Bryan Mcgonigle

Braintree Police Chief Timothy V. Cohoon is coming to Newton to lead the Newton Police Department. Mayor Marc Laredo announced on Monday afternoon that Cohoon was his pick–a decision made jointly with former Mayor Ruthanne Fuller–to be Newton’s next polic... See more

Mayor Marc Laredo’s idea for an Arts & Culture Department took a huge step closer to reality recently when the City Council’s Programs and Services Committee voted unanimously to approve its creation. John Rice, former city councilor and City Hall’s n... See more

It’s not rare to see crowds, organized by Newton Indivisible, gathered near the Newton Centre Green on a Saturday afternoon with various handmade signs expressing outrage at the Trump administration. But this weekend was different. The crowd was bigger th... See more

Newton saw a steeper decline in enrollment this school year than forecast. But at the same time, students seem to be coming back to NPS from private schools, especially Newton North students. Katie Hogue, chief of data and research for NPS, presented the ... See more

Newton-Wellesley Hospital named one of state’s best U.S. News & World Report has released its list of best regional hospitals, and Newton-Wellesley Hospital came in at number 7 in Massachusetts and number 5 in Greater Boston. The hospital scored high ... See more