Fashion is fun through the decades
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now For decades now, I’ve enjoyed fashion—well, at least most of it. There are fashion trends I never will wear,……
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If we must pick winners as a government pick people
Last week, I wrote a story about Newton’s tight housing market and how part of the problem driving the tightness was a lack of……
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Do right by the community and they’ll do right by you
If you’ve ever been in Le J’s Bar BQ, tasted the ribs or hotlinks and met owner Jeffrey Love, it’s hard not to wish……
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What to do while waiting on the train
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now OK, finish this sentence: You know you live in Newton when… Now I’ll finish it—You know you live in…
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Of Carl Sagan and a washerwoman’s granddaughter
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now As I wrote this last Thursday, I had the opportunity to speak to at a couple of classes at Newton……
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Storm are beauty and terror
I was an infant the only time I got close to a tornado, but I’ve heard the story many times. The folks had gotten……
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New year leads to weight loss work
By Wendy Nugent Newton Now I’ve realized that moving at the first of the year is a great time to move, at least, if……
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America diminished with loss of Roadkill
The Roadkill Cafe had a name worthy of merchandising and a name that drove the imagination of an eight-year-old wild. I’d imagine some employee,……
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Cat could have better music taste
So I’m stuck listening to modern country music in the house. I like country music. The good kind. The Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Kris……
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No one died and that’s amazing
By Adam Strunk Listening to sports on the radio offers a far different experience than watching it. Stretches of silence punctuate the experience, the……
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