Newton Power Choice is offered by the City as Newton’s default electric power supplier for residents and businesses. Customers are enrolled automatically in NPC’s Standard plan (which gets 82% of its power from premium renewable sources in New England) unless they choose NPC’s 100% Green plan, NPC’s Basic plan (20%…
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Last Saturday for Auburndale Village Day, the neighborhood had great weather, crowds strolling up and down Lexington and Auburn Streets, violin serenades, sidewalk art, activities in and around the Auburndale Community Library, and surprise offers from local businesses. A fine link in the chain of Newton’s Village Days, following Waban,…
Last Thursday, Newton Neighbors invited the community to The Street in Chestnut Hill to gather — in-person, for the first time in a long time — and celebrate the successful conclusion of this month’s School Supplies Drive conducted in collaboration with The Street and Village Bank. Susan Vaughn, one of…
The Woman’s Club of Newton Highlands was formed in 1917, and it’s now the only one remaining among many such charitable and social clubs across the villages of Newton a century ago. Club members still meet (on the first and third Wednesdays of the month) at its Workshop, a one-story…
The Newton Cemetery & Arboretum (NC&A) has written an open letter to the Newton community offering information and context regarding its request for a waiver of a strict application of Newton’s Tree Preservation Ordinance with regard to NC&A’s planned removal of 219 trees in order to develop more burial space.…
As part of its Take a Trip Up the Charles campaign, the Charles River Regional Chamber has created an online travel guide to Newton describing “a dream day in Newton” and listing 130 restaurants, 84 retail shops, and 7 hotels — as well as a link to TripAdvisor’s 15 Best…
The Charles River Food Co-op has launched its inaugural membership drive, aiming to create a retail grocery in the Newton-Watertown-Waltham area to at least partially fill the void left by the closing of Russo’s. The Co-op will be a hybrid, owned half by consumers and half by workers. A consumer…
Metro West Collaborative Development and Civico Development — the developers that will convert the West Newton Armory into affordable housing — held an open house on August 1 to explain the project to the public and introduce its revised design. In response to public input, the revisions addressed building height…
On Tuesday evening, the Friends of Hemlock Gorge honored Rep. Ruth Balser for her ongoing support of conservation and improvement projects in the Gorge and surrounding area. In 2020, Rep. Balser secured $50K in state funding to replace the roof of the historic Stone Building at the northeast corner of the park.…
Last weekend’s three-day Linda Plaut Festival of the Arts was an amazing success, despite the summer heat. Everyone who attended — regardless of which venues and performances — is invited to provide feedback to Newton Community Pride via this short survey to help prepare for next year’s festival. Many thanks…
Family-run West Newton Cinema has announced that it has reached agreement to sell to Mark Development the property where the theatre is located and is seeking new owners for the theatre’s business. After more than 40 years in West Newton, the Bramante family will continue to operate the theatre in…
Newton-based Commonwealth Chorale, an auditioned chorus of 80 experienced singers in metropolitan Boston, has selected a new Artistic Director, Dr. Michael Driscoll, replacing David Carrier, who has retired after 43 years of leading the group. The Chorale’s 2022-23 season will include these performances at the Church of the Holy Name…