The Heights

Newton Free Library Co-Hosts Event Detailing History of Black Westerns

Shruthi Sriram • April 2, 2023

Mia Mask spoke about her book Black Rodeo, A History of the African American Western, at an event at the Newton Free Library.

Shruthi Sriram • March 26, 2023

Women in World Jazz is an educational band that performs musical styles from around the world while emphasizing a mission of social justice.

Annie Li • February 28, 2023

Jewish lawyers largely came from the North, and they worked to dismantle legally enforceable racial segregation, according to the speaker.

Margaret Doheny and Shruthi Sriram • February 12, 2023

Newton is offering a number of opportunities for Valentine’s Day. Here are five ways to celebrate the holiday.

Caitlin Clary • January 30, 2023

Wanger detailed the book at an event co-hosted by Historic Newton and the Newton Free Library on Thursday.

Ven Cernjul • December 4, 2022

Once the fire started, patrons were trapped inside as the club’s main door was jammed and six other exits were locked, according to Schorow.

Elizabeth Gray • November 20, 2022

Dennis Whyte said that fusion energy can become a sustainable energy source for the future in a talk last Tuesday.

Annie Li • November 20, 2022

Newton is no exception to statewide reliance on old gas distribution systems, according to one of the talk's participants.

Ella Song • November 6, 2022

Olmsted designed parks including Central Park in New York City and the Niagara Reservation in Niagara Falls, New York.

Ella Song and Camille Storch • October 23, 2022

During the event members of local Indigenous communities spoke about their cultural connections to water and the environment.

Sahithi Thumuluri • October 11, 2022

This exhibit is part of a continued effort that began last summer to gather community input for the village centers’ futures.

Henry Blanchette • October 11, 2022

Cobb said that the more positive the voting process is for the voter, the more likely they are to have faith in the results.