As part of its Spring Guided Walk Series, Newton Conservators is hosting a guided walk in Hammond Woods led by Richard Primack, professor of plant ecology at Boston University, on Sunday, May 3 from 2PM to 3:30PM. Registration is required and limited to 30 people. Richard will discuss the conservation area’s various…
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The 5th Annual Newton Earth Day Festival, hosted by Green Newton and the City of Newton, will be on Saturday, May 3 from 12-3:30PM at the Zervas Elementary School (30 Beethoven Ave, Waban). The festival brings together residents of all ages for a dynamic, family-friendly celebration of sustainability and local…
On Thursday, February 26, the Conservation Commission will review plans to relocate native fish from Bullough’s Pond to City Hall Ponds to “correct the negative impact” of an earlier project that had pumped water and fish in the other direction. In 2024, the City of Newton initiated a De-Watering for…
Tuesday afternoons at the Centre Street Food Pantry are humming with activity. The police direct traffic as a line of cars queue up at the back entrance of the Trinity Parish of Newton Centre for Senior Hour. Drivers wait patiently in line, order slips tucked neatly inside their car windshields.…
The Newton Dems Environmental Committee will host a Zoom webinar, What’s in Your Energy Bill & What Can the State Do?, on Sunday, February 22, 5PM-6PM. Register here. Energy affordability is a key issue right now: bills are sky rocketing, and the Massachusetts State Legislature wants to do something to…
Newton Conservators will be hosting a webinar, “Vernal Pools and Their Special Ecology,” at 7PM on Thursday, March 5. To attend, sign up for the webinar. Seasonal ponds, known as vernal pools, are full of life and can be found throughout our region. Newton has several, including Bare Pond in…
A free, friendly “drop-in” clinic on Friday, March 6 from 9:30AM – 12PM at the Cooper Center (345 Walnut Street, Newtonville) will offers answers to questions about utility bills and heating costs. No technical knowledge is required, and there is no pressure to sign up for anything — just clear, unbiased…
Fulfilled Goods will hold its second annual “sweater swap” from Friday-Saturday, March 13-15. All are invited to stop by to drop off sweaters at either location during store hours anytime before the swap. Sweaters must be in like-new condition with no stains or holes. Due to space limitations, only adult sizes will…
The UU Plant-Based Eating Club will host a screening of How Not to Die, a powerful new documentary movie about the relationship between diet and health, followed by a live Q&A with physicians from Plant Docs on Sunday, March 29, at 2PM at the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton.…
When Newton North High School student Sean Choi first began to explore the world of architectural design, he was drawn to the idea of playing with physical space in a way that expresses emotion. “I originally came from an art background, where storytelling and expression were central to my work,…
For many, high school cafeteria food is not something to be looked back upon fondly. But a group of high school students at Newton North and Newton South see potential in the daily meals that their schools serve. This fall, Newton North student and leader of the school’s “Green Team”…
Join the Newton Free Library and Joys of Nature for a Live Animal Lecture for Adults: Helping Endangered Species on Wednesday, November 12 at 7PM in the Library’s Druker Auditorium (330 Homer Street). What is an endangered species? Why are many animals and their habitats disappearing? Learn about endangered species in…