Last Thursday, Newton Neighbors invited the community to The Street in Chestnut Hill to gather — in-person, for the first time in a long time — and celebrate the successful conclusion of this month’s School Supplies Drive conducted in collaboration with The Street and Village Bank. Susan Vaughn, one of…
Posts published in August 2022
On a gray, rainy late August Monday afternoon, the newly renovated, reopened first floor Children’s Room at the Newton Library is filled with light, and children (from toddlers to “tweens”) and their parents and grandparents listening to stories, reading stories, and playing computer games or with the colorful array of…
The nonprofit Newton News Foundation is planning to launch a digital news site, the Newton Beacon, next year. This week it announced its application to the City of Newton for ARPA funding: The Newton News Foundation, Inc. has applied to the City of Newton for start-up ARPA funding for The Newton Beacon in…
Historic Newton will host two events about people who came to Newton from different parts of the world: why they immigrated, where they settled, and how they helped build our city. This two-part series of videos introduces guest narrators telling the history of different immigrant groups. Watch excerpts from these…
Congressman Jake Auchincloss is hosting a series of “Coffee with Your Congressman” gatherings — free and open to the public — at local cafes and restaurants throughout the 4th Congressional District he represents. The meeting in Newton will be on August 31 from 9:30AM to 10:30AM. RSVP here and the…
NewTV will host the 2nd annual Cones & Cars Summer Social on August 24, 5:30PM-7:30PM at 23 Needham Street. Classic cars will be on display, and there will be free ice cream and treats from Cabot’s, Bakers’ Best, Pizzi Farm, the Astound ice cream truck, and more. Admission is free…
State Primary Elections will be held on September 6. Vote by mail: Request mail-in ballot by August 29 at 5PM. Early in-person voting at City Clerk’s office in City Hall: Sunday, August 28 (11AM-5PM) Monday-Friday, August 29-September 2 (8:30AM-5PM) Election Day in-person voting: September 6 (7AM-8PM) (Where to vote?)
The Auburndale Neighborhood Association invites Newton residents to Auburndale Village Day on Saturday, August 27, 10AM-Noon. Auburndale’s stores and restaurants will hold sales and special promotions, while the Auburndale Community Library will be the center of activity for family-friendly activities and music. The event features sidewalk sales, meal promotions, family portraits, sidewalk art,…
Each year the Newton Cultural Council conducts a community survey to align council priorities with community interests. Last year the NCC granted more than $40K from municipal and state funds to more than 54 local artists and organizations to support local programming in Newton’s artistic, humanist, and scientific community. Please help guide…
On August 30 at 6PM, Historic Newton will lead a walking tour focusing on the lives of clever individuals whose final resting place is at Newton Cemetery — including inventors of the microwave oven, the flat-bottomed paper bag, a bread machine, and many more items both useful and fanciful. Fee:…