At 6PM on September 11, the Newton 9-11 Memorial Committee and the City of Newton will host Newton’s 21st annual Day of Remembrance of 9-11 at the City’s 9-11 Memorial on the front lawn of Fire Department headquarters, 1164 Centre Street. Donations to support the ongoing maintenance of the Memorial…
Posts published in August 2022
Hankus Netsky & Janice Octavia Allen will kick off Newton Community Pride’s Fall Concert Series on September 11 at 3PM with a free concert at the Austin Street Plaza in Newtonville. If you were wowed by their recent performance at the Linda Plaut Festival of the Arts — or if you missed it…
The bilingual Huaxin Chinese School at Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association (GBCCA) will begin its 2022 Fall term on September 11. Classes are held on Sunday mornings at 437 Cherry Street, West Newton for children and adults. Register here. For more information, email [email protected]. In the evenings, the GBCCA also offers a…
Cappella Clausura and the Shift Orchestra Project will present a multimedia musical experience — Sarah Kirkland Snider’s Mass for the Endangered — on September 11 at 5:30PM at Emmanuel Church (15 Newbury St, Boston). Mass for the Endangered is a moving composition for choir and orchestra in which vibrant images…
The Newton Free Library’s annual gala fundraiser, Spring Fling — postponed from April because of Covid — will be held in-person at the Library on Saturday, September 17 to benefit the Library’s award-winning English Language Learners Program. The ELL Program is open to people who want to improve their English…
No City Council meetings this week. Accuvote Ballot Machine Testing will begin on Monday, August 22, in preparation for the upcoming State Primary to be held on Tuesday, September 6. Testing of the machines will begin at 9:30AM and will take place in the Cafeteria at City Hall. Mail-in ballots…
There are no City Council meetings scheduled for this week.
The Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Trust Fund Board of Trustees will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, August 22 at 12 PM. The agenda includes the following: Discussion of Actuarial Valuation and Review of OPEB report as of June 30, 2021 The Countryside School Building Committee and Community Meeting will…
The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team this week. (See Development Review Team Snapshot.) 270 Auburndale Avenue: Special Permit for single-family dwelling for increased floor area ratio (FAR), oversized dormers, and three stories 46 Farwell Street: Special Permit Amendment to allow conversion of non-conforming…
The arts are having a resurgence in the city post-pandemic. Murals and other public art are popping up in village centers, and live music can be heard in parks and courtyards. Several organizations bring the arts alive in the city of Newton. Here is a brief guide to the larger umbrella organizations. In the future,…
The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) recently released final guidelines for multi-family zoning requirements for the MBTA Communities Act. During the comment period earlier this year, nine Newton City Councilors (Albright, Lipof, Downs, Crossley, Bowman, Kelley, Noel, Humphrey, and Kalis) submitted comments that: Supported the 25-50 acre size…
Massachusetts State Senator Cindy Creem has shown a genuine commitment to her constituents to get climate solutions enacted into law. Nevertheless, it was her granddaughter’s concerns about the climate crisis that prompted her to do even more to work for progress at the Statehouse in recent months. As Chair of the…