Registration is open for the Rise Against Hunger Community Meal Packing Event at St Mary’s Episcopal Church (258 Concord St, Newton Lower Falls) on Saturday, March 14 from 3-5 PM. Come lend a hand as we work together to pack nutritious meals for communities in need around the world. It’s a…
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Ward 3 Councilor-at-Large Pam Wright and Ward 4 Councilor Randy Block will hold office hours at the Auburndale Community Library (375 Auburn Street) on Sunday, February 15 from 3PM-4:30PM.
Three Councilors at Large — Andrea Kelley (Wd 3), Cyrus Dahmubed (Wd 4), and Brittany Hume Charm (Wd 5) — will hold joint office hours on Friday, March 6, 2PM-3PM at the Auburndale Community Library (375 Auburn Street, Auburndale). Bring your thoughts and questions, and the Councilors will bring some…
On December 1, the City Council approved three remaining items needed for Mark Development’s project to proceed adjacent to the Riverside MBTA station. The project needed approval of a revised special permit and two zoning changes, and if these were not approved by the end the current City Council’s term…
For the first time in about 20 years, Newton now has regular express bus service between Riverside Station and Logan Airport. Blue Apple Bus started service on November 14 with over a dozen buses a day in each direction, at a cost of $15 per ride. Passengers purchase tickets online,…
On November 9, over 30 residents of Newton Lower Falls gathered by the Hamilton Community Center for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the installation of two information signs that celebrate the history of Newton’s westernmost village. The Lower Falls Improvement Association (LFIA) and Historic Newton began collaborating in 2022 to…
Newton’s Land Use Committee held its first hearing Tuesday on Mark Development’s proposed revision to its approved development planned at the Riverside MBTA station. Reflecting market movement away from commercial development, the revision would reduce office space and increase residential units from 550 to 750. The meeting included presentations from…
Newton PorchFest will be held on Saturday, June 7, 12-6PM, with free music by over 110 performaners playing in over 60 locations across Auburndale, Lower Falls, Waban, and West Newton. All events are free and open to the public. View the schedule and map here. Newton Porchfest is sponsored by…
PorchFest is an afternoon of free music performed outside of people’s homes. It’s a community event to share the joy of playing and listening to music. This year it will be on Saturday, June 7, 12PM-6PM Porchfest is now recruiting volunteers to help. Sign up to be a: Sign up to…
The Newton Nomadic Theater is presenting their newest play, A Walk in the Woods. In the 1980s two arms negotiators were deadlocked in talks in Geneva and decided to take a walk in the woods nearby, and the idea for A Walk in the Woods was born. Playwright Lee Blessing…