Margaret Morganroth Gullette has published six books on age and ageism, most recently American Eldercide. How It Happened, How to Prevent It, by the University of Chicago Press. The book has been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award. See her interview in Nonprofit Quarterly. Jameson White…
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Highlights this week… City Council City Council Committee Chairs will meet on Monday to discuss current practices and Open Meeting Law issues. City Council will meet on Monday to vote on the following requests (see Reports Docket): The New Docket includes the following requests: Programs and Services regularly scheduled meeting…
Susannah Heschel — the Eli M. Black Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Jewish Studies Program at Dartmouth College — will speak in Cabot Park Village’s Black History Lecture Series on March 12 at 1PM in the Community Room of Cabot Park Village (280 Newtonville Avenue, Newtonville). Prof. Heschel’s scholarship…
Holi is the Indian festival of Colors, and everyone is invited to celebrate by throwing colors in the air and creating a vibrant canvas with family and friends. Newton Holi will be held on Saturday, March 15 from 12PM to 1PM at Newton City Hall. Holi is a celebration of diversity,…
The Newton Piano Summit returns with free performances on March 15 and 16, 3PM-5PM, at Second Church (60 Highland Street, West Newton). This program is supported in part by grants from the Village Bank, Advance Auto, Newton Cultural Council, Newton Community Pride, Massachusetts Cultural Council, Charles River Foundation, and generous private donors.
The All Newton Music School will present a free concert, Six Violins, Six Centuries on Saturday, March 15 at 4PM at 321 Chestnut Street, West Newton. Free tickets are required and are available online. In this unconventional violin recital, Julie McKenzie will explore the history, evolution, and repertoire of the violin,…
Emily Craven — who is running the Boston Marathon to help fund the Fig City News summer internship program — is also organizing the Fig City News Shamrock 5K for the same purpose. The race is twice around Jamaica Pond plus 0.1 mile to the finish, for a total of…
As winter weather continues, many people are looking forward to the arrival of spring. Haiku Newton invites all to put those thoughts on paper, in the form of Haiku poems, and submit them to its fourth annual contest. The themes for the 2025 contest are Regeneration, Renewal, and Revisioning. Hint:…
We updated Newton high school journalists win New England honors to include comments by Savannah Bond and Mia Lahav. We updated Newton South Jazz educator Lisa Linde and Jazz Ensemble receive national recognition to include information about the Jazz Ensemble’s success on March 5 at the regional Massachusetts Association for…
The Newton Police Department has issued a notice outlining the following options for making an inquiry, commendation, or complaint to the department. Write to: Office of the Chief of Police Attn: Internal Affairs Bureau Newton Police Department 1321 Washington Street West Newton, MA 02465 Call: 617-796-2100 and request to speak…
City Council is not scheduled to meet this week. Finance will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 10 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Zoning and Planning will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 10 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:…
School Committee will hold its regular meeting in person (Room 210, Education Center) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 10 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following: School Committee will hold a special meeting in person (Room 210, Education Center) and virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, March 12 at…