Newton Village Alliance leadership uncovered
Eleven months after its mysterious formation, we finally know the identity of the matermind behind the anti-development group, Newton Villages Alliance,. Thanks to reports filed with the Secretary of...
View ArticleThompsonville throws in the towel
Everyone knows that there are 13 villages in Newton but no body can ever remember that last one. No one in the city seems to know why Thompsonville ever got it’s official village designation in the...
View ArticleWill nude bathing be allowed at Crystal Lake this summer
Local activists at OpenCrystalLakes.org are petitioning the board of aldermen to insert the words “except at Crystal Lake” into Section 20-57 of the City’s Ordinances, that bans nude bathing. After...
View ArticleCity: Homeowner was hoarding plastic bags
Answering the call from a concerned neighbor about a possible hoarder, the city’s Inspectional Services Department paid a visit to a Nonantum home that was filled with disposable plastic shopping bags....
View ArticleBridge deficiencies encourage Selectmen to sever all roads to Newton
NEEDHAM, Mass. With work planned for four crossings between Newton and Needham, Needham Selectmen are weighing the benefits of restricting access to and from the City of Newton. An abandoned railroad...
View ArticleNew logo for Waban area council
For many years Chief Waban’s image had been the official logo of the village of Waban. The Waban Area Council has received a few inquiries recently about the historical accuracy of that image. While...
View ArticleEnd of an era: Village 14 sold
Today, we have some bittersweet news for you loyal Village14 readers. This morning Village 14 was sold, for an undisclosed sum, to the media company The Onion Inc. The new management wants to assure...
View ArticleHappy April Fools Day from all the fools at Village14
We now return to our regular Village 14 programming.
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