by Allison Sharma | Oct 14, 2015 | Newton |
Its Wednesday at 9 a.m. Our 9th grade Newton South student is deep in REM sleep. School starts at 11:15am today for 9th graders at South because of PSAT testing. It raises the question: can Newton ease into a later start time by piloting it one day a week? Going... by Allison Sharma | Oct 5, 2015 | Newton |
Big changes are happening in clean energy, and Newton is no exception. Here are a two key initiatives happening in town: Newton Solar Challenge: The Newton Solar Challenge will run through Fall 2015. You can learn more about this program at the Newton/Needham... by Allison Sharma | Oct 2, 2015 | Newton
Happening 7-8:30 pm, Auburndale Community Library. We’re making flags and signs for Walk to School Wednesday. Join us!
by Allison Sharma | Sep 29, 2015 | Newton |
Do your kids have safe routes to school? Where are the danger points? On National Walk/Bike to School Day Wednesday, Oct 7, your kids and you can help a fledgling effort to create a Newton-wide Safe Routes to School map, complete with posted wayfinding routes. A... by Allison Sharma | Sep 16, 2015 | Newton |
A state rep from the town of Lee, MA, wants to levy a local gasoline tax, to fund local infrastructure. Lee is seeking a 3 cent per gallon tax to repair roads and bridges. Should Newton consider a gas tax? How much, and where would revenue best be spent?
by Allison Sharma | Jul 30, 2015 | Newton |
image credit Bikeable, walkable villages are good for business. But the planned reconstruction of Bridge St. at California St. is focused solely on moving more cars through this mini-commercial corner. To show that bikes are good for business, join Bike Newton this...
by Allison Sharma | Jul 16, 2015 | Newton |
What’s missing from this picture? Along Newton’s northern border is one of the region’s gems: the Charles River Greenway. Except for one crucial gap in and around the intersection of Bridge St. and California St. This intersection is on... by Allison Sharma | Apr 10, 2015 | Newton |
Take a look at these students at BC who are working for a livable climate. They epitomize our best and brightest. So why are some of them are at risk of disciplinary action by the BC administration? Because they continue to hold events about climate action on campus... by Allison Sharma | Apr 9, 2015 | Newton
Newton school parent and Williams School Creative Arts & Science co-chair Liz Padula shares this event: Swing into Spring Jazz concert featuring Semenya McCord on Friday April 10th, 7-10pm at Newton South High School. This concert is in support of the city-wide... by Allison Sharma | Apr 9, 2015 | Newton
Now that the snow is gone, the Newton Solar Challenge is ramping up. Here’s an event for homeowners and kids: SUNDAY, APRIL 12 – SOLAR WORKSHOP – WEST SUBURBAN YMCA Newton Solar Challenge is pleased to host a solar workshop together with the West... by Allison Sharma | Mar 7, 2015 | Newton |
Every 3 weeks, as much solar is installed now in the US as in all of 2008. As Amory Lovins puts it, solar cells are now scaling faster than cell phones. A report by Deutsche Bank released last week estimates that solar energy will dominate the world energy market... by Allison Sharma | Jan 20, 2015 | Newton
2015 has started off with lots of uncertainty in the energy sector and climate. The Newton Solar Challenge, launched just last fall, has come at just the right time to provide some financial and environmental certainty and security in the face of volatile oil markets...