Newton City Council discussed two versions of a zoning law concerning accessory dwelling units, but delayed voting on them. Newton’s Land Use Committee granted a special permit to build a larger house ...

BC Community Rallies for Fair Wages, Expanded Training for Facilities Workers Employees, students, faculty, and community members gathered across from St. Ignatius Church Wednesday afternoon to call ...

Nikita Osadchiy (he/him) is an Assistant News Editor for The Heights. He is from Brooklyn, N.Y. You can find him on Twitter @niktgray or contact him at nikita.osadchiy@bcheights.com. The Trump ...

Pickett Silences BC Offense in Tar Heels’ Weekend Series Sweep Brittany Pickett tossed the first 14 innings of North Carolina’s weekend series against the Eagles. All but one of those were scoreless.

2024 was an especially important year for both Boston College and Newton, marked by the retirement announcement of University President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J., BC’s thrilling comeback to win the ...

The most numerous stat to my name is the number of times I have attended mass. 52 Sundays multiplied by 19 years equals 988. I am rapidly approaching my 20th birthday, so add a few for the past ...

Boston College’s most anticipated dance showcase of the year did not disappoint the BC community—despite the event’s scheduling overlap with the men’s hockey championship. At 6 p.m. on Saturday, Conte ...

Paige Folli (she/her) is the Newsletter Editor for The Heights. She is from Hoboken, N.J. You can contact her at paige.folli@bcheights.com. “There are many issues that affect both Northern Ireland and ...

Like Ulysses S. Grant Jr., Daniel Webster, and so many more historical figures she has spent her life studying, Heather Cox Richardson got her start in the hallowed halls of Phillips Exeter Academy in ...

Scott Hayes, the alleged shooter in a violent incident at a pro-Israel protest last fall, will avoid trial and his case will be dropped after three months if he complies with probation conditions, ...

Three Newton marijuana dispensaries—Garden Remedies, Ascend, and Redi—have threatened to sue the city to win back community impact fees they have been required to pay, according to a citywide email ...

Boston College filed a federal lawsuit against Urshan University, alleging the Missouri-based Christian institution violated federal law by breaking an agreement to gift 13 stained-glass windows to BC ...