Construction of a much-anticipated traffic calming project at the intersection of Waverley Avenue and Franklin Street is underway. For years, abutters had noticed the high volume of traffic accidents at the intersection and pushed the City to implement a speed-reducing raised table. The project was approved by the City Council…
Posts published in August 2025
We updated What’s Up in Newton – Week of 8/17/2025 and Board and Commission Meetings – Week of 8/17/2025 to include the Upper Falls Area Council meeting.
The Friends of the Newton Free Library, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, will host a dining fundraiser at Ninebark Kitchen+Drinks (1391 Washington Street, West Newton) on August 19, 2025 from 12PM to 9PM. Ninebark will donate a portion of the proceeds to The Friends. Through fundraisers such as this one, book…
With the passing of Helen Rittenberg on August 8, Newton lost a warm, welcoming, multidimensional friend who touched people in many ways. She will be remembered as an educator and educational psychologist, the former Principal of Williams Elementary, and a staunch advocate for many progressive causes. Along with her wife…
Since 2011, local nonprofit Newton at Home has been on a mission to help older Newton residents age in place with dignity and independence. The organization, which is built on a membership system and a neighbors-helping-neighbors style of community, connects “members” — older adults looking for support — with a network of…
The mission of the Newton-based Price Center is to “empower individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism, to thrive in living, social, and work communities.” In her first year as CEO, Abigail Parrilla has been instrumental in creating new opportunities, developing existing programs, and setting a path for the…
NewTV will host its 5th Annual Cones ‘n Cars event on Wednesday, August 27, 5PM-8PM in the NewTV parking lot (23 Needham Street). There will be classic and exotic cars — and plenty of ice cream and other treats to go around. Don’t miss this Newton summertime favorite. Come for…
West Newton Cinema will host another in its Director’s Event series — showing the film, Death & Taxes, followed by an Q&A discussion — on August 21, 7PM-9PM at West Newton Cinema (1296 Washington Street, West Newton). Tickets are $20. The Q&A discussion will feature director Justin Schein and Chuck…
Jamaree Pope is this year’s Newton recipient of a Charles River Regional Chamber scholarship. Pope graduated this year from Newton South High School, where he was a star athlete and noted by his school counselor as “an enjoyable, easygoing, thoughtful kid …respected by everyone at school.” Pope has been mentoring…
Yet another quiet summer week… City Council City Council is not scheduled to meet this week. Land Use will meet on Tuesday regarding these requests: School Committee School Committee will meet on Thursday for its annual retreat. Boards and Commissions Board of License Commissioners will meet on Tuesday regarding requests for:…
On April 21, Emily Craven (NNHS ‘22) ran the 129th Boston Marathon to raise money for the third annual Fig City News summer internship program. Before the day of the Marathon, she had raised a total of $7530, exceeding her goal of $7500. This included proceeds from the five-kilometer “Shamrock”…
On July 28, Newton high school student and pianist Matthew Ding, accompanied by four friends, stepped out onto the largest stage at 2Life Communities’ Brighton campus, a local senior living center. To much acclaim, they performed Pachelbel’s Canon for the audience in the 255-seat auditorium. This concert, while Ding’s largest…