State Rep. Amy Sangiolo (11th Middlesex District) will hold office hours on Friday, January 9, 11AM-12:30PM at Newton City Hall, Room 211. For answers to questions or to schedule a meeting with the Representative outside of these times, please contact Denise Chan, Legislative Aide, 617-722-2425 ext. 7317 or [email protected]. You can…
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Are you interested in volunteering to help a member of our community learn English? Join the Newton Free Library’s English Language Learning Program! The next information session will take place on Saturday, January 10 at 10AM on Zoom. It will be followed by training for new volunteers on Saturday mornings in January and February.…
Award-winning singer-songwriter Halley Neal will perform with her back-up band of upright bass and fiddle in a house concert in Newton on Saturday, January 10 at 7PM. Doors open at 6:30PM. Location of the concert will be sent to those who register. All of the donations (suggested $35 per person)…
The Isabel Oliart Band – featuring Isabel Oliart, Anne Hooper, and Sammy Wetstein – presents an afternoon of Celtic fiddle music at the Newton Free Library on Sunday, January 11 at 2PM. Isabel Oliart is the current National Scottish fiddle champion and plays music from her CD of original tunes, ‘Late Evening’s Dram.’…
Please join State Representative Greg Schwartz for his monthly office hours on Monday, January 12 from 10AM-11:30AM at Newton City Hall (1000 Commonwealth Avenue) in Room 211. No appointment is necessary. For further information or to schedule a time to meet with Representative Schwartz outside of office hours, please contact…
We updated our October 28 article on the Star Market closure after the store reopened.
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Parks, Recreation & Culture hosted Halloween Window Painting for grades 3 to 8 throughout the villages on Saturday, October 25. See this year’s gallery at https://photos.figcitynews.com/2025/2025-Halloween-Window-Painting. Photos by Tessa Gordon and Bruce Henderson.
Highlights this week… City Council City Council is not scheduled to meet this week. Finance Committee’s regularly scheduled meeting has been canceled. Zoning and Planning will meet on Monday regarding theses requests: Land Use will meet on Tuesday regarding these requests: Public Facilities will meet on Wednesday regarding these requests: School Committee School Committee has…
Finance Committee’s regularly scheduled meeting has been canceled. See Meeting Cancellation Notice. Zoning and Planning will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, October 27 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Land Use will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday,…
School Committee has canceled a previously scheduled Executive Session Meeting to be held on Monday, October 27 for a grievance hearing with the Newton Teachers Association. See Meeting Cancellation Notice. School Committee Policy Subcommittee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 212) on Friday, October 31 at 12:30PM. The agenda…
Newton Cultural Council will meet in person (1294 Centre Street, Newton Centre) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, October 27 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following: Youth Commission Advisory Board will meet in person (Druker Auditorium, Newton Free Library) on Monday, October 27 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the…