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Newton Takes Webster Woods From Boston College By Eminent Domain
Newton City Council has voted to permanently preserve and protect 17 acres with a conservation restriction so it can never be developed.

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Newton City Council has voted to permanently preserve and protect 17 acres with a conservation restriction so it can never be developed.

Proponents say it will revitalize the area that has been mostly empty. But not everyone is happy about it.
School is canceled Tuesday in Newton. It's the first snow day of the season.
It's the first snow day of the season for Waltham students.
It's the first snow day of the season for Brookline students.
It's the first snow day of the season for Brookline students.
As another 4 to 8 inches of snow is set to blanket Greater Boston, Waltham has declared no parking on the streets.
As another four inches looks set to fall on the area, Boston students get a snow day Tuesday, Dec. 3.
As another 4 to 8 inches of snow is set to blanket Greater Boston, Brookline has made the call.
On Thursday, Town Meeting is set to resume and with it, a full plate of hot button issues, including electric scooters.
It's one of the city's largest projects in recent memory.
It might not look like that much snow, but officials are asking residents to drive carefully.
The Chelmsford Police Department invites the community to come out and fill one of its cruisers with gifts to benefit Toys for Tots.
A messy snowstorm was expected to dump up to 18 inches of snow across the state.
From now until the end of March there is no parking permitted in Newton overnight.
Bookmark this page to find live scores throughout the game and all high school Thanksgiving Day games on Thursday, Nov. 28.
Here is what you need to know about the local showdown.
Bookmark this page to find live scores throughout the game and all high school Thanksgiving Day games on Thursday, Nov. 28.
It outlines roles and considers proposed recreational marijuana shops owned by minorities or Waltham residents "priority applicants."
After 12 hours of recounting votes, City Councilor Greg Schwartz said he conceded to Ward 6's next city councilor Alicia Bowman.