Eric Shea, Author at The Heights

Ten-Man Eagles Overcome Halftime Deficit to Beat BU

The Eagles came out sluggish in their first game in over 500 days but Stefan Sigurdarson scored twice in the second half to down the Terriers.

News, On Campus, Academics

Fifty Years On, PULSE Confronts COVID-19 Without Missing a Beat

The PULSE Program for Service Learning has changed a lot since the program was first introduced, but never quite so drastically as it has this year.

Metro, Newton

Newton Families Discuss Anti-Racist Terms Being Used in Schools

“Now is the time where some new folks are involving themselves in anti-racist work, but I really think the students are really ready to do this work,” Arnson said. “We recognize that if we don’t do it now, when are we going to do it?”

Metro, Newton

Newton Students Hold March for Climate and Racial Justice

More than 100 Newton residents, Newton North students, and activists carried signs reading “Black Lives Matter” and “There is no Planet B” in a socially distanced protest Saturday morning.

Newton, Metro

Newton Officials Reflect on Life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Citizens of Newton reflected upon the life of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Friday afternoon in an event organized by The League of Women Voters Newton.

Metro, Newton

Restaurants in Newton Find New Ways to Safely Expand Outdoor Dining

“We’re just a very vibrant, artistic, and cultural community,” Gannon said. “It was pretty easy for me to tap into this and get people to come forward to help, and I’ll tell you they came running. It was really great to see how everyone was willing to support our community.”