Community Corner
The Week's Top Stories: New Businesses Open; School Projects Move Forward
Catch up on the top Newton headlines from the last seve days.
- The Boston College condom controversy continued over Easter weekend and into the start of this week.
- Work was scheduled to begin this week on new security systems in Newton's elementary and middle schools.
- Newton's "undersized" lot debate may be heading for the Supreme Judicial Court.
- How did Aly Raisman do on her latest appearance on Dancing with the Stars?
- A fire sparked in the basement unit of a Lexington Street apartment building earlier this week.
- Maps put together by The Atlantic Cities show a "class divide" in the Newton and Boston area.
- A group of Newton North students are working to save lives halfway around the world.
- The Newton School Committee gave initial approval to the fiscal 2014 $187.7 million budget.
- A new Subway sandwich shop is opening in Newonville.
- The Angier Elementary School rebuilding project took another big step forward this week.
- Newton Police are investigating a rash of car break-ins that occurred in Newton Centre earlier this week.
- The Newton Board of Aldermen voted on a number of items including plans for a new Newtonville parking program and sidewalk cafe furniture. The board also approved Howard Mintz as the new Newton Police chief.
- The new Pinkberry opened in Chestnut Hill this week. Just next door, Treat Cupcake Bar also opened its new Chestnut Hill store.
- A former Newton school staffer and PTO member announced this week she is running for the Ward 1 Newton School Committee seat.
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