On April 15, Tami Gambiza ran his first Boston Marathon, raising funds for Fig City News. Already connected in Newton as treasurer of Fig City News and trustee of Newton’s Affordable Housing Trust, on Patriots’ Day he joined the community of people who have run the Boston Marathon. His story:…
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This year, at least 53 residents ran the 128th Boston Marathon to raise money for charitable causes they care deeply about. Fig City News has made it easy for you to support them and their causes. Listed below are links to each runner’s personalized fundraising page. For more information and inspiration, see this document from…
For the last 18 months, the Newton Police Department (NPD) has been working to become fully accredited through the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission (MPAC). If all goes well, the final step will be an On-Site Assessment for Accelerated Accreditation over April 23-24. During the On-Site Assessment, a facilitator from MPAC…
Newton Superintendent of Schools Anna Nolin has received the 2024 Bobbie D’Alessandro Leadership Award from the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents (M.A.S.S.). The award was presented at the annual M.A.S.A. Women’s Educational Leadership Network conference on March 19. Now in its 15th year, the Bobbie D’Alessandro Leadership Award is one…
A March 24 fire in a two-family duplex at 1243 Walnut Street in Newton Highlands took the life of one man, identified by the Middlesex District Attorney’s office as 69-year-old Scott Patz. According to the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services, another adult in the home was injured but did not…
On February 7, CAN-DO opened VITA — its free tax-preparation service for low-income individuals — and welcomed its first two tax filers into its office in Nonantum, in space provided by The Village Bank. Since then, approximately forty additional tax filers have entered the doors. Eight community members answered the…
The City Council’s Real Property Reuse Committee is set to meet on Thursday, March 28 to discuss a request to put a portion of the City-owned section of the Walker Center property up for sale or lease. The original Walker Center site was split into two parcels, with private developer…
The Knotty Pine restaurant in Auburndale has applied for a Backing Historic Small Restaurants grant from American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP). According to NTHP, fifty grant recipients nationwide — “that contribute to their neighborhood’s unique history and identity” — will each receive $50,000 “to help them…
For the first time in four years, the Charles River Regional Chamber (CRRC) will host Spring Seasonings: A Taste of Our Towns in person at the Newton Marriott Hotel, on April 8, 5:30-8PM. The event will feature offerings from local restaurants, caterers, and beverage providers in Needham, Newton, Watertown, and…
On March 7, the City Council convened as a Committee of the Whole in order to discuss the upcoming budget process with Mayor Ruthanne Fuller. Council President Marc Laredo opened the meeting by explaining that this meeting would take the place of a process in earlier years, in which the…
For the last few weeks (at least), residents of Newton have had an opportunity to take a wok in Cold Spring Park. Regarding the cookware available near the Beacon Street entrance to the park — across the parking lot from the new Pollinator Garden — Alan Nogee, President of the…
On March 7, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller reported that the City of Newton has once again received a rating of “Aaa – Stable” — the highest rating offered by Moody’s Investors Service. Newton is one of only 14 municipalities in Massachusetts with this rating. Among the reasons cited by Moody’s in…