Keeping people independent: Local center to offer Senior Fitness Test
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now New Grand Central senior center Executive Director Tara Goering wants to empower older folks to take charge of their health……
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A team with chemistry: NHS basketball looks to a good year
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now While they’re teammates on the Newton High School basketball court, varsity players Jamieson Jones and Damarius Peterson won’t see……
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North Newton man quilts to support his habit
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Robert Bechtle used his 71-year-old hands to gingerly place two 2-1/2 inch squares together under a Singer sewing machine presser……
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Taking the weight off: Local group sticks together for encouragement
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Newton residents and longtime friends Andrea Jones and Jenney Blevins had several payoffs in their weight-loss journey. Not only did……
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Destination Space: Robotics students take off in machine creation
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Space may be the final frontier, while FIRST Robotics kids might think of it as one of the only frontiers……
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Serving the community: Peabody Market survives Dollar General, test of time
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now PEABODY—Katherine Gilley’s friendly demeanor shines through, whether she’s talking about the weather with a customer or greeting an employee……
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Laying out an award: Chisholm Middle School yearbook gets national recognition
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Images of Beyonce and Michael Jackson are in the 2017-18 Chisholm Middle School yearbook. It’s not that they attended……
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‘This could happen to you’: Boy gets diagnosed with brain tumor
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now While 11-year-old Andrew Ewertz listened to the rhythmic drums, electric guitars and yell-singing of his favorite band, Imagine Dragons, the……
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For parks department, work heats up when weather cools off
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now After this winter, folks will be able to run their trucks over an obstacle course and take off and land……
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Riding the storm out: Sunset third-graders help villagers in ‘natural disaster’
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Sunset Elementary School science teacher Robert Masem got out his homemade island model during class with third-graders, and one student……
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