3Jun Update — “Sustainable Streets Tour @ Garland Rd is still ON for tomorrow, Sunday June 4 from 12-4 p.m. in spite of the anticipated light rain. “ Garland Road’s Sustainable Street Tour is just a week away. From noon until 4:00 PM on June 4th, friends and neighbors will have an opportunity…
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“What things have you done to help climate change?” Andrew Breithaupt thought for a moment before he answered: “I’ve driven across the country three times.” Breithaupt, resident of Newton for just over a year, might be recognized as the creator of Green Newton’s climate kiosk. That’s the big Tic-Tac-Toe exhibit…
Headquartered at City Hall, the Newton Food Pantry, founded 40 years ago, currently serves more than 2,000 Newton residents — over 270 households every week. It’s a remarkable accomplishment. And no one is more proud of it than Regina Wu, MD, who has served as the Pantry’s president since July…
The Programs & Services Committee convened last Wednesday night in a discussion of four departmental budgets: City Clerk, Newton History Museum, Newton Free Library, and the Parks, Recreation and Culture Department. With respect to the City Clerk’s budget, the committee learned there was a fifty percent decrease in staff at…
During a Celtics game on January 20, seniors at Newton South High School Sam Klein and Vassili Syssoev received honors through the Boston Celtics’ Heroes Among Us program for their work in community service. Co-founders of Student Landscape, a student-led landscaping company in the Greater Boston Area, Klein and Syssoev…