Echoing the October 4 decision of the Newton City Council’s Public Safety and Transportation Committee, the City Council voted 21-3 to reject a citizens’ petition to repeal Newton’s winter parking ban. Council President Susan Albright, Councilor Andrea Kelly, and Councilor Holly Ryan cast the dissenting votes. The petition, initiated by…
Posts published in October 2023
In its meeting on October 16, the City Council voted to give the developers of the Crafts Street Proposal for Elder Housing with Services a one-year extension to exercise their special permit instead of the two years requested. Mark Development, in partnership with SRG Senior Living received approval last November…
I am writing to ask for your vote to serve another term as a Ward 7 Councilor-at-Large! I am proud of my record of public service: I also ask that you vote for the following candidates in contested races: I want to particularly note why I am supporting Lisa Gordon. Lisa grew…
Story Starters is a nonprofit that uses children’s literature to give families the tools and support to talk about race and racism and to engage in family-centered social justice conversations and actions. It helps families develop active family identities around racial equity and community change, and research reveals that its program…
Newton Metrowest Travel Basketball is hosting basketball tryouts for boys and girls grades 4-8. You must register in advance for tryouts, with a $20 registration fee. (Click on a grade to see the information about it.)
Understanding Our Differences will host a webinar, Sensory Processing in Children: How Parents Can Help, on Wednesday October 18 at 7PM. Advance registration is required. The webinar is free, and donations are welcome. From the organizers: “Everything we do as human beings is dependent on our brains perceiving, interpreting and organizing…
The Newton Conservators will host a webinar, Springers and Singers: The Art and Science of Observing Orthoptera, on October 18, 7PM-8:30PM. Register here. Widespread, plentiful, and in some cases really loud, Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids) get surprisingly little attention from naturalists. But these insects are everywhere, if often extremely…
Jr’s Paws for a Cause is hosting its 3rd annual Jr’s Barktoberfest, which will include raffles, pet-related vendors, live music, free dog treat samples, and a dog friendly costume contest. There will also be complementary tastings for those who are 21+. The event will take place on October 19, 5PM-8PM…
The Newtonville Area Council and City Councilors Tarik Lucas, Emily Norton, and Pam Wright will host an in-person community meeting — How Will Village Center Rezoning Affect Newtonville? — on October 19, 6PM-7:30PM, at the Newton North High School cafeteria to discuss zoning changes under consideration by the City Council.
West Suburban YMCA (WSYMCA) will host its annual gala fundraiser — with food, cocktails, auctions, and music — on October 21, 6:30PM at the West Suburban YMCA’s new facility at 135 Wells Avenue (Oak Hill). Tickets are $150 per person. For more information, contact andrean@wsymca.org, or call 617-244-6050.
Friends of The Newton Free Library is hosting Library Mini Golf, where for 2 days the Newton Free Library is transformed into an 18-hole mini golf course. The event will take place at the Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street, Newton Center) on the following dates:
The Newton Conservators will host Birding at Cold Spring Park on October 22, 8AM-10AM. Participants will meet near the turnaround at the end of the left side of the Beacon Street parking area. This is an easy walk on at woodland trails, looking for resident birds as well as fall…