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Posts published in March 2023

FUUSN concert: The ‘B’ees Knees: Folksy Romanticism of Babajanian, Bruch & Brahms, Apr. 2

The First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (FUUSN) will host a fundraising concert — The ‘B’ees Knees: Folksy Romanticism of Babajanian, Bruch & Brahms — on April 2 at 2PM at FUUSN (1326 Washington Street, West Newton). The Eleuthera Trio (Francine Trester on violin, Julie Reimann on cello, and Lois…

Leary: Why I am supporting the Plastic Reduction ordinance

Walk any street, sidewalk or park and you will find littered plastic waste, including bottles, packaging and even floss sticks. Plastic is truly everywhere, even in our bodies, in the fish we eat and in the stomachs of marine mammals. It is poisoning seabirds, the marine environment and ourselves. The…

Gala Jimmy Fund Benefit Concert in memory of Sarah Jane Boling, to help Dana Farber fight glioblastoma, Mar. 26

On Sunday, March 26 at 3PM, the public is invited to a Gala Jimmy Fund Benefit Concert featuring the world premieres of new music commissioned to honor the memory of Sarah Jane Boling. A long-time Newton resident, Sarah passed away March 24, 2022, after a year of battling Glioblastoma, a…

Cole Porter revival “Anything Goes” shines at Newton North this weekend [Updated with opening-night review]

Can an 89-year-old musical be fresh? With music and lyrics by the brilliant Cole Porter and sparkling, witty, and suggestive romantic songs, like “You’re the Top,” “I Get a Kick Out of You,” and the title song “Anything Goes,” the answer is a resounding yes.   Anything Goes runs March 23-26 in Newton…

Horace Mann School …after the override

On March 14, Newton voters rejected Mayor Ruthanne Fuller’s proposal to levy an additional $9,175,000 in real estate and personal property taxes for a range of infrastructure improvements, senior programming, the expansion and renovation of the Horace Mann School. The “No” vote was 10,566 to 9,428 in favor. By almost…

Examining Newton’s funding of pensions

Residents and community leaders are looking for ways to fill the budget gap that the passage of Question 1 (Requesting an Operating Override) would have filled, and one avenue being explored is adjusting the rate of the City’s funding of its pension liability. The City’s long-term pension and retiree health…

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