Porchfest kicks off at noon on Saturday, June 3
Newton's Porchfest kicks off tomorrow at noon at various porches and yards in Auburndale, Lower Falls and Waban. There'll be over 100 different performances at 72 different locations around these neighborhoods and its all Free! thanks to the sponsors Porchfest is...
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NSHS Jazz Ensemble and Combo make state finals
The Newton South Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo made the state finals on Sunday. Here's a letter sent to the School Committee this week ... Dear School Committee Members, Sunday, May 16 was an awesome day for the Newton South High School Jazz program, directed by Ms....
Middlesex DA exonerates Newton officers in fatal shooting
Here's the report from Middlesex DA Marion Ryan about the tragic shooting of Michael Conlin in January 2021 in Newton Highlands. The report concludes "When officers Benes and Scaltreto fired their weapons, any reasonable law enforcement officer in the same position...
The Garden City Cup Returns
High school tennis in the Garden City is a big deal. The season runs from the third Monday in March through at least the first week of June, and sometimes longer. Each high school has a boys' and a girls' team, with two coaches and up to twenty-five players per team....
Haiku for you
I was walking down the Upper Falls Greenway this morning and came upon a pair of people putting the finishing touches on the installation of ten signs. Each sign contained a haiku on the front and back for a total of twenty miniature poems by different Newton poets...
Where were the greenies on the vote on the boiler replacements tonight?
All but two City Councilors, Councilors Bill Humphrey and Emily Norton, voted to replace the boilers at Franklin and South with fossil fuel boilers. This illustrates the problem faced by everyone concerned about climate change; whether to prioritize immediate...
Proposed new Newton MBTA bus route
The MBTA Bus Network Redesign proposal has been published and the MBTA is soliciting feedback from riders. Here's the link to the proposal and survey. Here's an interactive map of the proposed new routes. Here's a brief summary of the changes that eagle eyed...
Find the Hidden Shakespeare Theater
And now for something completely different ... It's one part scavenger hunt, one part hike, and three parts Juliet at the Hidden Shakespeare Theater. The Newton Nomadic Theater has teamed up with Shakespeare for the Masses, a theater troupe from Martha's Vineyard that...
Piano Summit Continues – Harold Charon – Saturday – 1 – 3 p.m. Second Church
Last weekend's concert was amazing and this week's concert will be equally rewarding. One of the things we try to do with the Summit is feature talent before they get Grammys, world attention, and command fees well above our current budgets - yes this has happened! We...