by Amy Sangiolo | Jun 22, 2022 | Crowd sourcing needed, Newton |
Happy Summer! Just wanted folks to know that I have evolved my weekly email and website and migrated it to a new entity – FigCityNews.com. Fig City News is a new community news hub to help residents stay informed about news and events in Newton. Everyone is...
by Bruce Henderson | Jun 22, 2017 | Crowd sourcing needed, Mayor's office, STEM, Upper Falls |
It’s time to brainstorm. This summer, a team of six high-school interns, under the mentorship of local e-commerce software company Unbound Commerce, wants to build a mobile app to meet the needs of some organization or community in Newton. What should they... by Adam Peller | Nov 24, 2014 | Crowd sourcing needed, Teens |
Simple economics suggest that we should have no problem clearing Newton’s sidewalks. There’s no doubt there’s plenty of demand, and many have hypothesized that there’s no shortage of supply of reasonably-priced labor out there, especially on...
by Jerry Reilly | Jul 8, 2013 | Crowd sourcing needed, wildlife |
If you were reading Village14 last summer, you may recall I was looking for a Cerceris fumipennis wasp colony in Newton for Wasp Watchers. This is a biosurveillance project for early detection of the Emerald Ash Borer beetle, which has recently reached New England,... by Jerry Reilly | Jul 14, 2012 | Crowd sourcing needed |
I just had a second person who lives in Newton but grew up somewhere else tell me about ‘volunteer trees’ in their yard. The woman on Parmenter Road grew up in Kansas, the woman on Myrtle Street in Missouri and Iowa. What they’re talking about is...
by Chuck Tanowitz | May 29, 2012 | Crowd sourcing needed
This month, Bike Newton published a new bike map of the city. The map focuses on the main arteries connecting the city together. This is a great idea and its full of all sorts of additional, useful bicycle information. It’s available from Bike Newton and at... by Jerry Reilly | Mar 24, 2012 | Crowd sourcing needed
I’m wondering if anyone has seen any signs of winter moth caterpillars yet, and if so, where? They’d be very small, just worming their way into tree buds. I’ve read/heard different theories on how bad they will be this year. Very bad, because there...