Marijuana Repeal, Primary Reform Questions Head to Newton Voters This Fall

Newton voters will decide this fall on ballot questions covering a marijuana sales repeal and state primary reform. Massachusetts election officials certified nine measures for the November ballot after the Supreme Judicial Court struck rent-control and income-tax proposals, Patch staff…

New Affordable Apartments Open Applications At West Newton Armory

A new affordable-housing opportunity opened at the redeveloped West Newton Armory as MBTA rail work threatens Auburndale service this week. Newton Patch reports that income-qualified renters may qualify for a new unit at the Armory site, while a separate Patch dispatch warns that planne…

Newton Youth Soccer has opened registration for the 2026/2027 travel season.

Newton Youth Soccer (NYS) has kicked off registration for the 2026/2027 travel soccer season along with its Summer 2026 clinics, and the club says its travel tryout schedule is now set. Families interested in travel or clinic programs can register through the NYS website. No other local…

Obituary notices, week of July 13, 2026 through July 19, 2026

This week's Newton obituary notices carry two names: Danziger, Robert Alan, who died July 16, 2026, and Stewart, Walter R. Sr., 90, who died July 17, 2026. Both notices were posted to Echovita, the aggregator that surfaced them this week; Stewart's arrangements are being handled by Andr…

Newton Home Sale Prices Cluster Above $2 Million in Disclosed June Transactions

Newton recorded 18 property transfers between June 19 and July 18, but only nine listed a sale price, ranging from $1,138,735 to $3,175,000 with a median of $2,485,000. The month's top sale was 37 Stearns St at $3,175,000. Eight of the nine transactions without a disclosed price were tr…

Newton Zoning Board Clears Walmart Fulfillment Center For Auburndale

Newton's Zoning Board of Appeals approved a roughly 20,000-square-foot Walmart microfulfillment center in Auburndale under the city's new variance law. Mayor Marc Laredo separately nominated Catherine M. Feerick, who holds a similar post elsewhere, as the city's next Director of Plannin…

Newton Committee Advances Tree Notification Requirement, Approves Extended Voting Hours

Newton Programs and Services Committee advances neighbor-notification requirement for tree removals and extends early voting hours.

Newton Opens Lottery For 70-Plus Affordable Apartments

Newton opens lottery for 70-plus affordable apartments as Nonantum's Festa nears its 91st year. SEB Housing began accepting lottery applications this week for more than 70 affordable units at one of the city's newest residential developments, built on behalf of Garden Communities, Newto…

Newton Youth Soccer opens registration for its 2026/2027 travel season and summer clinics.

Newton Youth Soccer is the headline item this week: the club has opened registration for its 2026/2027 travel soccer season (Grades 3-8 and Grades 9-12), is taking sign-ups for its Summer 2026 clinics, and has set a schedule for travel tryouts. Families interested in travel soccer or su…

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…