The second annual Interfaith Music Night will take place at Grace Episcopal Church (76 Eldredge Street, Newton Corner) on March 25, 6PM-7:30PM. It’s free and open to all, with songs, chants, mantras, prayers, and meditation. Vegan and vegetarian food available. Sponsored by Newton Community Pride, Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries, and the…
Posts published in March 2024
The League of Women Voters of Newton will be holding a Topic Meeting on Monday, March 25 to learn about the effort undertaken by Newton Community Pride, the Newton Cultural Alliance, the New Art Center, and the Charles River Regional Chamber to make the part of Washington Street that connects West Newton and Newtonville and adjoining streets a designated Cultural…
Day Middle School students are organizing a clothing drive to collect children’s clothing to give to Cradles to Crayons. The drive will run March 25 through April 5, with donation boxes at two drop-off locations: What to donate? Gently used clothing for children sizes 0-20 and adult small/medium (in youth…
The Knotty Pine restaurant in Auburndale has applied for a Backing Historic Small Restaurants grant from American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP). According to NTHP, fifty grant recipients nationwide — “that contribute to their neighborhood’s unique history and identity” — will each receive $50,000 “to help them…
Newton Cultural Development (NCD) is seeking Newton students in grades 3-12 to perform as part of the 2024 Family FunFEST on Saturday, May 18. Student artists have been selected to paint murals as part of a public art project, and there will be an open stage to showcase youth performers.…
Newton Parks, Recreation & Culture is offering a Youth Pickleball Program over spring vacation (April 18-25) as an introduction to the sport for those with little or no experience. Classes are 4PM-5PM daily. There are separate classes for ages 7-9, 10-12, and 13-15. The cost is $60. Sign up online…
The School Committee meeting scheduled for March 20 will focus on the budget for Newton Public Schools (NPS) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, which corresponds to the academic year from fall 2024 through spring 2025. The proposed budget totals $286.3 million, which is a 5.17% increase over to the current…
I strongly support the proposed housing development at 78 Crafts Street in Newtonville. I have lived in Newtonville since 1978. I moved here when I married and began my professional career. I rode the commuter train to Boston for years. My sons attended Newton K-12 public schools. I want future Newtonians to have…
Sometime between Saturday night and early Sunday morning on the weekend of March 16-17, one or more unidentified vandals spray painted and tore the posters of each of the October 7th hostages displayed in front of a home on Homer Street, thereby obliterating all the faces and identification of the…
Celebrations are in order as Newton North High School wraps up its stellar winter season. Wrestling Helmed by veteran coach John Staulo — inductee to the Massachusetts Interscholastic Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame and recently the New England High School Wrestling Hall of Fame — NNHS wrestling finished off…
For the first time in four years, the Charles River Regional Chamber (CRRC) will host Spring Seasonings: A Taste of Our Towns in person at the Newton Marriott Hotel, on April 8, 5:30-8PM. The event will feature offerings from local restaurants, caterers, and beverage providers in Needham, Newton, Watertown, and…