, Marjorie; Reid, Carol George; and Rauh, David. Marjorie Gladstone, 88, died Monday, August 10; Carol George Reid, 80, died Tuesday, August 11; and David Rauh, 82, died Thursday, August 13. All three obituaries identify Newton,…
Newton Patch is asking what the town's $1.5 million "Thrive" experiment actually delivered. The outlet's Patch AM roundup, published the evening of August 16, raised the question of the program's return without yet detailing results, leaving readers who have followed the initiative's sp…
A $2.4 million court judgment against Newton could ripple through the city's budget, Newton Patch reports. The commercial outlet's morning newsletter also flagged a heated development dispute over Chapin Road in Newton Centre, though details remain scarce. Separately, Mayor Marc C. Lare…
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 …
The Newton City Council split on two housing special permits, rejecting one and approving another.
A Newton City Council committee approved a $232,000 Community Preservation Committee appropriation for the first phase of restoring City Hall's windows, voting 5-2 after a lengthy debate over the lack of a long-term building plan.
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…
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 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 recorded 19 property sales between July 10 and Aug. 8, 2026, with 14 recorded 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