Newton gathered at Newton North HS to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy in a stirring festival of challenge, inspiration, hope, action, and song focused on the theme of Justice — Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere. NewTV’s video of the event is here. Music was provided by…
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The Newton Public Schools district is asking parents of children turning 5 years old before September 1, 2023 to complete this survey to inform the school district about their child entering kindergarten in the fall. This helps NPS to plan staffing and programming for next year. Actual kindergarten registration will…
We updated our article, It takes a community to save a restaurant, to include a quote from Mayor Ruthanne Fuller.
At Temple Shalom (175 Temple Street), Shabbat B’Yachad begins Friday, January 6 at 5:30PM for a Tots Service followed by a family pizza dinner. At 6:30PM, there’s an adult service with an Oneg at the end. Teens enjoy dinner and activities at 7:30PM as adults join a Rabbi-led discussion and…
On January 7 at 7:30PM, Newton Baroque will present The Leipzig Candidates 1723 — Andrus Madsen on harpsichord playing works of Bach, Telemann, and Graupner. All three composers were candidates for the post of Thomas Cantor in Leipzig in 1723. Johann Sebastian Bach was appointed after the first two candidates…
The Harmony Foundation, the City of Newton, the Rotary Club of Newton, and The Village Bank are collaborating on a Community Food Drive, January 9-16, in honor of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and to benefit Newton’s three food pantries: Newton Food Pantry, Newton Centre Food Pantry,…
In conjunction with National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, the Sons of the American Legion will host the eighth annual Newton Police Appreciation Day on Monday, January 9, 5:30PM-8:30PM at the American Legion Post 440 (295 California Street, Newton). The event is free and open to the public – to recognize…
We updated our article on the Newton Teachers Association blog post to include a link to an update on collective bargaining provided by the School Committee in its December 19 meeting. We also updated our article on the December 19 School Committee meeting to include a link to that update…
Fig City News launched on June 27, 2022 with the premiere issues of both Fig City Local Government Meetings & Reports (covering City Hall) and Fig City News (offering local news and community announcements). In the half-year since, these were our most-viewed news stories:
On January 11 at 7PM, the Climate Crisis subcommittee of the Newton Democratic City Committee will present Housing and Climate Change, a public online forum on how increasing interest in decarbonizing housing is occurring against a backdrop of preexisting challenges to equitable and affordable housing. Register here. Joe Curtatone, former mayor of…
Newton Teachers Association leaders discussed several topics related to Newton Public Schools, as well as their support for teacher strikes in other Massachusetts districts, in the latest NTA President’s Blog post published on January 2, 2023. UPDATE: The School Committee provided an update on collective bargaining in its meeting on…
On Monday, the Newton Public Schools district, in consultation with the City’s Health and Human Services Department, announced its strong recommendation that all NPS staff and students wear face coverings for the first two weeks of school following the December break. With “a rise of absences of both students and…