There are many great City Council and School Committee candidates this year, many of whom I’m enthusiastically supporting. Politics works best when we are all engaged and when people step up to run for office. However, it has been/is incredibly disheartening to see the rancor and divisiveness of our local…
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The League of Women Voters of Newton invites all community members for a Topic Meeting on the proposed elimination of Newton’s winter overnight parking ban. It will be held on Tuesday, October 7 from 7-8:45PM in the Druker Auditorium, Newton Free Library (330 Homer Steet). Panelists from groups supporting “Yes” and…
Newton Indivisible is organizing the second Newton’s No Kings Day — a visibility event with speakers — on Newton Centre Green (corner of Centre and Beacon Streets) on Saturday, October 18, Noon to 1:30PM. A core principle behind all No Kings events is a commitment to nonviolent action.
This Halloween — Friday, October 31 — turn fear into fashion at the Indivisible MAGA Magazine Fall Preview Fashion Show & Parade at the Newton Centre Common from 4-6PM. The event is a satirical runway event bringing together creativity, costume, and civic awareness. Wear a costume that dramatizes a scary consequence of…
Marlene Archer, President of the Resident Council at Cabot Park Village, organized a one-hour Declaration of Resistance Rally for 11AM on August 1. The rally at Cabot Park Village mirrored the Hands Off and No Kings protests that occurred around Newton in response to the policies put in place by…
Everyone is invited to this month’s First UU Society free lunch on Sunday, September 14 at noon at FUUSN (1326 Washington Street, West Newton). UU Rev. Jo Murphy, executive director of the UU Mass Action organization will speak about justice work. She will discuss how working for justice under authoritarian rule can be profoundly taxing, leading to exhaustion. All…
On Saturday, October 4 from 4-6:30PM, the League of Women Voters of Newton, in coordination with the Newton North High School Center for Civic Engagement and Service, and together with its cosponsors (The Village Bank, Fig City News, the Newton Beacon, Charles River Regional Chamber, Green Newton, Newton Council on Aging,…
Those who know Nancy Schön — the Newton-based artist who created the iconic Make Way for Ducklings sculpture in Boston’s Public Garden — may be surprised by her latest work, which has taken on a darker, political tone than her classic whimsical animals. The 96-year-old sculptor has not shied away…
At this year’s annual fireworks celebration of Independence Day, Auburndale resident Diane Kemsley stood out with her unique interactive American flag display featuring stars adorned with handwritten messages from children about what they love about America. Kemsley’s patriotic project began in 2018 when she was reading an article about patriots…
From photographs, Fig City News estimates that at least 1,200 people lined the streets extending from the Beacon / Centre Street intersection on Saturday, June 14 in protest of the policies of the Trump administration as part of a nationwide “No Kings” protest. No counter-protesters were evident. For photos visit:…