School Committee meeting on Monday night

There is a School Committee meeting, Monday night, October 3rd.   The meeting is at the Education Center, 100 Walnut St, Room 210 and is also on Zoom. Meeting begins in Executive Session then public meeting begins at 6:30 PM.   Here is the Zoom meeting link:...
UpScale photo show at City Hall

UpScale photo show at City Hall

Its funny how one thing leads to another …. At the very beginning of the Covid lockdown, two friends, Anne Marie Stein and Tatjana Meschede were climbing the walls with their Covid isolation. They decided that they would regularly get out for a walk together. ...
Black Feathers tonight at the Allen House

Black Feathers tonight at the Allen House

The Allen House in West Newton  kicks off a new series of Friday night concerts this evening with the Black Feathers at 7 PM.  Tickets ($25)  are still available here I saw this UK duo a few years back and they were fantastic.  SInce then they’ve been featured...
Newton 9/11 commemoration Sunday

Newton 9/11 commemoration Sunday

  The Newton 9-11 Memorial Committee and the City of Newton invite you to our annual commemoration at the Newton 9-11 Memorial. Sunday, September 11, 2022 6 p.m. Newton Centre Fire Department Headquarters Front Lawn 1164 Centre St.,...
Who wants a street tree?

Who wants a street tree?

The Newton Tree Conservancy is now accepting neighborhood applications for its spring (2023) tree plantings. Applications are due November 15. Please go to www.newtontreeconservancy.org for more details.
Oktoberfeast is coming to Upper Falls

Oktoberfeast is coming to Upper Falls

We’ll be bringing a bit of Bavaria to Upper Falls on Sunday Sept 18 for the Upper Falls Oktoberfeast. The first 200 Upper Falls residents who sign up for free tickets at FeastOfTheFalls.org starting at exactly 5 PM next Sunday (Sept 11) will be joining us the...
Charles River shows how bad the drought is

Charles River shows how bad the drought is

The signs of the extended drought this year are hard to miss,  There’s brown grass everywhere you look and I can’t remember when the last time we had a substantial rain storrm. Perhaps the most visible local sign of the drought is on the Charles River,...
Council votes on NewCal on Monday

Council votes on NewCal on Monday

The City Council will vote next Monday, Aug 8, to fund the new Newton Center For Active Living (NewCal) – aka the new Senior Center.  If the Council approves the project on Monday, construction should begin next year. The NewCal project has been a bit of a rocky...