Author: Briana Leibowicz Turchiaro
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Career development organization African Bridge Network looks for support to employ skilled immigrants
ABN Executive Director Emmanuel Owusu speaks at an alumni event on Nov. 4, 2026. Photo by Ethan Pott Immigrants and fellowship alumni of the African Bridge Network spoke Wednesday night about their struggles to find work in the United States.…
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Driven: A Newton South student launched a program to get older Newtonians to the polls
Zoe Weiner wasn’t happy she couldn’t vote, but she wasn’t going to let being 16 stop her from participating in election day. On Tuesday, Weiner launched her volunteering initiative, Drive for Democracy, to help older voters get rides to the…
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Winter is coming, and so are increased energy costs. Here’s how Newton is coping.
As winter approaches, Newton residents brace for higher utility bills. “The last year and a half has been rough,” said Joana Gonçalves, a Newton resident and university student. She said she wears “layers and HeatTech so that we’re not blasting…
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Can Question 7 bring ‘starter homes’ back?
Drone view of a cluster of houses in a single development in a Utah suburb. Public domain image The lead proponent of the ballot question that aims to make it easier to build single-family homes urged voters to support the…
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Newton expanding its Career & Technical Education Program to give students a head start
Francis Le faces a dual monitor. One screen shows 3D modeling software, the other a photo of the Mario Kart race course “Rainbow Road.” A senior at Newton North High School, Le is designing a bridge that will transition from …
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Newton expanding its Career & Technical Education Program to give students a head start
A student operates a studio camera in Newton North High School’s TV Media Arts studio. Photo by Alexandra Burns Francis Le faces a dual monitor. One screen shows 3D modeling software, the other a photo of the Mario Kart race…
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Harvard professor, civics champion Danielle Allen wants to make democracy work again
A Harvard professor told a Newton crowd Thursday they have the power to restore an “ailing democracy.” Political philosophy professor Danielle Allen—who described herself as “mono-maniacally obsessed with healthy democracy”—proposed concrete ways for Newton residents to bolster democratic principles, an…