Last Saturday, the West Suburban YMCA raised over $130,000 at its Annual Gala to support its programs enabling families of all backgrounds to develop healthy habits, build confidence, and foster strong relationships. The event recognized retiring board chair Ned Morse’s six decades with the Y, and Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller presented Morse with a…
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Last week, local news media in Newton was the focus of discussion on Ken Parker’s Common Ground show on NewTV. Participants were Aaron Goldman representing the upcoming Newton Beacon and Amy Sangiolo and Bruce Henderson of Fig City News. You can watch the show on NewTV’s Vimeo.
Bigelow enrollment, and diverting Cabot 5th graders, discussed with NPS administration NPS has published its Preliminary Enrollment Report for the 2022-2023 school year. The Report shows that students who left NPS for non-public alternatives during the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 pandemic school years have mostly not returned to NPS. From March…
UPDATE: The MBTA’s Better Bus Project held a virtual meeting November 2 at 6PM to present its Revised Bus Network (see Flyer for more details). A recording of the meeting will be posted on the event page. The MBTA has released a revised bus map — as well as an interactive map that enables…
This weekend, over 370 student artists participated in Newton Cultural Development’s Halloween Window Painting event, now in its 23rd year. You can admire their work in the shop windows of Auburndale, Newton Centre, Newton Highlands, Newtonville, Nonantum, and West Newton. (Our photos in these links don’t do them justice. Please…
On Friday, for the first time since Covid, the members of the Charles River Regional Chamber gathered in-person for the Chamber’s Annual Fall Breakfast, filling the the Marriott’s Grand Ballroom in a sold-out event. Mark Sokoll presented the Chamber’s highest honor, the R. L. Tennant award, to past Chair Linda…
Jayne Colino, departing Director of Newton’s Department of Senior Services, began her career in Newton in 1990 as Director of Senior Services in the basement of Newtonville’s branch library at 345 Walnut Street. At that time, Senior Services facilities consisted of the children’s reading room, bathroom and two closets —…
The Rebecca Pomroy Foundation has a new President: Victor Lee, a lifelong Newton resident over 20 years’ experience in the tech industry and expertise in business operations and financials. Active community member and long time Newton resident Patience Berkman was honored for her grace, humor, and dedication in her 3…
The organization publishing Fig City News has reorganized as a nonprofit corporation, Fig City News, Inc., and has applied to the Internal Revenue Service for 501(c)(3) nonprofit designation. Fig City News is run by volunteers and to date has been funded by its founders. We are now seeking donations to…
An incident on Union Street in Newton Centre last Thursday night inspired this artful response. Todd Miskell, owner of BMBI Fitness, arrived Friday morning to find a gaping hole in one plate glass window on the front of his gym and an outdoor chair askew on the floor inside. Upbeat…
On October 25, all eight members of the City Council’s Land Use Committee voted to recommend to the Full Council approval of the Crafts Street Elder Housing with Services proposal (see Special Permit documents), which includes a request to rezone seven parcels (34, 36, 38, 48, 50 Crafts Street, and…
The School Committee recently posted that it will meet this Thursday evening to address several topics including enrollment, fiscal and operational updates, the Superintendent search, capital projects, and policies related to school choice, dress codes, student discipline, and home schooling. The meeting will be in person and virtual. For meeting…