The Linda Plaut Newton Festival of the Arts is this weekend, July 22-24, offering a wide variety of arts, culture, and music ranging from baroque to blues, R&B to classical guitar, and jazz to opera. There will be 20+ performances and 4 venues over the course of 3 days, all…
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Single-family and multi-family buildings with four or fewer units may be eligible to participate in a new pilot program, Decarbonization Pathways Pilot, being launched by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC). MassCEC seeks homeowners interested in decarbonizing their homes to test a new assessment protocol that it will use to…
The Newton Rotary Club will be holding its monthly Clothing Drive at the Scandinavian Living Center (206 Waltham Street, West Newton) on Saturday, July 23 from 9AM to noon. Rotary is working with Helpsy, which accepts clothing and textiles in any clean condition (see details) and makes a donation to…
The Newton Rotary Club will be holding its monthly Clothing Drive at the Scandinavian Living Center (206 Waltham Street, West Newton) on Saturday, July 23 from 9AM to noon. Rotary is working with Helpsy, which accepts clothing and textiles in any clean condition (see details) and makes a donation to…
Newton Parks, Recreation & Culture is conducting two surveys seeking public opinion about the development of performance spaces: Newton Centre Playground Performance Pavilion: This survey seeks public input about a possible outdoor performance pavilion at the Newton Centre Bowl — the open space adjacent to the Newton Centre Playground, down…
Today is Sundae! It’s National Ice Cream Day, and you can celebrate by stopping in at some of Newton’s local ice cream shops. Wally’s Ice Cream and Sweets – 419 Lexington Street – is celebrating with free waffle cones. Cabot’s Ice Cream – 743 Washington Street – where owner, Joe Prestejohn, says:…
Green Newton wants us to know about two online information sessions on July 21: Noon-1PM: Electric Vehicles 101, hosted by the Green Energy Consumers Alliance. Register here. More about electric vehicles here. 7PM: New 2022 Heat Pump Incentives for Electric Heating and Cooling, featuring the City of Newton’s Energy Coach,…
Citizens for Affordable Housing in Newton Development Organization, Inc. (CAN-DO) has launched an outreach campaign to inform families about resources available to families and individuals through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The two programs are: Child Tax Credit Program enables families within certain income limits to receive the remaining…
Newton Nomadic Theater is bringing back the Nomad Story Slam for an event of true stories told on July 24 at 4PM at the Allen House (35 Webster Street, West Newton), as part of the Linda Plaut Festival of the Arts. Anyone can throw their name into the hat for…
Green Newton is recruiting volunteers to continue a city campaign to improve residents’ awareness of what can and cannot be recycled in our green bins. Between now and mid-October, volunteers will walk neighborhood routes 7AM-9:30AM on trash days (only in good weather) to apply educational stickers to the tops of…
Late Friday evening, a home at 54 Gray Cliff Road in Newton Centre was destroyed by a four-alarm fire. No one was home at the time, and a neighbor noticed the fire only after it had engulfed multiple floors. MassLive reports that the Newton Fire Department — backed up by…
The League of Women Voters (LWVN) recently launched a Municipal Transparency and Accountability Initiative to evaluate the transparency and accountability of Newton’s city government and advocate for improvements where needed. They are reaching out to collect information about the community’s experiences and views. Over the next 12 months, LWVN will…