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Hi Newton! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will Riverside's new senior housing plan reshape Newton's west gateway?
  • How a Newton childhood led to revitalizing a small-town moviehouse

Also on today's calendar: Shabbat on the Beach at the Wayland Town Beach and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 85 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 60.
  • Saturday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 74 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Riverside project could get new developers, senior housing, and fewer apartments (figcitynews.com) — Newton's long-delayed Riverside redevelopment could shift to a three-developer partnership, add senior housing facing Lower Falls, cut 55–75 apartments, and shrink the main garage while slightly increasing building heights. City councilors and neighbors are weighing tradeoffs among traffic, parking, family-sized units, and a possible fully affordable Building 5, as the team races toward a 2027 MBTA construction deadline.
   

• The Lakeville Journal - August 20, 2026 (lakevillejournal.com) — A film-loving general manager who grew up in Newton has become a key cultural leader at The Moviehouse, a nonprofit cinema in Millerton, New York. He credits his Newton childhood and later recovery from alcoholism in northwest Connecticut with shaping his community-focused approach, expanding the theater into a hub for events, education, and local business collaboration.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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Brookline

  • Brookline Police Detective Retires After 25 Years Of Service (patch.com)

Waltham

  • Man Seriously Injured in Waltham Shooting; Police Say Public Is Not in Danger – [your]NEWS (yournews.com)

Ok Newton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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