The Newton Beacon

11/03/2025

Tragic news this weekend. Former Mayor Setti Warren has died.

Setti Warren, mayor of Newton from 2010 to 2018, has died at age 55. Mayor Ruthanne Fuller wrote in an email to the community that she was shocked to hear of Warren’s death. “Setti loved [...]

10/31/2025

The 2025 local election cycle has been a strange one, from a notably small mayoral candidate field to a political action committee targeting union-backed School Committee candidates.

NEWS ANALYSIS Newton’s election 2025 will go down as a history maker. Not only are several city councilors not running for reelection, this is also the first time there’s been a near-total exodus of the [...]

10/31/2025

The superintendent acknowledged that it’s uncommon for school officials to weigh in on housing projects but noted that the proposal for 85 Dudley Road has benefits that would help solve multiple problems for the city and the district.

Superintendent Anna Nolin is adding her voice to the housing development debate, at least for one proposal. Nolin recently sent a letter to the Land Use Committee urging approval of a special permit for a [...]

10/29/2025

Some demolition work may have released asbestos into the Star Market Building on Austin Street.

Star Market in Newtonville has been closed due to asbestos, according to a note posted at the store’s entrance. The sign reads that the store was closed due to an “imminent health hazard” and all [...]

10/19/2025

The city's 50th Harvest Fair drew huge crowds (with weather like today's, it's no surprise). Here are some photos from today.

10/18/2025

Some photos from the "No Kings" rally in Newton Centre, where thousands of people gathered to protest against the Trump administration.

10/17/2025

No one was injured, and police are still looking for the suspects.

Police are investigating a recent armed robbery in Newtonville involving a hatchet. The incident happened on Saturday, just before 9:30 p.m., near Austin Street and Elmwood Park, according to a statement by the Newton Police [...]

10/17/2025

Before a Hollywood career spanning six decades, Jack Lemmon grew up in Newton Corner.

“He absolutely loved his hometown,” Courtney Lemmon said in a conversation with The Newton Beacon about her dad and the upcoming tribute to him.

In 1925, a baby boy was born at Newton-Wellesley Hospital who would someday grace the world with countless performances, take over stage and screen and help reshape the film industry through much of the 20th [...]

10/09/2025

“We're living in very strange times," Fuller said "We’re delivering both a five-year and 10-year perspective on the health and financial future of the city when you literally have to check, almost twice a day, to see what’s happening in the world.”

“We are living in very strange times,” Mayor Ruthanne Fuller said as she began her presentation of the city’s long-range financial forecast to the City Council Monday night. “We’re delivering both a five-year and 10-year [...]

10/09/2025

There wasn't enough consensus among members to pick a mayor, but the Newton Teachers Association has picked three School Committee candidates to endorse.

The Newton Teachers Association has officially endorsed three candidates for school committee: Jenna Miara from Ward 5, Mali Brodt from Ward 6 and Jim Murphy from Ward 8. And they’re not endorsing either mayoral candidate. [...]

09/26/2025

Is the MetroWest office market dying? It depends on who you ask, and size is a major factor.

The redevelopment of the Riverside MBTA has taken so long that attorney Stephen Buchbinder, representing Mark Development, noted at a recent Land Use Committee meeting that he’s personally been working on it since 2009. Now, [...]

09/18/2025

The Charles River Regional Chamber held its inaugural Newton Small Business Awards at the West Newton Cinema Wednesday night. Here are some photos.