Over the weekend of October 24-26, West Newton Cinema will celebrate the centennial of the birth of Academy Award-winning actor and Newton native, Jack Lemmon. The three-day celebration will feature screenings of Jack Lemmon’s most acclaimed films, a commemorative reception, and a special conversation with members of the Lemmon family.…
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The West Suburban YMCA (WSYMCA) invites the community to dust off their boots and saddle up for its 2025 Annual Gala: Country for a Cause – An Evening of Western Charm on Saturday, October 25, at 6PM at the Wells Avenue YMCA (135 Wells Avenue). The Y’s biggest fundraising event…
Garry Miller is a first-time candidate running for Ward Councilor in Ward 5. He and his husband have lived in Upper Falls for nearly twenty-seven years, where he has been a volunteer with Newton Serves and the Newton Conservators and is a member of the Northland Neighborhood Liaison Committee. He…
Julie Irish, President of the Newton Upper Falls Area Council and longtime community activist, is running for Ward Councilor in Ward 5, which also includes Waban and some of Newton Highlands. As an Area Council member and now its president, Ms. Irish has been involved in the Needham Street Northland…
Cyrus Dahmubed, a lifelong resident of Auburndale, is a young (32), optimistic candidate for Ward 4 at-large City Councilor. For seven years, Dahmubed was employed by Boston-based Utile Architecture & Planning, as Director of Research and as an architectural designer. This year, he established his own architectural design firm. Dahmubed…
John Chaimanis is an at-large candidate for City Council from Ward 4. Having grown up in Bayside, Queens, New York, Chaimanis first moved to Newton in 2001 and became a Newton (Auburndale) homeowner in 2014. His wife Gina’s family roots are in Newton. Chaimanis is Managing Director at Kendall Sustainable…
Finishing his fourth term and running for re-election as an at-large City Councilor from Ward 4, Josh Krintzman sees himself as a source of continuity on a City Council that will certainly have many new members in 2026. He spoke about growing up in Newton, attending Zervas Elementary School, Brown…
Ed. Note: During August, Fig City News conducted interviews with each of the 10 School Committee candidates who are running in competitive elections. This notice was sent to all candidates prior to the interviews. All interviews were completed before any were published. Your website has various biographical items on it. Could you…
Ed. Note: During August, Fig City News conducted interviews with each of the 10 School Committee candidates who are running in competitive elections. This notice was sent to all candidates prior to the interviews. All interviews were completed before any were published. Your campaign materials and website discuss your work as an…
Patricia Elizabeth Bartevian is famous in Boston because of her age and her antique/ consignment shop, the Bartevian, adjacent to Emerson College on Boylston Street. Even at the age of 102, she spends every Monday-Saturday in her antique shop but comes home to Newton every night. Her family’s origin story,…










