The Charles River Regional Chamber (CRRC) hosted its first women’s conference, Momentum, connecting attendees and speakers from various fields to share knowledge and network on the Wellesley College campus on June 13. Angela Pitter, CRRC board chair and founder and chief executive officer of LiveWire Collaborative, a Newton-based digital marketing…
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Forty-eight years before women had the right to vote, they were serving on Newton’s School Committee. The Massachusetts constitution limited voting to men but omitted the word “male” as a qualification for elective office. Women noticed. Suffragists began working to get women elected (by men) onto school committees. They thought…
From 9PM Friday, June 20 to 5AM Monday, June 23, the Mass Pike (I-90) will be reduced to one lane in each direction between Exit 123 (I-95 / Rte 128) and Exit 125 (Newton Corner) to facilitate a key part of MassDOT’s major construction project to replace eight Mass Pike bridges near the…
Newton for Everyone will host its first Summer Social on Monday, July 21 at 6PM for members and friends to enjoy Sweet Tomatoes pizza, drinks, and scintillating conversation with fellow YIMBYs. This casual gathering will be hosted in West Newton, in the backyard of a member of Newton for Everyone.…
The West Newton Armory is being converted into 43 new permanently affordable intergenerational apartments. At the groundbreaking on the morning of June 9, which celebrated the beginning of the construction for the housing project, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller, Housing Secretary Ed Augustus, State Senator Cindy Creem, and other officials posed with…
On Sunday, June 8, the Hyde Community Center and the Newton Highlands Neighborhood Area Council (NHNAC) offered bouncy houses, caricature drawings, free pony rides, kids songs sing along, contemporary jazz, a demonstration from Atom Jiu Jitsu & Science, face painting, cupcakes, and a wide array of crafts and jewelry. The…
The Newton Youth Lacrosse Boys Grade 7 & 8 Division 1 Select team will play in the Mass Youth Lax State Championship game Thursday, June 12, at 7:45PM at Jordan Field at Harvard University. The team, made up of Newton residents who also play in the Newton Youth Lacrosse program, looks…
On June 7, the second evening of Eid al-Adha, the Syrian American Social Club hosted a feast at the Second Church in Newton, bringing together Arab Americans and honored guests from diverse backgrounds to celebrate the Islamic holiday. Eid al-Adha is a holy celebration that honors the Prophet Abraham and…
A Saturday afternoon celebration at 81 Union Street on June 7 marked two milestones: the fifth anniversary of BMBI Fitness and the first birthday of Winnie, the bulldog who has become a recognizable presence in the gym’s front window. Todd Miskell opened the personal training studio, whose acronym stands for…
During May, which was proclaimed Jewish-American Heritage Month by President George W. Bush in 2006, the Newton Public Schools central office building on Walnut Street – the Ed Center – displayed an exhibit created by an English department class at Newton North High School. The exhibit featured large, professional-appearing poster…