Free Greek drama at City Hall: Iphigenia at Aulis, July 26-29
This week, the Newton Theatre Company continues its fine tradition of free performances of Greek drama on City Hall steps with Euripides’ Iphigenia at Aulis, July 26-29 (Thursday-Saturday) at 7:30PM. As explained in NTC’s article about the play, all roles in...
Volunteer for Newton Theatre Company’s Kids Day, July 7
Newton Theatre Company — a program of Newton Community Pride — will host its first Kids Day on Saturday, July 7, 11AM to 4PM, at the Hyde Bandstand (next to the Hyde Community Center on Lincoln Street in the Highlands). Kids 3-12 years old — and...Jeffrey Pontiff: Preserve academic time when changing high-school start times
Jeffrey Pontiff’s column/editorial in today’s Newton TAB (“Importance of a healthy school start”—available on driveways but not yet online) urges Newton Public Schools to not shorten the school day when implementing later start times for high school. He says in part:...
Next Weekend: Students of color share their stories via NTC’s The Monologue Project
Next weekend, the Newton Theatre Company will once again offer a free production of The Monologue Project: Voices of Color, in which Newton students of color share their own stories. Performances will be at the Newton Cultural Center Auditorium in City Hall at 7:30PM...Lots of ways to meet Mayor Fuller during her first 100 days
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller offers you two ways to meet with her — individually or in meet-up groups — during the first 100 days of her administration to let her know what’s on your mind. Individual Meetings: Mayor Fuller has scheduled the following...
Mayor-Elect Fuller announces senior staff
Mayor-elect Ruthanne Fuller today announced several appointments to her senior staff: Maureen Lemieux will continue as Chief Financial Officer. Dana Hanson, who co-chaired Fuller’s campaign, will serve as Director of Community Engagement and Inclusion. Ellen...4 Holiday Fairs this Weekend
Once again, Newton will host four great holiday fairs in one weekend. Click on icons on this map to see address and times for each.) Saturday, December 2 Holiday Craft Show: 10AM-5PM, at Newton Cultural Center (Newton City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton...
Newton: More elected officials …or more nail salons?
These days, we often hear talk about Newton having so many elected local officials. And we also hear talk about Newton having so many nail salons. So which is more prevalent in our fair city? Do we have enough nail salons for each elected official to have his/her own,...Post-election message from the “No” campaign
Jack Prior, Treasurer of the “No” campaign, Newton Citizens for Local Representation, sent this message this morning to members of the Charter Commission and leaders of the “Yes” campaign: Hello Commissioners and Yes Campaign Leaders — ...Your Letters-to-the-Editor that did not make it into the TAB
Last week was the last issue of the Newton TAB to contain letters-to-the-editor related to next Tuesday’s election, since none will appear in this week’s issue. After last week’s issue, the TAB reportedly still had a backlog of over 130 letters not...Boston Globe covers developments on Charter debate
The Boston Globe has an article outlining the potential impact of the proposed change to the City charter and the people backing it. “Supporters say the existing council is too unwieldy. …[Opponents worry that] all twelve councilors …would need to...
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