June 27, 2026
Community Newspaper for Newton, Massachusetts
Newton Community Farm (303 Nahanton St, Oak Hill) presents Glorious Grains: Exploring New Tastes and Nutritional Qualities on Thursday, July 16 from 4PM – 6PM and Saturday, July 25 from 10AM – 12PM. During this interactive, experiential workshop you will be invited to move beyond the well-simmered world of rice…
The First Unitarian Universalist Society of Newton invites you to Our Environmental Activism: We Can All Be Green on Sunday, July 19 at 10:15 AM in FUUSN’s Parish Hall (1326 Washington St, West Newton). The program is also available via Zoom. FUUSN environmental activists share their work—Alta Hodges on native…
Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street, Newton Centre) hosts The Scoop on Solar Energy on Monday, July 20 at 7pm. What do ice cream and solar energy have in common? They’re both better when shared! Enjoy a scoop of ice cream and a conversation about solar power, energy efficiency, and…
Rachel Carson’s birthday, May 27, is an annual call to action for policies and safeguards protecting our health and community. Rachel Carson was a marine biologist and ecologist who gave us an ethic of ecology — that we are all connected and interdependent. In 1962 her book, Silent Spring, alerted…
On Friday, May 22, seven students from Newton North and South High Schools met with Mayor Marc Laredo to ask his support for the Plant Based Treaty and more plant-based meals in school cafeterias. The students, joined by Kimmy Cushman of Plant Based Treaty and Marcia Cooper of Green Newton,…
Diesel bus tail pipe emissions cause significant health problems. Headaches, dizziness, eye irritation, nausea are a bad way to start the school day! Emissions are also linked to asthma, cancer, and heart disease. Sitting inside the bus with windows closed does NOT protect from emissions. Research shows quite the opposite:…
Members of the Massachusetts Native Fish Coalition (NFC), MassWildlife, and Newton Conservators joined forces on Saturday morning, May 9, to re-introduce native fish into the City Hall Ponds. In 2024, the fish population in the City Hall Ponds was nearly wiped out when the City pumped the fish into Bullough’s…
On May 8, the Newton North Youth Energizer Team earned second place in the statewide MassEnergize Youth Climate Solutions Challenge, receiving a $2,000 award for its project to motivate at least 100 Newton households to complete Mass Save Home Energy Assessments. The team focused on peer outreach, workshops, and neighborhood…
Finding high-quality goods for a low price is nice …but getting them for free is even better, especially when you’re helping the environment. Jenna Firshein knows the joy of paying zero for essentials since she’s a regular at the Swap Shop at Newton’s Resource Recovery Center. The volunteer-run group was…
Residents across Newton gathered in teams, once again on the first Sunday in May, to participate in NewtonSERVES, a City-sponsored annual day of community service. This year, the weather was a bit raw for May. Despite a cool, gray morning, volunteers turned out — some in winter hats and heavy…
If you have young children, or just want to experience nature in your city, scan the QR code (below), enter the URL into your browser (https://join.goosechase.com/304324b3-a900-4900-988a-e51ac1e7d3f3) or type the join code (PWMGQX)into the Goosechase app, and start your hunt! The scavenger hunt will take place from Friday, May 1 at…
Take a Pond Fish Tour through the Newton Cemetery & Arboretum (791 Walnut Street, Newton Centre) with Bob Mallard of the Native Fish Coalition on Friday, May 8 at 10AM and 1:30PM. Learn about Cold Spring Brook, the four ponds and two lagoons on the property, and the aquatic life…
