1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (864+ words) This summer you can find cold comfort in a cone, on a stick, wedged between two cookies, and topped with waffle chips at Newton's ice cream shops." Add to that flavors inspired by everything from the Charles River to Indian…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (620+ words) It's been over 30 years, but Isaac Fine still remembers the toughest moment of his tennis career like it was yesterday. It was 1994. Fine, then a senior at Newton North, was a doubles player on the varsity tennis team. The Tigers…...

3+ day, 22+ min ago  (702+ words) Of all the books at The Newton Free Library, Jane Yolen's Caldecott award-winning "Owl Moon" is the favorite of children's librarian Marianne Connelly. Yolen's books "have stood and will continue to stand the test of time," Connelly said. Yolen, who…...

3+ day, 37+ min ago  (720+ words) If you heard about the New Kids on the Block's lip syncing scandal in 1992, you have Greg Reibman, the president and CEO of the Charles River Regional Chamber, to thank. "I broke that story nationally when I was working for…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (931+ words) This month's lovely commencement ceremonies at Newton's high schools naturally brought out the smiles and tears of many proud parents." And their pride is well-placed. Their children had just wrapped up an education from what state officials and news outlets…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago  (928+ words) As part of the district's new Math Pathways program, students in the seventh grade were given a placement test in late April to determine whether they would take a standard or accelerated math class for the following year. Thirty-six students,…...

1+ week, 43+ min ago  (437+ words) The Newton Beacon recently reported on a letter attacking Newton's Eid-ul-Adha celebration at City Hall. The article correctly noted that the May 29 letter named groups that were not listed as sponsors of the Eid event, discussed events outside Newton, and…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (166+ words) The Newton Beacon fell short of basic journalistic standards in its article highlighting criticism of Newton's first public Eid ul-Adha celebration. The story centered on a grievance letter that sought to link event organizers and partners to terrorism and extremism....

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1323+ words) Newton City Councilor Alison Leary is known for climate activism and housing advocacy. She's not, however, known for political subtlety. "As far as I'm concerned, he's bought and paid for," Leary said of State Rep. John Lawn as she sat…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (694+ words) Even though Jews make up only 2 percent of the country's population, they are the target of more than half of all religious hate crimes in the United States. So it's not surprising that the issue of security and safety resonates…...