Community Corner

Week in Review: Olympic Ties, New Businesses and More Algae Trouble

If you missed some Newton news this week, catch up on your local headlines with our Week in Review.

  • Do you know a local business or organization that is helping in the economic development of the city? Nominate them!
  • A Newton man who is charged as an accessory to the murder of a Waltham man
  • The at Fire Headquarters. The committee is planning for a Sept. 11, 2012 groundbreaking.
  • Newton native in the Olympics. in the final races of the men's 470 sailing event.
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  • A man was recently
  • Did you make it out to the ?
  • For those residents who missed out on swimming lessons due to the Crystal Lake closure, .
  • Meanwhile, as of Wednesday, the algae levels in the lake were still high and the Mass. Dept. of Public Health . On Thursday, the Mass. DPH .
  • Did you know that Olympic gold medalist ? She has a number of connections here in the Garden City. 
  • Remember those power outages last August during Hurricane Irene? How about 'stowtober?'
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  • Have you tried the new Farmstead Table in Newton Centre? to hear all about the new farm-to-table restaurant.
  • Did you check out the ?
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