In a fitting tribute to the Garden City, sculptor Nancy Schon has gifted a piece she called “The Charm,” a large bronze flower with petals inscribed with the names of Newton’s 13 villages, to the ...

Curt Jackson sold his family farm in Newton for $8,000 several decades ago, and under the direction of a financial advisor he invested it all into a little company known as Apple, and it was thanks to ...

Petty Morals are having a big year. The trashy, fabulous rock band came in second at the Rock ’n’ Roll Rumble, scored two Boston Music Awards nominations (New and Rock Artist of the Year) and made it ...

Jul. 17—Newton Public Library is no longer going to charge children and teens overdue fines for late books, children's DVDs and STEM kits. In a press release July 13, the library staff and its board ...

Think spring — think Spring Fling! Come join us on Saturday, March 31, at 6:30 p.m. for the library’s most celebrated annual fundraiser in honor of the literary achievements of distinguished regional ...

Even though 96 percent of Americans now own cell phones—up from 35 percent in 2011, according to the Pew Research Center—Newton Free Library has maintained cardholders, visitors, and book circulation.

During the two week period of early in-person voting 9,954 Newton residents cast their ballots. Voting was held from Oct. 17 through Oct. 30 at the Newton Free Library in Drunker Auditorium, which was ...

It’s been almost a century since women in America got the right to vote, and while much has changed, author Barbara Berenson believes there’s still a lot of work to do. Join Berenson as she offers her ...

NEWTON, Kan. (KWCH) - The City of Newton on Tuesday, Jan. 31, broke ground on a project more than a decade in the making. With the ceremonial moving of dirt, the city celebrated the beginning of ...