The Friends of the Newton Free Library will hold their November Book Sale on November 12, 9:30AM-4PM in the Library’s Druker Auditorium. Payment by cash or check. All proceeds benefit the Library.
Posts published in November 2022
Newton Neighbors has launched its “1 in 10” Thanksgiving Gift Card Drive to provide $75 supermarket gift cards to 150 families in Newton, Brockton, and Waltham. 1 in 10 of our neighbors struggle to feed their families. The drive is open until November 19. Donate any amount you can, and…
The 9th annual Newton Turkey Trot — a USATF certified 5K race, plus a 1-mile fun run — will be held on November 19 at Zervas Elementary School (30 Beethoven Avenue). The fun run (8:30AM) is sold out, but registration for the 5K (9AM) is open. This year’s event honors…
Lt. Fr. Vincent Capodanno, USMC — a Vietnam Veteran posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his selfless acts of heroism during the Vietnam War — will be honored in a remembrance ceremony on November 19 at 11:30AM at the Newton 9/11 Memorial (1165 Centre Street). For more information, contact Virginia Gardner at…
Internationally renowned classical guitarist — and longtime Newton resident — Zaira Meneses will perform on November 20 at 3PM with Newton’s New Philharmonia Orchestra at Newton North High School (tickets). Jorge Soto, a native of Venezuela and New Phil’s Principal Conductor will lead the program entitled “Latin & Slavic Colors”…
The search is underway for the next Superintendent of Newton Public Schools, and the Search Committee has opened a survey to solicit community feedback to inform the School Committee’s work in recruiting, screening, and interviewing candidates. This survey will be open until November 21. See the Search Committee’s web page…
Are you looking for a way to share some of your delicious Thanksgiving dishes? Make some extra food this year and drop it off at the Newton Police Department (1321 Washington Street, West Newton) at 10AM on November 24, and volunteers will use your food donations to prepare big plates…
On November 4th, Jenn Adams marked her 20th anniversary as News Director at NewTV, Newton’s Community Media Channel (now celebrating 30 years serving the Newton community since 1992). She and her staff of interns have covered local elections, community events, Newton School Committee meetings, Newton City Council meetings (when she…
The proposal to replace turf fields at the two high schools — beginning with Newton South High School — is moving forward. The Parks, Recreation, and Culture Department appeared before the Conservation Commission in October with a short presentation regarding the need to replace Newton South’s field and discussed the…
The Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF) recently issued a Public Resolution Letter to Vicki Danberg’s campaign committee determining that certain campaign expenditures made outside of the campaign’s bank account were not reimbursable and did not comply with campaign finance law. Massachusetts campaign finance law requires all campaign financial…