Obituary notices, week of July 6, 2026 through July 12, 2026

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 June Median Hits $2.15M as Three of Five Disclosed Sales Top $2 Million

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…

Council Set To Vote On 14-Home Thurston Road Project

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 Fourth Graders Deliver 100-Plus Food Bags To Newton Pantry

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 Moves to Swap Gas Street Lights for Solar on Prescott Street

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 Approves 14-Unit Thurston Road Housing Project on 7-0 Vote

Newton Land Use Committee advances 14-unit Thurston Road housing development and approves Langley Road retaining wall permits.

Newton Residential Prices Cluster Above $2.8M as June Deed Data Shows High-End Skew

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…

Obituary notices, week of June 29, 2026 through July 5, 2026

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 opens registration for travel program and summer clinics ahead of the 2026-2027 season.

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…

Newton Home Sales Median Tops $1.6 Million as Upper-Tier Deals Dominate June

Sixteen deeds were recorded in Newton between May 31 and June 29, 2026, with sale prices disclosed on 11 transactions ranging from $675,000 to $5,300,000 and a median of $1,668,000. The standout transaction was 28 Dorothy Rd., which sold for $5,300,000 — the period's highest recorded pr…