Italian community reacts after crews removed green, white, and red center lines in Newton. By Stephen Quinn. June 27, 2025. Share. NEWTON, MASS.

NEWTON, Mass. — For 90 years, every July, the St. Mary of Carmen Festival parades along a green, white and red line in the middle of Adams Street.

The red, white, and blue stripes that mark the parade route on Hope and High streets will be repainted next week. They get repainted every year since it’s water-based paint, unlike traditional ...

Each of the red lines has a number 1 next to them. For example, suppose you’re meeting a friend in the city and you have to go a mile crosstown and a mile uptown to get there by cab.