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Newton
Mass, known as the Garden City, is located six miles west of Boston. It
lies within the so-called Boston Basin, a tiny structure of the Appalachian
Mountain Range. Originally a part of Cambridge, Newton was settled in 1630
and incorporated in 1688 with the first settlement in Newton Corner. The
Boston and Worcester Railroads established depots at what later became
Newtonville and Auburndale in 1834. Newton is bounded on three sides by
the Charles River and is a diverse community comprised of 14 villages,
each with a unique character.
The villages of Newton - listed alphabetically
- are: Auburndale, Chestnut Hill, Four Corners, Newton Centre, Newton Corner,
Newton Highlands, Newton Lower Falls, Newton Upper Falls, Newtonville,
Nonantum, Oak Hill, Thomsonville and Waban. Newton is a vibrant community
that is desirable as a place to live and work due to its proximity to Boston,
nearness to various highway and public transportation systems, attractive
neighborhoods and high property values, well-run municipal government,
and a strong, nationally-recognized school system. Newton has well maintained
parks, bicycle and fitness trails, golf courses, a public pool and lake.
From July through October there is an outdoor Farmer's Market.
Newton has a new, state-of-the-art,
award-winning Library which served 602,951 people in 1993, and is home
to the Jackson Homestead Museum, one of 712 nationally-accredited museums
(out of 6,200 museums country-wide). Among the myriad arts and cultural
organizations and activities, Newton has a Symphony Orchestra, resident
theatre groups and an Arts in the Parks Program. Newton has been designated
1 of 3 cities nationwide to participate in a pilot tree bank, planting
6,800 seedlings. Newton has an extensive Institutional Network (I-Net)
communications system which connects 63 municipal and institutional buildings,
including all public schools. Newton was the recipient of the U.S. Conference
of Mayors and Heinz Foundation awards for being the first city in the Commonwealth
to administer a mandatory curbside recycling program.
Newton Mass is located in Eastern
Massachusetts, bordered by Needham on the southwest, Wellesley and Weston
on the west, Waltham and Watertown on the north, Brookline and Boston on
the east, and Boston on the southeast. Newton is 8 miles west of Boston
and about 210 miles from New York City. |
