Patch Asks What Newton's $1.5 Million 'Thrive' Experiment Achieved

NEWTON — Newton Patch's Sunday evening newsletter turned a spotlight on the town's $1.5 million "Thrive" experiment, asking what the program has actually achieved for residents so far.

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"🌱 Patch AM: What did Newton's $1.5 million "Thrive" experiment actually achieve?" Newton Patch's morning newsletter raised the question in its Sunday, August 16 edition, flagging the town-funded initiative's price tag without yet detailing results, per Newton Patch. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/newton)

"🌱 Patch AM: What Newton parents wish they'd known before that first college drop-off" Newton Patch also turned to the personal side of late summer, previewing advice for local parents navigating their first college send-off, according to Newton Patch. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/newton)

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