Category: Newton Beacon
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New exhibit at Jackson Homestead highlights Newton’s diverse history
After over six months of renovations, the Jackson Homestead and Museum has reopened with a new exhibit celebrating Newton’s multicultural history. The exhibit, “Newton: The City We Make,” reconstructed the entire first floor of the historic building as a space where…
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Newton teen creates award-winning app to help people with Type 1 diabetes
Aaron Prager of Newton has created an app that helps monitor Type 1 diabetes and won the Eastern Region Congressional App Challenge. Courtesy photo As the son of two software engineers, Aaron Prager figured app development was in his future.…
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Committee takes up controversial overnight parking ban again
There’s an effort underway to repeal Newton’s winter parking ban. Courtesy photo A City Council committee may decide soon whether to repeal or modify Newton’s hotly debated winter overnight parking ban. The Council’s Public Safety and Transportation Committee heard public…
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After first state championship win since 1972, Newton North gymnasts ready for New England meet
While the rest of Newton North High School rushes home for the day, the girls’ gymnastics team is just getting started: leotards on, pink fuzzy socks flying through the air as the gymnasts hurl themselves across the gym. This weekend,…
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Wegmans’ plan to close Chestnut Hill pharmacy sparks outcry
Wegmans plans to close the pharmacy in its Chestnut Hill store next month, and local residents aren’t happy. Some are fighting back. The supermarket chain is closing the Wegmans Pharmacy to create more space for groceries in Chestnut Hill, a…
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Newton Community Education rebounds, finding financial footing after years of uncertainty
Newton Community Education is reporting a significant rebound in revenue this fiscal year, following years of financial turbulence. But its financial improvement has come at a cost. Founded in 1991 as a self-sustaining arm of Newton Public Schools, the nonprofit…
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Snow, Well: Newton residents work at staying chill amid this brutal winter
In Newton Centre, the snow was so much that several businesses stayed closed a day or two after Monday’s blizzard. In Newton Highlands, pedestrians gingerly stepped through narrow shoveled strips of sidewalk. In Newtonville, residents complained about the slush and…