Community Corner
Week in Review: More Budget Meetings and Another Pedestrian Hit
Did you miss something this week in Newton? Here are some of the top stories from the last seven days.
- After the hangover from Super Bowl Sunday junk food, the week started off with some news in the race for the 10th Middlesex District seat. While a Waltham city councilor has already said he will run, a. Meanwhile, another Waltham councilor has said he will not have his name on the ballot.
- Monday night the Board of Aldermen honored retiring Fire Chief Joe LaCroix with an official commendation and a lengthy standing ovation. .
- As of this week, and the city has started looking at alternative avenues for funding the snow and ice removal budget.
- Just a week after a 12-year-old boy was hit crossing the street on his way to school and in town, by a truck on his way home from school.
- Newton Patch launched a new parenting feature this week -- Each week, our Moms Council answers readers' questions and talks about hot topics in parenting. This week, the moms discussed what to do with kids during snow days.
- Some other new content launched this week included a regular photo gallery () as well as a weekly kids feature (). Check back for both these features each Thursday.
- Stuck on what to do for Valentine's Day? can help you out, whether you are with someone or not.
- Wednesday marked the 11th anniversary of that took the lives of five employees in the building. If you have any memories of the fire, Patch wants to hear from you!
- At the end of the week, to keep the lines of communication open as the district faces a $5.8 million budget gap.
- Friday to take part in the students' mock Senate.
- In sports news, the this week with , while the in their game against Westford. On the north side of town, both the and teams had wins this week.
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