On Sunday morning, May 11, the second annual NCLS Dragon’s Path & CAAN Newton AAPI 5K/1K – a run and walk event– transformed 154 Wells Avenue into a celebration of community spirit and cultural pride. Nearly 200 runners and volunteers of all ages and abilities attended the event, which was…
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Alana Murphy and Celina Poon are this year’s recipients of Nancy Quint Schön Arts Scholarships, by which each will receive a scholarship of $1,000 to support higher education in the arts. Crystal L of the John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club of Newton was named a 2025 Massachusetts State…
There are many ways to cope with the deaths of loved ones – through mourning, by doing charitable works, and reminiscing, to name a few. For those grieving the December 25, 2024, accidental deaths of the four members of the Goldstein family, the Newton Theatre Company’s (NTC) Monologue Project will…
The May 8 joint meeting of the Newton City Council’s Programs & Services Committee and Finance Committee featured a debate and non-binding straw vote on approving the Mayor’s allocation to Newton Public Schools (NPS) for Fiscal Year 2026 (Fall 2025 – Spring 2026 school year). NPS Superintendent Anna Nolin and…
On May 5, the Newton Election Department made nomination papers available for City Council and School Committee races. As of Tuesday, May 13, twenty-three candidates for City Council and nine for School Committee have taken out papers. Candidates have until July 22 to return nomination papers with signatures to be…
Preston Settles Memorial Fund (PSMF) will host PS3 Casino Night, a fundraising event on Wednesday, June 11, 6PM-11PM at the Cyclorama in Boston. It will be a fun-filled, purposeful evening of casino games, music, dancing, delicious food headlined by chefs Lydia Shire and Douglass Williams, auction items, and more—all in support of increasing…
Shortly after 9AM on Monday, May 12, a blue minivan and a gray sedan – both unmarked but with red-and-blue flashing lights – stopped and surrounded a white panel van as the three vehicles traveled south on Lexington Street in Newton, 200 feet south of crossing Rumford Avenue and River…
The first-ever Newton Rotary Dog Fest & Parade brought together local dog lovers and their four-legged companions for a day of canine celebration on May 11 (Mother’s Day) at the Hyde Community Center. Under clear blue skies, the event featured a variety of activities that delighted both human and furry…
Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman — These names evoke a bygone age of classic jazz and swing. Fans of those genres are in for a treat at 7:30PM on Tuesday, May 20, when the Contemporary Jazz Orchestra East (CJO East) performs a free concert in Newton City…
On March 22, the Las Tigresas team from Newton North High School (NNHS) placed first in The Tenacity Challenge – an annual academic scholarship competition for Black and Latinx students from urban and suburban high schools across Massachusetts. Each NNHS Las Tigresas team member – Margaret Urdaneta, Gabriella Urdaneta, Chiara…
MassDOT has announced that the Auburn Street bridge over the Mass. Pike (I-90) in Auburndale will be closed to motor vehicles from 9AM on Friday, May 16 to as late as 5AM on Monday, May 19. The closure, between Central and Lexington Streets, is needed for the replacement of bridge…
The Cat Connection of Brighton and serving the MetroWest communities of Massachusetts, will host its summer fundraiser, the 9th annual “Everything is Coming Up Rose” Garden Party on June 28, 6PM-9PM at the Durant-Kendrick House (286 Waverly Avenue, Newton). It will feature a raffle, silent auction, light supper, open bar, and entertainment. The…