Ella Song, Author at The Heights

Newton’s proposed FY24 budget includes a $19.7 million increase in funds from last year, according to Mayor Fuller’s budget address on Monday.

The updated FY24 NPS budget reallocates funding to elementary strings programs following community pushback to their initial elimination.

Newton City Council approved funding for a feasibility study to renovate Franklin Elementary School during its meeting Tuesday night.

NPS will also make cuts to student services and raise fees for services such as parking spaces and extracurricular activities.

The city of Newton is considering expanding Section 12-72 of the city’s charter to further limit single-use plastic waste in the city.

The Newton School Committee unanimously rejected a petition for the creation of an NPS academic principles advisory committee on Tuesday.

Newton city councilors discussed various budget items and projects and honored John Bliss at their city council meeting Monday night.

Gas companies propose blending hydrogen gas with fossil gas for greener energy, despite the debatableness of this method’s effectiveness.

The exhibit narrates the story of Indigenous people in Nonantum, many of whom were converted to Christianity.

During the event members of local Indigenous communities spoke about their cultural connections to water and the environment.