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July 26, 2026

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Free science program for middle-school students, offered by NSHS students
Free science program for middle-school students, offered by NSHS students
West Suburban YMCA: Free Summer Saturdays, July & August
West Suburban YMCA: Free Summer Saturdays, July & August
Jackson Walnut Park School: Admissions Summer Series, June 25–July 31
Jackson Walnut Park School: Admissions Summer Series, June 25–July 31
John M Barry Boys & Girls Club of Newton 42nd Annual Golf Outing, July 27 – Register now!
John M Barry Boys & Girls Club of Newton 42nd Annual Golf Outing, July 27 – Register now!
Newton Parks and Recreation Department: Picnic and Play in the Park, July 6 – August 14
Newton Parks and Recreation Department: Picnic and Play in the Park, July 6 – August 14
Newton Neighbors: School Supply Drive, until Aug. 1
Newton Neighbors: School Supply Drive, until Aug. 1
First Unitarian Universalist Society of Newton: Peace Corps Stories, July 26
First Unitarian Universalist Society of Newton: Peace Corps Stories, July 26
Second Church in Newton: MGH Blood Drive, July 26
Second Church in Newton: MGH Blood Drive, July 26
Newton Cultural Development: Performances in the Park – Los Sugar Kings, July 26
Newton Cultural Development: Performances in the Park – Los Sugar Kings, July 26
Invitation to an Uncommon Conversation, July 26
Invitation to an Uncommon Conversation, July 26
Newton Henge to align with sunrise on July 28?
Newton Henge to align with sunrise on July 28?
Newton Free Library: Reading Frederick Douglass Together, July 29
Newton Free Library: Reading Frederick Douglass Together, July 29
Green Newton: Sun Prints at the Farm, July 30
Green Newton: Sun Prints at the Farm, July 30
Hyde Community Center: Shakespeare in the Playground—Romeo and Juliet, July 30
Hyde Community Center: Shakespeare in the Playground—Romeo and Juliet, July 30
City of Newton: Village Movie Nights: Mamma Mia, July 30
City of Newton: Village Movie Nights: Mamma Mia, July 30
Aston Magna: Seeking an Other: Music from Less Expected Places, July 30
Aston Magna: Seeking an Other: Music from Less Expected Places, July 30
Hyde Community Center: Concert: The Black Velvet Band, July 31
Hyde Community Center: Concert: The Black Velvet Band, July 31
Hyde Community Center: Movie: Karate Kid, July 31
Hyde Community Center: Movie: Karate Kid, July 31
Newton Conservators Bioblitz: Help ID Newton’s Flora in Saw Mill Brook, Aug. 1
Newton Conservators Bioblitz: Help ID Newton’s Flora in Saw Mill Brook, Aug. 1
FUUSN: Summer Chime Concert, Aug. 1
FUUSN: Summer Chime Concert, Aug. 1
First Unitarian Universalist Society of Newton: Nurtured by Beauty, August 2
First Unitarian Universalist Society of Newton: Nurtured by Beauty, August 2
Newton Cultural Development: Performances in the Park – Hurry Sundown, August 2
Newton Cultural Development: Performances in the Park – Hurry Sundown, August 2
Heart for Care: Newton Youth Lifesavers Initiative, August 2
Heart for Care: Newton Youth Lifesavers Initiative, August 2
Music Mondays: Zentangle, August 3
Music Mondays: Zentangle, August 3

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School Committee Meetings – Week of 7/26/2026

By FCN on July 25, 2026

School Committee is not scheduled to meet this week.

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