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A new sushi restaurant opened its first Massachusetts location in Newton this week, offering free matcha, caviar samples and a 20 percent app discount to mark the debut, according to Newton Patch. The opening comes as Newton Patch also highlighted two Massachusetts pizzerias, one with l…

New AI rules could reshape how Newton classrooms operate this year, according to a Newton Patch report published Saturday, Aug. 29. The item, part of Patch's daily Patch AM newsletter, flagged artificial intelligence policy as a live issue for Newton Public Schools ahead of the new scho…

Massachusetts cities and towns are turning off license plate reader cameras over privacy and data storage concerns, Patch reports. Patch staff writer Scott Souza's report, "License Plate Tracking Debate Rages Across MA As Cities, Towns Turn Off Cameras," says several communities have en…

Newton's new Opus apartment complex has leased up entirely, Patch reports, a sign of strong demand in the city's rental market. The Aug. 26 dispatch from Newton Patch did not detail unit counts or pricing, but framed the full lease-up as a notable marker for local housing. Separately, P…

Newton's West Nile virus risk level has been raised to high after Middlesex County's first confirmed human case of the year. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health made the change following the case confirmation, according to a Newton Patch report published Tuesday, August 25. Ci…