Crystal Lake's public swimming beach remained closed this week after a retest confirmed high bacteria levels. The closure, first reported by Patch staff writer Benjamin Pierce, began last week when routine testing found unsafe E. coli readings, and a follow-up sample failed to clear the…
Newton Highlands leaders are pressing the MBTA to rethink its station canopy plans, Patch reports. The item, headlined "Patch AM: Why Newton Highlands leaders want the MBTA to rethink station canopies," was the only fresh piece of Newton-specific news to surface as of Sunday, Aug. 9, wi…
Newton recorded 19 property sales between July 10 and Aug. 8, 2026, with 14 recorded sale prices ranging from $1,050,000 to $4,500,000 and a median of $1,680,000. The month's largest transaction was a $4,500,000 sale at 25 White Ave, sold by Westview Partners Holdings LLC to Aaron Slifka and Paola
A 12-year-old Newton resident drew hometown attention this week for reaching the state's biggest women's event, Patch reports. Newton Patch, edited locally by Benjamin Pierce, ran the item in its Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, Patch AM roundup but did not name the athlete or specify which even…
A Newton teenager who teaches STEM lessons to fellow students drew a Patch spotlight Friday, August 7. Newton Patch posed the question "Could your child handle high-school STEM taught by a Newton teen?" and separately flagged word that several Newton students earned academic honors at L…
Newton-based TechTarget reported a $21.7 million loss in its second quarter, according to a wire report Thursday. The company, trading as Informa TechTarget under the ticker TTGT, was identified in the report as based in Newton, Massachusetts. The disclosure, carried by the Seattle Post…
More than 50 Newton high schoolers earned CPR certification Saturday through a new youth-led lifesaving initiative at Hyde Community Center. The inaugural Newton Youth Lifesavers program drew family members, volunteers and local officials to a recognition ceremony, according to Newton P…
Newton police are seeking public help finding a missing 14-year-old girl who has not been seen in more than a month, per a Newton Patch report Tuesday. The Newton Free Library kept a full slate of summer programming running this week, including an author talk with Christopher Mirabile o…
Newton's boards and commissions face a full slate of meetings this week, Patch and Fig City News report. Newton Patch's Sunday digest flagged unspecified "projects and policies" headed for town discussion, while Fig City News published its weekly rundown of board and commission sessions…
Nineteen properties recorded deeds in Newton from July 3 to Aug. 1, with 11 listing sale prices that ranged from $595,000 to $3.15 million and a median of $1.61 million. The period's top transaction was a $3.15 million sale at 40 Cypress St., bought by Cypress Street LLC from trustees Leonard J.
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