Category: Newton Beacon
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Ain’t No Sunshine: Trump’s tariffs on steel, aluminum stall Newton’s solar plan
Construction of a solar canopy in the Memorial Spaulding Elementary School parking lot has been halted after Trump’s tariffs caused steel prices to soar. The city has made a consistent effort to stay at the forefront of the Commonwealth’s sustainability…
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Newton Theatre Company honors Goldstein family through Monologue and memory
Keren Kohan, left, and Jesse Kin, right, talk about their memories of the Goldstein family during the Newton Theatre Company Monologue Project. Photo by Georgia Epiphaniou. Jesse King and Keren Kohane coped with the loss of their friend Valerie Goldstein…
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Sidebody’s road from Newton South High School to Boston Calling
In 2007, Lena Warnke transferred from the United Kingdom to Newton South High School, where she met a spunky girl, Martha Schnee, in her math class who had dark, curly hair and a distaste for arithmetic. “Martha would raise her…
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Newton Goes Berserk: Scandinavian Cultural Center festival celebrates Nordic heritage
Stephanie Conroy in traditional iking clothing. Photo by Muayad Al-Barwani Clashing shields and roaring Vikings aren’t an everyday sight in Newton. But the Scandinavian Cultural Center transformed into a Nordic village Saturday for the Berserk festival. After a five-year hiatus,…
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Play it Forward: Newton’s Artful Pianos make music for all
Ninn Davis photographs Tom Page while he plays a painted piano, titled “Koi Notes,” painted by Raquel Fornassaro, located in Newton Centre. Photo by Miu Tung Rong A symphony of sound and color takes over the streets of Newton as…
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Pumped for Pickleball: That click-clack sound you hear is Newton’s newest fanatical sport
Sharé Kenya and Zhong Zhang enjoy playing pickle ball at the Wells Avenue YMCA. Photo by Wen Qi Pickleball has won the hearts of Newton’s 50-and-older crowd over the past two years–as a leisurely hobby for some and a high-stakes…