Dr. Oneeka Williams has been named a trustee of William James College. She serves as director of female urology at Emerson Hospital and assistant clinical professor of urology at Tufts University School of Medicine. She is a member of the board of advisors at Boston’s Museum of Science and served…
Posts published in February 2023
“My illustrious lordship, I will show you what a woman can do,” Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi once said, asserting her right to compete in a field then dominated by men. Modern art historians have come to recognize her artistic excellence and innovation, while biographers have focused on her struggles as…
On Thursday, February 16, Senate President Karen Spilka and House Speaker Ron Mariano announced their leadership teams and committee membership assignments for the 193rd Legislative session. Newton Delegation State Senator Cynthia Creem (1MN) will continue to serve as Senate Majority Leader and will continue to chair the Committee on Global…
Large green and blue barrels dot the curbs all over Newton. If it alarms you as to how much trash and recyclables you and your family generate each and every week of the year, you are not alone. Newton’s Sustainable Management Commission has completed a report “Setting the Path to…
A petition was sent to the Mayor on February 15, 2023 requesting immediate short-term actions be taken to address safety concerns on streets near Albemarle Field. More than 230 Newton residents and taxpayers are calling on the City to address concerns raised in the Roadway Safety Audit conducted in the…
Last Wednesday, the kids and staff from Service Stars (profiled in Fig City News last week), visited Evans Park, a nearby senior residential community in Newton Corner. The children spent the afternoon with residents, delivering hand-made valentine cards, playing bingo, and sharing their favorite items. Prior to the visit, the…
The Newton Police Department has launched a campaign, “Make a Senior Your Sweetheart,” to remind residents during the week around Valentine’s Day — and every day — to provide kindness, connection, and support for senior citizens in the community. This week, through its #SeniorSweetheart social-media campaign, the department is highlighting…
The School Committee Budget Resolution supporting the proposed override and two debt exclusions passed 8-0 during the February 6 School Committee meeting. Last week, Fig City News focused on a notable abstention from the vote. However, the remaining eight members, including the Mayor, unanimously approved the Resolution drafted by Chair…
In 2018, Kelly Comings and her husband Andy decided to create a summer camp. Both educators, she in Holliston and he at Day Middle School, wanted to create opportunities to get kids involved in service and social justice. They initially created Service Stars, a two-week program with Day Middle School…
When Renande Loayza’s mother brought her and her older brother to Hyde Park from their home in Cap Hatien, Haiti, in 1984, the eight-year-old third-grader certainly had no idea about the path she would take as a community advocate, organizer, and leader. When her family moved to Milton, Renande had…