“Couldn’t be more different than last summer” — Superintendent Anna Nolin Superintendent Anna Nolin and all nine members of the School Committee, including Mayor Ruthanne Fuller, met for approximately three hours starting at 4:30PM on July 24 for a summer session to begin to plan the Newton Public Schools (NPS)…
Posts published in July 2024
Newton Neighbors is hosting a school supplies drive. DONATIONS REQUESTED: Amazon wish list where you can purchase these products directly Please do not donate items with monograms or company-specific logos. DELIVERY LOCATIONS FOR DONATING GOODS: If you need school supplies, contact [email protected].
Newton Community Farm is once again partnering with Autumn Hills Orchard in Groton to offer weekly fruit shares — about 4 to 5 pounds of apples and other in-season fruits every week. Each share runs for eight weeks (August 28 – October 18), and pickups are at the white tent…
The American Red Cross is holding blood drives in Newton — for both blood and Power-Red donations. You must schedule an appointment before donating. You can schedule it through the website or by calling 800-RED-CROS (800-733-2767). They will occur at the following times and places:
Newton resident and clinical psychologist Dr. Lisa Najavits has initiated a public health project to offer a free, drop-in support group to help people in the community learn coping skills, especially related to helping people who have suffered from trauma and/or addiction. The meetings will take place weekly on Wednesdays,…
On the weekend of August 3-4, there will be 197 Newton residents riding in this year’s Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) to raise funds for the world-class cancer research and patient care of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Each rider’s fundraising will help the PMC raise $75 million this year — bringing the PMC’s total lifetime fundraising…
Jason Garb, a recent graduate of Berklee College of Music, will be the keyboardist for FifteenØeight at Lollapalooza in Chicago, IL on August 2, as part of the Berklee Popular Music Institute, an innovative, year-long class that brings students and Berklee-affiliated acts to major U.S. music festivals. Emily Rachel Ochlis has…
There are no meetings scheduled this week for the City Council or its committees.
There are no School Committee meetings scheduled for this week.
Newton Commonwealth Foundation Board, which operates the municipal golf course, will meet in person (Room 204) on Tuesday, July 30 from 10AM to 12PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Free Library Board of Trustees Finance Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, July 30 at 10AM. The agenda…
The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team (DRT) this week (see DRT Snapshot):
Unlike the characters in Disney’s “Pinocchio” — who were swallowed whole by Monstro, an evil whale — on Thursday lots of Newton kids eagerly crawled inside a massive inflatable Humpback as part of an educational program at the Newton Free Library. The Whalemobile, which is used as a teaching tool…