Emily Pauls

Eric Turner, Lasell’s provost, said the university has already had a successful year. Since January, 28,892 COVID tests have been performed with a .22 percent positivity rate, according to the Lasell University COVID-19 Dashboard .

“Keeping our community safe has been and will remain our number one priority,” Michael B. Alexander, Lasell’s president, said in an announcement to students regarding the vaccine policy.

Preparing for a normal semester in the fall, Lasell University is requiring its

She said the story goes that one day Meriam saw Sparkawk being mistreated by his mother-in-law so he purchased her in order to set her free, but Sparhawk decided to reside with him until his death.

Cowan said she decided to start researching Sparhawk’s life when her name showed up in a story from Francis Jackson’s 1854 History of the Early Settlement of Newton, a book in which he said Sparhawk was set free by the Rev. Jonas Meriam.

Cynthia Cowan of Historic Newton shared in a recent lecture wh

Kessler said Newton Community Pride wanted to put its own spin on the project.

A diverse group of artists painted 25 recycled doors, said Meryl Kessler, a board member of Newton Community Pride and the chair of the art show, which is based on a New York project where artists painted doors placed on local bike trails.

Newton Community Pride launched a summerlong art show called “ Newton Out Doors ” to take advantage of the warm weather and loosened restrictions, bring the community together, an