Early voting opened for Newton's Nov. 3 election with drop boxes and guides now available. Also in today's brief (5 items): Early voting underway for Nov. 3 election; 'Laredo Listens' session held Oct. 20; Newton audit examines pensions, leftover ARPA funds; Authors festival marks its tenth year.
Newton announced Oct. 19 that its annual Halloween Party will be held in Newton Highlands on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 2 to 5:30 p.m. with live music, a dance party, circus activities, an inflatable and corn maze, family photos, wood carving, trick-or-treating and storytelling.
The Newton City Council voted 18-6 to exempt specific angled parking areas, including Albemarle Road and Beacon Street in Waban, from the city's winter overnight parking ban.
Newton moves its annual Halloween Party to Newton Highlands for Saturday, Oct. 24. From our own coverage: City logs 17 September deeds, mostly trust transfers; Halloween party moves to Newton Highlands this year.
This week's Newton obituary column carries one notice: LiDonni, Oscar Osvaldo, who died October 16, 2026, at age 94. He was a longtime resident of Newton, Massachusetts, born September 6, 1932, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and immigrated to the United States as a young man.
Newton's September deed filings show trust transfers outnumbering traditional arms-length home sales. From our own coverage: Trust transfers outnumber sales in September deeds.
Newton's deed filings for Sept. 18 through Oct. 17 totaled 17, but only five carried a recorded sale price, ranging from $980,000 to $2,112,000 with a median of $1,550,000. The top transaction was 44 Ellison Rd, which sold for $2,112,000.
Newton's Finance Committee approved workers' compensation settlements for two city employees this week. From our own coverage: Finance panel takes up two injury settlements.
The city highlighted its annual Paddy's Road Race in a recent News Flash announcement.
The Newton School Committee voted 8-0 to approve Superintendent Nolan's annual goals and spent much of its meeting weighing a longer school bus contract to attract electric-bus bidders.