Newton Fair and Affordable Housing Partnership will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, July 22 at 5PM. The agenda includes the following (see Meeting Packet): Community Preservation Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, July 22 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Commonwealth Foundation will meet in…
Posts published in July 2025
Development Review Team is not scheduled to meet this week.
Looking for a fun way to explore your local libraries this summer? Join the Summer Library Crawl on Wednesday, August 6 from 10AM-5PM. It’s a self-guided tour that turns visiting libraries into an adventure! The Newton Free Library, as well as many nearby libraries, will be taking part. What is a library…
On Wednesday, July 9, the City Council’s Zoning and Planning Committee met to consider the “current state of Newton’s commercial office space,” as the Committee’s agenda described the discussion item. According to the agenda, the discussion was intended to focus on new commercial office leases, the current commercial office space…
We updated As the 90th annual Festa begins… to include a letter from the City Council to the Mayor and a police report of “defacing of public property” on Adams Street. We updated What’s Up in Newton – Week of 7/13/2025 and Board and Commission Meetings – Week of 7/13/2025…
Wednesday, July 16, is the beginning of the 90th annual St. Mary of Carmen Society festival, known as Festa, in Nonantum. The festival celebrates the enduring Italian heritage of “The Lake” — as the neighborhood is called in the community, many of whose ancestors emigrated from the San Donato area…
Levi Mngomezulu of Newtonville — a rising seventh grader at the F.A. Day Middle School — is starring in the world premiere of Kufre n’ Quay, by Emmy-nominated playwright Mfoniso Udofia, presented by The Boston Arts Academy and the Wheelock Family Theatre, July 10-26. Kufre n’ Quay is the fifth installment…
Now in its third year, the Community Veterinary Clinic at UMass Amherst’s Mount Ida campus provides both affordable, quality care for pets – and hands-on training for students. On a recent weekday, Lysa Pirone arrived for her dog Abby’s allergy checkup. A bit anxious, the 8-year-old, mixed-breed rescue pup leaned…
On July 5, Elena Guarente, a Newton North High School graduate and rising junior at Brandeis University, hosted a cleanup at Cold Spring Park. In collaboration with Newton Conservators, Guarente also organized a “Bioblitz” walk during the event, which allowed participants of all ages to assist in identifying local species…
The St. Mary of Carmen Society will host its 90th annual Italian-American Festival (Festa), open 5PM-11PM each day, Wednesday-Sunday, July 16-20, at Pelligrini Park (11 Hawthorne Street, Nonantum). The festival midway and grounds will be packed with rides, games, food, entertainment, family, and tradition. There will be special prices for…
The Newton Cultural Council (NCC) seeks input from the Newton community in order to adjust its adjudication criteria for selecting which cultural projects NCC will fund for the following year. Please respond to the survey by July 31. It takes about 5 minutes to complete. The NCC is a local…
Greg Reibman, President of the Charles River Chamber of Commerce, wrote in his July 11 newsletter that I “scolded” Newton residents who wrote to the City Council about last Wednesday’s Zoning & Planning Committee discussion about strategies to recruit new commercial office tenants. His statement is false. I would never…