Newton, Mass., replaced a street’s red, white and green centerline with standard yellow stripes, citing traffic safety ...

They came from Italy. They came here and they felt at home, this was their home. And now they’ve taken this away, they’re ...

Newton mayor defends decision for yellow lines ahead of Italian festival: ‘We missed the mark in communicating’ ...

Newton's annual Italian heritage festival begins amid a heated debate over street markings, as residents repaint traditional ...

City officials replaced the red, white, and green stripe that had been there for years with conventional double yellow lines ...

The alleged vandalism came after fierce backlash to the mayor’s unannounced decision to paint over the lines in late June.

To residents of Nonantum, painting over the green, white, and red traffic lines felt like an erasure of identity.

Mayor Ruthanne Fuller of Newton said the decision to repaint the line was a thoughtful consideration made over “many months.” ...

On June 26, late at night under cover of darkness and without warning, Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller ordered city workers to ...

After city crews removed the green, white, and red center lines along Adams Street in Newton, community members came together Wednesday<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

Anger is continuing to brew in the Nonantum neighborhood of Newton, Massachusetts, after the city removed the Italian flag from the lane lines of a street. Residents on Adams Street woke up recently ...

claiming it both is “inspired by long Italian summers” and that its pastel shades invoke the flag of Turin. Though it’s only ...