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…
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 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…
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 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…
Newton advances a solar street-lighting overhaul while local fourth-graders rally for the food pantry. City officials are reviewing a plan to replace gas-powered street lights with solar fixtures on Prescott Street, according to Fig City News, part of a broader infrastructure modernizat…
Newton Land Use Committee advances 14-unit Thurston Road housing development and approves Langley Road retaining wall permits.
Newton's registry recorded 15 property transfers between June 8 and June 9, 2026, but only six carried disclosed sale prices, ranging from $960,000 to $19,052,000, with a median of $3,105,000. The period's defining transaction was the $19,052,000 commercial conveyance at 157 Herrick Roa…
Three Newton, MA obituaries were published this week: Mercuri, Antonio (88, died June 30, 2026); Tack, Bernard Victor (died July 2, 2026); and Berkowitz, Joel Daniel (died in 2026, funeral service held July 3 at Temple Emanuel, Newton Centre). The obituary for Berkowitz notes that he he…
Newton Youth Soccer is accepting registrations for the 2026/2027 travel season (grades 3–12) and summer 2026 clinics, with travel tryout dates now posted. No high school games were scheduled for the June 29–July 5 period. Families interested in travel or clinic programs can find details…