The Newton Police Department hosts a free Afterschool Boxing Program for kids aged 10-17. This program takes place at the Nonantum Boxing Club (75 Adams Street, Nonantum) every Wednesday, 4PM-5:30PM.
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On January 19, 2024, after months of unsettled educator contract negotiations with the Newton School Committee, the Newton Teachers Association announced a strike. The sudden shut down of schools presents challenges for students, families, and the community, and parents may struggle with how to explain what’s happening to their children.…
“The reason grief can be so hard is because it can feel so isolating,” Julia Ong reflected while discussing the 2021 death of her younger child, Avery. Even before their daughter died, the Newton resident and her husband, Jordan Bray, experienced the crushing weight of grief upon learning the baby’s…
Drop your kids off with the Newton North and South High School gymnastic teams at Newton North High School on January 5, 5:45PM-8PM, for an evening of gymnastics, games, crafts, fun, and pizza! The event is for kids ages: 4-10. The cost is $30 per kid ($20 if siblings). Pay…
Belmont World Film will present its 21st Family Festival, for children ages 3-12, in Arlington, Cambridge, and Newton in January. On January 21, the festival will show these films at West Newton Cinema (1296 Washington Street): 10:30AM — Two films for ages 3-8: 11:45AM — For ages 5-12: 1:45PM —…
The City of Newton was incorporated as a city on Inauguration Day 150 years ago, in 1874. This year, on Inauguration Day — January 1 — the public is invited to gather 2PM-4PM in the War Memorial Auditorium in City Hall for a family friendly 150th anniversary celebration with cake,…
Dressed as sheep, shepherds, the three magi, innkeepers, angels and the Holy Family, multigenerational actors performed the traditional Nativity play at the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (FUUSN) in West Newton — the first of three Christmas Eve services on December 24. In between scenes of the story…
December 1-3, Mayor Fuller’s team will once again transform City Hall into an 18-hole mini golf course winding through the secret staircase in the Mayor’s Office, City Council Chambers, and War Memorial. Families, friends, neighbors of all ages and abilities are encouraged to attend, as individuals or in groups of…
The Park Lighting at Coletti-Magni Park will be held on Sunday, December 3. Hot chocolate and caroling will begin at 6:15PM. Santa will arrive with friends from the North Pole and be available for photos just after the lights go on at 7PM! Bring your letter to Santa’s mailbox and…
The Waban Improvement Society invites all to its Waban Lights and Family Sing-Along event on Sunday, December 3 at 4:45PM the grounds of the Waban Library Center (1608 Beacon Street, Waban). Before lighting up the beloved Waban Library Center building and surrounding grounds — creating a wonderland of light throughout…