To celebrate the first ever national Local News Day — Thursday, April 9 — Fig City News will hold Open Air Office Hours, 5PM-7PM at Newton Centre Plaza, on the southwest corner of the Newton Centre Triangular Parking Lot. Please stop by, say hello, and share what you’re thinking. Weather…
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Newton Conservators is hosting a guided walk led by local naturalist Jeff Adams on Saturday, April 11, from 10AM to 12:15 PM in Kennard Park in Newton Centre. Jeff will identify native species, search for spring ephemerals, and share various plants’ natural histories. Jeff has led walks for the Friends of the…
Join the Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street, Newton Centre) on Wednesday, April 22 at 7PM for an evening with Heather Treseler, author of Auguries & Divinations, winner of the 2025 Massachusetts Book Award in Poetry. Auguries & Divinations brings together poems written with a painterly attention to desire, longing,…
BROKE IT? FIX IT! The Fix-It Clinic will show you how! Come to the Newton Free Library (330 Homer St, Newton Centre) on Saturday, April 18, from 10AM-4PM. Fix-It Clinics empower Newton residents to fix for themselves, and are totally no-cost! Bring in a broken household item and a Repair…
Tanglewood Marionettes presents Cinderella on Saturday, April 25 at 11AM at the Newton City Hall War Memorial Auditorium (1000 Commonwealth Ave, Newton Centre). Set in the 18th century and featuring a dozen lavishly costumed 30” marionettes, this production of Cinderella is a showpiece. The story unfolds as the pages of a giant book…
Come join Newton Conservators and Newton Parks, Recreation & Culture on Monday, April 27 at 7PM at the Newton Free Library’s Druker Auditorium (330 Homer St, Newton Centre) for a lively free presentation on Newton’s Spring Birding Migration and what birds you might expect to see locally in the coming…
Join the Newton Youth Commission and Advisory Board at the 2026 Newton Civic Spotlight at City Hall (1000 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton Centre) on Tuesday, April 28, from 5–6:30PM. Part of the City of Newton’s 250th Celebration, the 2026 Newton Civic Spotlight is a free, youth-led event that offers a unique…
Visit the Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street, Newton Centre) on Monday, May 11, from 7–8 PM for an interactive Traditional Chinese Instrument Demonstration. Discover the sounds and history of traditional Chinese instruments—and try them firsthand. In this interactive demonstration, Shirley Wong of Boston Dulcimer and Drums will showcase a…
For the third event in the “No Kings” series of demonstrations condemning President Donald J. Trump’s administration, at least 2,500 gathered in Newton Centre as millions protested across the country amid heightened tensions over Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions, a government shutdown, and the war with Iran. The turnout…
Formosa Bun & Dumpling Factory held its long-awaited grand opening in Newton Centre with a celebratory ribbon cutting on March 28. After many months of preparation and a soft launch in early December, the shop had been able to complete takeout orders while waiting for permits to clear. Back then,…
A new citywide map identifying 43 vacant storefronts across Newton — many in the city’s village centers — is giving officials and prospective business owners a clearer look at where new businesses could take root. When Economic Development Director Lauren Berman and Deputy Director Cheryl Lappin joined the department earlier…
Tuesday afternoons at the Centre Street Food Pantry are humming with activity. The police direct traffic as a line of cars queue up at the back entrance of the Trinity Parish of Newton Centre for Senior Hour. Drivers wait patiently in line, order slips tucked neatly inside their car windshields.…