If you've ever wanted an example of how a food product can defy logic, we present to you the humble Fig Newton. On paper, ...

So actor James Harder donned a plump fig costume (with his human face in view), plus curly-toed shoes, and did the Newton dance. Big Fig's job was to sell the deliciousness of the cookie to ...

Reporter Arthur Myers disputes the claim made by the Middlesex County dog officer that Newton has one of the highest dog populations of any city ...

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