by Jerry Reilly | Feb 3, 2021 | Newton |
A group of educators and parents are hosting a Zoom discussion this Thursday Feb 4 at 7 PM moderated by Matthew Miller from the School Committee. Say the organizers …. “The theme of this forum is “Reflecting Back, Looking Forward”. We hope to...
by Jerry Reilly | Feb 3, 2021 | Newton |
The storm has passed. The shoveling is (mostly) over. How did it go in your neck of the woods? This was without a doubt one of the worst storms in a long while for those who had to move the snow. It was the heaviest, densest snow I’ve seen in some time. How...
by Jerry Reilly | Jan 31, 2021 | Newton |
This afternoon’s pop-up ice rink on New Pond in Hemlock Gorge could not have been a more pleasant outing, and a perfect venue for Covid style socializing. 8 inches of solid (mostly) very smooth ice was shoveled off by neighbors Lee Fisher, Evan Westrate and Tom...
by Jerry Reilly | Jan 30, 2021 | Newton |
This just arrived in my InBox from the Friends of Hemlock Gorge Join us for ice skating on New Pond on Sunday 1/31, at 1:00pm for a fun time! The Friends of Hemlock Gorge invite Newton residents to enjoy ice skating on New Pond at 1:00pm Sunday). Today we shoveled...
by Jerry Reilly | Jan 28, 2021 | Newton |
Rajeev Parlikar announced yesterday that he will be running for School Committee in November’s election. Rajeev will run for the Ward 1 seat currently held by Bridget Ray-Canada. Bridget has already announced that she will not be running for re-election. ...
by Jerry Reilly | Jan 27, 2021 | Newton |
The Auburndale Community Library and Waban Library Center, all-volunteer community libraries that were formerly branches of the Newton Free Library, offer “To-Go” ordering and contact free book pickup, along with online activities and programs. After the libraries... by Jerry Reilly | Jan 26, 2021 | Newton |
Back on January 10, in response to this letter from Newton’s doctors and scientists, a majority of the City Councilors sent this memo to the City. The memo outlined four steps that they were urging the Newton School Dept to take to help get our students back in...
by Jerry Reilly | Jan 25, 2021 | Newton |
At tonight’s School Committee, Josh Morse the Commissioner of Public Buildings reported on the city’s comprehensive review and upgrade of the entire school system’s ventilation systems. Their target was to insure that every used room in all 23 school...
by Jerry Reilly | Jan 21, 2021 | Newton |
Bridget Ray-Canada, incumbent Ward 1 School Committee member, announced today that she will not be running again for a third term in November’s School Committee election. Here’s the email announcement that she sent out today to her mailing list. Thank you...
by Jerry Reilly | Jan 21, 2021 | Newton |
Paul Levy and Shawn Fitzgibbons have announced that they are running to replace Ruth Goldman on the School Committee. Ruth Goldman won’t be running because she has “term limited” out of the School Committee. Since 1971 School Committee members can...
by Jerry Reilly | Jan 21, 2021 | Newton |
The Boston Globe and the Newton Patch report that Shawn Fitzgibbons has joined the race for the Ward 6 School Committee seat. “As an active community leader and school activist, I am excited to announce a run for the Ward 6 seat on the Newton School...
by Jerry Reilly | Jan 20, 2021 | Newton |
Good news: We’ve launched Friends of Albemarle as a neighborhood nonprofit 501c3 – and need you as a member. The first 200+ members already include people from ALL EIGHT wards in Newton! It is a neighborhood park that clearly serves the entire city. Now let’s...
