The West Suburban YMCA is excited to host Healthy Kids Day, a free community event designed to inspire kids to be healthy, active, and engaged. It will be on Saturday, May 10, 2PM-4PM at the Church St YMCA (276 Church Street, Newton) for an afternoon packed with fun and enriching activities!
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Newton South HS’s theater company — SouthStage — will present Anything Goes at 7:30PM each night on May 15, 16. and 17 at the NSHS Seasholes Auditorium (140 Brandeis Road). Tickets available online. Music, dance, laughs, and the age-old tale of boy meets girl… Anything Goes is delightful, delicious, and de-lovely. Featuring the classic…
With so many demands on today’s families, caregivers and children need all the support they can get. The Y provides a safe, enriching place for youth of all ages to learn, grow, and thrive. New families are eligible to register their children for the WSYMCA Preschool or Out-of-School Time after…
Njavan Stewart faced a conundrum as the Newton native readied to return to the Assumption University men’s basketball lineup after missing seven games due to injury: retake his spot in the starting lineup back and potentially “ruin some chemistry,” or shove any ego aside and come off the bench. The…
Four Scouts from Troop 209 – one of the oldest troops in the U.S. and the only fully co-ed Scout Troop in Newton – were recognized in an Eagle Court of Honor on March 16 for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout – the highest rank in Scouting. This rank,…
Leila Novak Mostaghimi, who plays clarinet, has been chosen by Carnegie Hall as one of 89 young musicians selected from across the country for NYO2, an intensive summer orchestral training program for outstanding American instrumentalists, ages 14–17. NYO2 will play at Carnegie Hall on July 27 and will debut as a resident…
The Auburndale Community Library will host a free gaming/virtual reality event for grades 6-12 on Saturday!Saturday, March 22, 3PM-6PM at 375 Auburn Street, Auburndale. Pre-registration is REQUIRED by emailing [email protected] . One Up Games will be bringing a variety of next-gen consoles and gaming monitors to the library. Popular games…
Harvard sophomore Abigail Wright stepped to the free-throw line at the Pizzitola Sports Center with all eyes and pressure on her. Late in the fourth quarter of the Ivy League championship game Saturday evening at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, the Newton North alum went through her recently changed…
The annual Newton South HS Spring Concert will take place on March 19 at 7:30PM in the Van Seasholes Auditorium at Newton South (140 Brandeis Rd). Admission is free. The concert will feature performances by several Newton South ensembles: Band, wind, and jazz ensembles are directed by Lisa Linde, who…
When Emily Craven, a 20-year-old student at the University of Vermont, isn’t training for the 129th Boston Marathon, she takes on another challenging endeavor, organizing the Fig City News Shamrock 5k. The five-kilometer run will be held on Sunday, March 16, at 9AM and goes twice around Jamaica Pond plus…









