The Community Day Center of Waltham (CDCW) — a fifteen-minute drive from Newton — provides shelter and support for the unhoused. Starting in a church basement twenty years ago, CDCW has grown as both a drop-in day center and an extension of the MetroWest community. Newtonian volunteers are essential to…
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In 2024, the Greater Boston Food Bank found that, across Massachusetts, 1 in 3 individuals do not have enough food or the means to buy food. Newton, a city known for its wealth, is no exception to the impact of food insecurity. Rose Saia, executive director of the Centre…
Since she was little, high schooler Giuliana Forte has attended Nonantum’s annual Festa Italiana, often sitting beside her father in the car he drove to carry the bell rung in the festival’s processions; she eventually assumed the responsibility of pulling the bell’s rope. Yet the personal importance of Festa lies…
The Newton Free Library, Understanding Our Differences (UOD), and the Newton Commission on Disability will celebrate Disability Pride Month by hosting a free, moderated panel and discussion centered around the question, “What does disability pride mean to you?” It will take place on Wednesday, July 17, at 7PM in the…
The City of Newton has partnered with GoGo Technologies to provide residents with subsidized rides via services such as Lyft and Uber. This new transportation service, known as GoGo Newton, started on July 1, 2024. The City’s previous transportation service, Newton in Motion, or NewMo, will consequently be unavailable after…