The West Suburban YMCA is getting ready to open its new facility on Wells Avenue and is offering a Founding Member deal, open to everyone, including current members. The first 5 men and first 5 women who register and pay $1,000 will receive one locker rental at Wells Avenue and…
Minyan Darchei Shalom just celebrated its first anniversary, and we would love for you to join us! We are an independent minyan conducting fully lay-led, traditional, egalitarian services at Temple Shalom in Newton. Our next Shabbat service is August 20 at 9:30AM. Weather permitting, we gather outside under a tent. …
Holtzman Medical Group — which runs COVID-19 vaccination clinics for the City of Newton — seeks volunteers to assist in non-medical administrative tasks at the following Booster Clinics at the City Hall War Memorial Room: Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2:15-6:30PM Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2:15-6:30PM Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2:15-6:30PM Friday, Sept. 23,…
At 3PM each day, August 8-12, Louise Ting, a rising 2nd grader in Newton, will play a short concert of music by Mozart and Tchaikovsky at one of the Artful Pianos installed in various parks in Newton. Louise has just returned from a competition in Europe, and you can hear…
The Charles River Regional Chamber has awarded scholarships to four outstanding students in the communities it serves. This year’s recipients are: Chaerin Lee of Needham, Grace Campbell Maillet of Newton, Theresa Cabral of Watertown, and David Fils-Aime of Wellesley. Recipients are chosen based on academic performance and extracurricular activities, as…
MaxPreps, owned by CBS Interactive, covers high-school sports and annually identifies and ranks its picks for the 100 best all-around high-school sports programs. This year, it ranked Newton North High School #40 on its nationwide list, citing these particular achievements: Fall state runners-up: Girls Volleyball, Boys Soccer Winter state champions: Boys Indoor…
The Newton Highlands Area Council will meet on August 4 at 7PM — in-person at the Brigham House (20 Hartford Street, Newton Highlands) with remote participation by Zoom as well. The agenda includes updates on Zoning Redesign and a proposed expansion of the Hyde veteran memorial. The Council may be…
With many donors on vacation, our local hospitals are facing urgent needs for donations of both blood and blood platelets. You can donate blood in Newton on Friday, July 29, when the blood mobile operated by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital will be at Brae Burn Country…
A Funeral Mass will be held for Andrew J. Magni, lifelong Newton resident and founder of Magni Funeral Home, on Saturday, July 30 at 10:30AM in Our Lady’s Church, 573 Washington St, Newton.
With its Beyond Mobility Vision for Transportation survey, the Mass. Dept of Transportation seeks to hear from everyone for input to its Beyond Mobility 2050 long-range plan. Whether you walk, bike, ride the T or commuter rail, or take a ferry, you are invited to take the MassDOT survey —…
On July 30 (rain date: July 31) at 2PM, Historic Newton will host a fun, leisurely-paced ride to explore some of Newton’s recreation areas: Crystal Lake, Newton Centre Playground, and the Chestnut Hill Reservoir, once a popular destination for 19th century bicyclists. The six-mile loop starts and ends at Landry’s…
Metro West Collaborative Development and Civico Development — the developers that will convert the West Newton Armory into affordable housing — will hold an open house on August 1, 4PM-6PM to explain the project to the public. The project is at 1135 Washington Street in West Newton. There will be…
