by Jerry Reilly | Apr 21, 2020 | Newton |
Take a listen to this amazing performance (just press play, it’s queued up to the correct time) by Jeffrey Korn in his living room. He performed this same piece with the Boston Pops on the stage at Symphony Hall. Mixed in with the lunatics, we did indeed have...
by Jerry Reilly | Apr 20, 2020 | Newton |
It is great to read Mayor Fuller’s COVID-19 update today where she reports “the number of new cases reported in Newton has been smaller in the last few days.” I appreciate her consistent reporting of the case count for each day, but it is hard to...
by Jerry Reilly | Apr 17, 2020 | Newton |
For the 4th weekend in a row, the Newton Nomadic Theater is streaming a free live show, and this one should be a three ring circus. We’ve assembled some great talent of all kinds, mixed in with some general insanity. The Lunatic Talent Jamboree will be an... by Jerry Reilly | Apr 16, 2020 | Newton |
Mitch Lyons is President of the Social-Emotional Learning Alliance for Massachusetts and coordinator for www.SEL4Newton.org If you ask your children, “how are you feeling?”, most likely you’ll get “Fine” back as a response, but if you go a bit deeper, my guess is that... by Jerry Reilly | Apr 15, 2020 | Newton |
This guest post submitted by Newton South senior Amy Xiao On the morning of April 15, nearly thirty unknown hackers infiltrated a Newton South AP Chinese class. Despite the school-mandated password protection on the meeting, these individuals subjected the class to a...
by Jerry Reilly | Apr 14, 2020 | Newton |
In normal times, Monday would be Marathon Day – a day in Newton with a long tradition of bringing thousands of Newton neighbors together to cheer the marathoners on. This Marathon Day our streets will be empty but Newton resident Rakashi Chand:hatched a plan to...
by Jerry Reilly | Apr 12, 2020 | Newton |
I was cleaning out my closet today and came across a compact little book “Suburban Living At Its Best – Newton, MA”, published in 1936. I have no idea where it came from but I think someone gave it to me because they knew I loved local history. The...
by Jerry Reilly | Apr 8, 2020 | Newton |
Absolutely no Newton connection here but …. John Prine died today of cornavirus complications. He was a singer, a songwriter, a guitarist. His career as a recording artist spanned from the 70’s till today, but he was most famous as an incredibly talented...
by Jerry Reilly | Apr 7, 2020 | Newton
A banjo playing wolf put a bug in our brains and out came the Lunatic Talent Jamboree Are you an amazing singer?, a stunning dancer? a powerful actor? an amateur contortionist? Have you spent you Colvid19 down time teaching your dog to do something ridiculous? The... by Jerry Reilly | Apr 6, 2020 | Newton |
Newton schools Distance Learning Program began today and my daughter is doing school work at the moment, for the first time in a long while. Share any observations, thoughts, or anecdotes about first day back in school.
by Jerry Reilly | Apr 6, 2020 | Newton |
Don’t miss this on Saturday night! The Newton Nomadic Theater is presenting Paula Plum and Richard Snee, two of Bostons most renowned actors, in a free, live-streamed performance of Love Letters by A.R Gurney, Saturday April 11, 7:30 PM. Since it’s debut...
by Jerry Reilly | Apr 5, 2020 | Newton |
Here’s an outdoor, Covid-19 safe, fun way to keep yourself and/or your kids entertained for an hour … and to explore the beautiful Hemlock Gorge. If folks enjoy this, we may make a series of them for other area parks or woods. Check out Photo Hunter...
