Newton News

Dozens of local gay and lesbian couples gathered at the Boston Public Garden Thursday to celebrate the 9th anniversary of the law that gave them the right to marry in Massachusetts.

There's a new cut, color and style game in town. Stylist Matt Carlson is bringing his extensive styling background to Newton Highlands with the opening on his upscale salon, Station Row, on Wednesday, May 15.

Olympian Aly Raisman and partner Mark Ballas are headed to the Dancing With the Stars finals Monday, they found out during last night's semifinals results show.

The Powerball jackpot will hit $350 million for Wednesday's drawing. Though not the largest ever Powerball cash payout, the jackpot is inching closer to the $384 million that was given out in November 2012 in Arizona and Missouri.

If you need to get a medical checkup in a jiffy, consider heading over to the CVS on Watertown Street to visit the recently opened Minute Clinic.

Needham native and Olympian Aly Raisman and partner Mark Ballas turned in a near-perfect performance Monday night in the Dancing With the Stars semifinals, with a combined score of 59 out of 60 possible points.

The Board of Aldermen is still looking for citizens willing to serve on a Leaf Blower Task Force established by the board last spring.

In February, Vinodivino was one of the five liquor licenses approved by the Board of Selectmen .

Ambient Corp. saw its revenue in the quarter drop more than 50 percent compared to the same quarter 2012.

A new day dawns for Newton Patch. Not a better day ... I'll do my best to ensure it's not a worse day ... just a new day.

Parenting expert Joani Geltman will be at Newton North today at 7 p.m. She'll offer an informative outlook on the teenage brain as well as a dicussion on setting limits, strategies for communication and more.

New construction in Newton, and more specifically the quaint village of Waban, is a rare opportunity, but what makes this spacious property even more special is the level of design, details and amenities that were applied to its initial fabrication.

After the Newton School Committee gave the OK for four modular classrooms at Mason-Rice Elementary , the full Board of Aldermen approved funding for a total of 10 modular classrooms that will be added to elementary schools across the district.

Sanford Allen Kaplan , 82, of Newton, passed away on May 6, 2013. Kaplan was the beloved husband of Phyllis for 55 years.

Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 11 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Massachusetts.

The annual Kids FunFEST will take place this weekend on the Newton City Hall lawn, Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. There will be amusement rides for kids, arts and crafts and face painting both days.

The Music Was Not Loud Enough... A Burlington man was arrested on May 5 after he allegedly drove under the influence of alcohol and fell asleep behind the wheel of his car in Newton Corner.

On Monday May 13, Supercuts in Newton will join Boston area salons in an effort to raise money for a Boston hair stylist and her daughter who were severely injured in the Boston Marathon Bombings.

According to Professor Dale Harrow, the head of the automotive design school at the Royal College of Art in London, all the indications are that young people will not be interested in buying cars in the future.

Newton, Mass.-based Ambient Corp. has cut nearly a quarter of its staff, sources at the company told Mass High Tech Wednesday.