Newton-based Commonwealth Chorale, an auditioned chorus of 80 experienced singers in metropolitan Boston, has selected a new Artistic Director, Dr. Michael Driscoll, replacing David Carrier, who has retired after 43 years of leading the group. The Chorale’s 2022-23 season will include these performances at the Church of the Holy Name…
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The Fig City Community Calendar is a compendium of all kinds of Newton community events, mostly derived from the ongoing stream of Fig City Announcements. The calendar is in Google Calendar format so you can: Get more information on any event — by clicking on the event title to see…
— City’s Request for Proposals Emphasizes Community Meetings and Outreach to Racially Diverse Candidates — The deadline for submission for Newton’s RFP for executive search firms was July 14, and the City received ten responses, including two from nonprofit organizations: Massachusetts Association of School Committees and New England School Development…
Founded in 1935 as a mutual benefit society, St. Mary of Carmen Society has been hosting a five-day festival beginning on a Wednesday in nid-July at Pellegrini Park Hawthorne Park in Nonantum, and ending with a huge fireworks display on the following Sunday night at Our Lady Help of Christians…
NewCAL takes center stage this week with its appearance at two City Council committees — Programs and Services and Public Facilities. The Programs and Services Committee will take up at its meeting on Wednesday (see agenda) this request submitted by the Mayor to acquire, by purchase or by friendly eminent…
The Newton Farmers Market at Cold Spring Park (1200 Beacon Street) is now open on Tuesdays, 1:30PM-6PM, until October 18. This week’s vendors (photo): And Soaps Boston Sword and Tuna Bridges Nepali Cuisine Copicut Farms Del Sur Dick’s Garden Market Ginger Gems Grateful Tastes Heavens Harvest Lochtree Mei Mei Dumplings Nicewicz…
Citizens for Affordable Housing in Newton Development Organization, Inc. (CAN-DO) has launched an outreach campaign to inform families about resources available to families and individuals through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The two programs are: Child Tax Credit Program enables families within certain income limits to receive the remaining…
Late Friday evening, a home at 54 Gray Cliff Road in Newton Centre was destroyed by a four-alarm fire. No one was home at the time, and a neighbor noticed the fire only after it had engulfed multiple floors. MassLive reports that the Newton Fire Department — backed up by…
The League of Women Voters (LWVN) recently launched a Municipal Transparency and Accountability Initiative to evaluate the transparency and accountability of Newton’s city government and advocate for improvements where needed. They are reaching out to collect information about the community’s experiences and views. Over the next 12 months, LWVN will…
City Forester and Deputy Commissioner of the Newton Parks, Recreation, and Culture Department Marc Welch, provided an online presentation about the benefits of our street trees and what needs to be done to assure their future on June 15th. The City’s street trees provide so many benefits to the public…
The City kicked off its celebration of the fourth of July at the Newton Centre Playground. 30 gallons of ice cream were generously donated by Cabot’s and ended the evening with a spectacular fireworks display! Special thanks to Howard Sholkin and his team of volunteers from Newton Community Pride! Photos…
Members of the environmental organization, Mothers Out Front Newton (MOF-Newton) were invited to discuss their concerns about Newton’s defective gas pipeline infrastructure at the June 22nd Public Facilities Committee meeting. According to MOF Newton, National Grid has not been maintaining gas turn-off valve caps (also called gate boxes) in accessible and operable condition. Turning off…