U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss launches reelection campaign [VIDEOS]

by Newton News Editor | Oct 22, 2023 | Newton Beacon

U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Newton, met with supporters at a home in Waban on Sunday afternoon to launch his 2024 reelection campaign. Auchincloss, 35, served on the Newton City Council before he was elected to Congress in 2020. After two years in which his party...

Alicia Bowman talks bike safety, housing and run for third term on Newton City Council

by Newton News Editor | Oct 20, 2023 | Newton Beacon

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Newton Beacon is reaching out to all candidates for City Council for interviews and profile stories. The Newton Beacon is independent and nonpartisan, and coverage does not mean endorsement. One morning 20 years ago, Alicia Bowman was walking her...

Five Things to Do in Newton This Weekend

by Newton News Editor | Oct 20, 2023 | Newton Beacon

We’re in for a bit of rain this weekend, but don’t let that give you cabin fever. Newton has plenty of fun things to keep you busy. Here are five things to do in Newton this weekend: Saturday, Oct. 21 At 6 p.m., the Newton Free Library will become an 18-hole mini golf...

Randy Block talks career, vision for Newton and why he’s running for Ward 4 seat

by Newton News Editor | Oct 19, 2023 | Newton Beacon

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Newton Beacon is reaching out to all candidates for City Council for interviews and profile stories. The Newton Beacon is independent and nonpartisan, and coverage does not mean endorsement. “A lot goes into deciding to run,” Randy Block said in his...

City Council rejects mayor’s plan for surplus funds

by Newton News Editor | Oct 18, 2023 | Newton Beacon

A couple months ago, Mayor Ruthann Fuller announced more than $40 million in surplus funds as well as a plan for where she wanted that money to go. On Monday night, the Newton City Council said, “no.” The Council rejected a proposal by Fuller to establish an...

Doris Ann Sweet on housing, activism and run for Ward 4 City Council seat

by Newton News Editor | Oct 17, 2023 | Newton Beacon

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Newton Beacon is reaching out to all candidates for City Council for interviews and profile stories. The Newton Beacon is independent and nonpartisan, and coverage does not mean endorsement. Doris Ann Sweet has lived in Newton for more for than four...

Andreae Downs talks run for reelection, vision for a ‘car-light’ Newton

by Newton News Editor | Oct 13, 2023 | Newton Beacon

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Newton Beacon is reaching out to all candidates for City Council for interviews and profile stories. The Newton Beacon is independent and nonpartisan, and coverage does not mean endorsement. Andreae Downs, Ward 5 at-large incumbent city councilor,...

Newton police on heightened alert Friday after Hamas global threat

by Newton News Editor | Oct 13, 2023 | Newton Beacon

Newton police are on alert after former Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal declared Friday, Oct. 13, to be a “Day of Jihad” around the world as fighting continues between Israel and the Hamas in Gaza. Last weekend, Hamas fired bombs into Israel from the Gaza Strip, killing...

Five Things to Do This Weekend in Newton

by Newton News Editor | Oct 12, 2023 | Newton Beacon

Fall is in full-swing, pumpkin spice is everywhere, and the leaves are starting to change color just in time for this weekend’s two-day Newton Harvest Fair. The weekend is promising sunny skies and mild temperatures in the 60s, making for a great weekend to get out...

Deb Crossley, Ward 5 at-large councilor, talks planning, environment and running for eighth term

by Newton News Editor | Oct 11, 2023 | Newton Beacon

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Newton Beacon is reaching out to all candidates for City Council for interviews and profile stories. The Newton Beacon is independent and nonpartisan, and coverage does not mean endorsement. “It’s the bricks,” Deb Crossley said as she sat down...