The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a charity that helps those in need in Newton (and a frequent partner of Newton Neighbors Helping Neighbors), is holding a clothing drive this Sunday, October 2, 9AM-Noon and 4PM-6PM. The truck will be located in the parking lot of Our Lady Help…
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Here are three new affordable housing opportunities available in Newton, at Haywood House, the Golda Meir Expansion (2Life Communities), and 77 Court Street: Haywood House: The Newton Housing Authority is now accepting applications for the Haywood House (83-127 Kennedy Circle, Newton Corner), which has 55 one-bedroom units for elders over the…
The Allen House (35 Webster Street) will be free and open to the public on September 28, 2PM-4PM. See Historic Newton’s fabulous exhibit: An Uncommon Education: The Allen School, chronicling the Nathaniel Allen School, a remarkable 50-year experiment in progressive education, founded in Newton in 1854.
The LigerBots — Newton’s award-winning, dual-high-school FIRST Robotics Competition Team — seeks to recruit new members and will hold an Open House on September 29, 6:30PM-9PM at Newton South HS. Any and all high-school students in Grades 9-12 in Newton North or Newton South who are interested in any aspect of…
October is Italian American Heritage Month and on October 3 at 5:30PM, the Nonantum Neighborhood Association will celebrate the raising of the Italian flag on the City Hall lawn with cannoli from Joey’s Cannoli. The Newton Columbus Day Committee is hosting these Columbus Day events on October 10: 9AM: Rolling…
Historic Newton’s Free Community Weekends open the Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds (286 Waverley Avenue) and the Jackson Homestead )527 Washington Street) free to the public on the first Saturday and Sunday of each month, 10AM-5PM.
Newton Community Pride’s Fall Concert Series will feature a free concert of Italian songs and opera classics sung by soprano Olga Lisovskaya and tenor Giovanni Formisano, accompanied by Max Lubrasky on piano. It will be held at the Ciociaro Social Club (144 Bridge Street, Nonantum) on October 2 at 1PM.
MBTA crews will be doing geotechnical drilling between October 3 and November 4 to collect data to support the design of station improvements. Most of the work will be done between midnight and 5AM with some noise and lighting. Temporary single lane and sidewalk closures will be required and some…
Newton Theatre Company, in collaboration with UCHAN, invites those who rent in Newton to share their stories via NTC’s The Monologue Project: Renter’s Edition. It’s as easy as speaking with one of the directors and telling them your story (in-person or over Zoom). Or you can write your story down…
Indigenous Peoples Day Newton will take place on Monday, October 10, 11AM-5PM at Albemarle Park (map), celebrating the music, dance, poetry, and the visual art of diverse Native artists who currently live in the Northeast. It’s an outdoor, family-oriented, cultural and spiritual celebration that is open, accessible, and welcoming to…
Food To Your Table (FTYT) is a local nonprofit that picks up food from the farmers market on Tuesday evenings and delivers the same evening to Newton residents in need. Volunteers are needed for approximately 2 hours (5:45PM – 7:30PM) on Tuesday evenings through October 18. For more information, email [email protected]. Come join the fun as…
The New Art Center is introducing Art is Healing, an Expressive Arts Therapy program for middle-school students, and the program team will hold an online information session on September 21 at 5:30PM. Register here. Expressive art therapy provides a safe and responsive space for young teens to create, connect, and…