Friday, March 8, 2013
The Newton Free Library is open regular hours today.
Updated 2:35 p.m. If you're planning to take the commuter rail out of Newton today, make sure to check the MBTA's alert page before heading out. The Framingham/Worcester line has faced some delays today due to the weather. 1:45 p.m. The National Weather Service has extended the Winter Storm Warning to 7 p.m. Friday, March 8. 12:45 p.m. Check out this map from the National Weather Service to see how much snow has fallen in Newton. Do you have snow totals from your home in Newton? Leave the totals in the comments section below! 11:45 a.m. The National Weather Service is now saying that the Newton area could get between 12 and 24 inches once this storm finishes later today. Bands of heavy snow will contnue through this afternoon, the NWS …
Monday, February 11, 2013
Many parents and teachers took to social media Sunday night to express their opinions about Monday's school cancellation in Newton.
After the Friday-Saturday blizzard dumped nearly two feet of snow on Newton, school officials decided Sunday night to cancel school for Monday, Feb. 11. Once the announcement was made, several parents and teachers took to social media to express their opinions on the decision to cancel school. Here's a sampling of what we saw: @ctanowitz: Wish #Newton schools would give a reason for closing schools in the phone message. Parents aren't happy. Cc: @14thVillage @NewtonMAPatch @Mr_Martenis: @ctanowitz @NewtonMAPatch #Newton Teachers are frustrated as well. @dlluce: @Mr_Martenis @ctanowitz @newtonmapatch how about the safety of the children comes first. I think that's the best reason EVER. @traxbrah: #Newton students are happy @NewtonMAPatch @…
Sunday, February 10, 2013
The cleanup continues from the Friday-Saturday blizzard.
Updated 6:41 p.m. Although the snow stopped more than 24 hours ago, the Newton Public Schools will be closed tomorrow as the cleanup continues from this weekend's blizzard. All schools, including the preschool at the Education Center and Lincoln-Eliot Elementary, will be closed Monday, Feb. 11, according to an email from NPS Coordinator of Communication and Community Engagement Megan Smallidge. The Education Center will be open Monday. In an email to Newton Patch, Smallidge clarified that district officials decided to cancel school over concerns about narrow roadways and dangers to pedestrians. The city has several instances of "non-continuous sidewalks" that have snow mounds on the corners, forcing pedestrians to walk into the streets at …
Mark Dionne
11:30 am on Sunday, March 10, 2013
The sidewalk along Route 9 at the new Chestnut Hill Square development is unpassable. Do they expect pedestrians to walk on Route 9? more ›