Thank you for your coverage of November 18, on the accessibility challenges faced by individuals with mobility issues. Last week, we stopped to take a break during our walk around Newton Centre. How fitting was it that as we sat on the Newton Centre bench dedicated to Carol & Dick Beard,…
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For the fourth year, Newton Neighbors is holding its Great Giving Thanks Gift Card drive to raise money for supermarket gift cards for families experiencing food insecurity. Last year, Newton Neighbors served 150 families throughout Newton, Brockton, and Waltham with supermarket gift cards. The goal each year is to distribute…
CAN-DO offers these services for low-income families: CAN-DO (Citizens for Affordable Housing in Newton Development Organization, Inc.) is a community-based nonprofit organization dedicated to the cause of affordable housing for individuals and familieswith low and moderate incomes. Founded in 1994, CAN-DO has developed and managed affordablehousing units serving a diverse…
For the 16th year, The Village Bank is partnering with the City of Newton’s Department of Health and Human Services to sponsor the City’s annual Holiday Gift Drive to bring holiday joy to local children. The Bank invites everyone — customers, neighbors, and all members of the Newton community —…
American Legion Post 440 will hold its annual Holiday Gift Faire on Sunday, November 26, 10AM-4PM at 295 California Street, Nonantum. It will feature homemade holiday crafts, jewelry, pocketbooks, artwork, blankets, scarves, ornaments, bags, Christmas decorations, homemade jams, birdhouses, and more. All proceeds benefit Veterans and charities that Post 440…
Patrick and Jacki Rohan have been honoring the lives of transgender people even before their own loved one came out. The couple, who are members of the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (FUUSN), on November 19 attended the group’s Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil. The ceremony included music and…
Participating Newton Centre businesses will have special offers during the 3rd annual Newton Centre Holiday Shop & Stroll on December 10, noon to 4PM, organized by All Over Newton. Carolers from the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (FUUSN) will stroll and sing. From 1PM to 3PM, all are invited…
Miracle of Lights: a Holiday Family Festival — will take place at Newton City Hall on December 10, 3PM-5PM. Doors will open at 2:30PM. It’s a charitable festival celebrating Hanukkah and benefiting displaced children in Israel and Ukraine. It’s sponsored by Center Makor and Music, Arts & Fashion Productions. Tickets…
Chestnut Hill Square is collecting much needed food and personal care items to benefit The Newton Food Pantry now through November 19, 2023. Items collected will be used to stock the shelves of the food pantry and support their goal of alleviating food insecurity in Newton by providing supplemental food…
For many years, it’s been the same story – less than 50% of Newton low income, Black, and Latinx students would meet or exceed expectations on the MCAS, and college graduation rates for the same students would be markedly low. A new organization led by parent volunteers, the Newton Youth…
At its annual Fall Business Breakfast, the Charles River Regional Chamber honored Dr. Rochelle Walensky, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with the Chamber’s highest honor, the R. L. Tennant Award, for her nationwide leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic. Mayor Ruthanne Fuller lauded Dr. Walensky’s courage…
The Foundation for Racial, Ethnic and Religious Harmony is currently accepting grant proposals that aim to facilitate learning, interaction, and understanding, and to encourage the recognition of diversity within the community as a source of community strength. Eligible proposals include educational, nonprofit, professional, or other endeavors focusing on racial, ethnic and religious harmony. …