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…
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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:…
Driver after driver honked horns on June 14 in solidarity with the crowd lining Beacon and Centre Streets in Newton Centre for the No Kings protest against President Donald Trump and his actions. On a day drizzly and cool for a summer Saturday, more than 1,200 Newton residents and those…
Former State Representative Kay Khan has been named one of its six Distinguished Public Service Fellows at UMASS Boston’s Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy (CWPPP), in recognition of her thirty-years of leadership in advancing a broad range of mental and physical health services, programs to improve the…
About forty Newton and non-Newton residents gathered with homemade signs at the foot of the Walnut Street bridge by Washington Street to mark May 1st, May Day. The RESIST the Coup organizers — Nadine Cohen, Susan Davidoff, and Lynn Weissberg — chose this location to bring their message to the…
The Charles River Regional Chamber of Commerce concluded Women’s History Month on March 31 with guest speaker Governor Maura Healey, and Congressman Jake Auchincloss was a late addition to the much anticipated program. A lively audience of 259 business leaders and elected officials from Needham, Newton, Watertown, and Wellesley filled the…
At noon on Saturday, March 15, more than 100 people appeared on Newton Centre Green with a variety of homemade signs, protesting the actions of the Trump Administration. The one-hour stand-outs –noon to 1PM — are the collaborative initiative of three Newton activists — Nadine Cohen, Susan Davidoff, and Lynn…
On Saturday, well more than 100 people came together in Newton Centre to protest the manyviolations of American democracy committed by the Donald Trump administration since January20, 2025. The DOGE czar was singled out for some of the most virulent criticism. The largeenthusiastic crowd gathered at the intersection of Centre…
League of Women Voters (LWV) will present Municipal Budget Virtual Topic Meeting with former Newton Mayor David Cohen to help participants understand Newton’s municipal budget by discussing the challenges of meeting the varied needs of residents while maintaining a fiscally strong Newton, including revenue sources, expense drivers, capital projects, overrides,…