Newton Cultural Council will meet in person (1294 Centre Street) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, December 11 at 5PM. The agenda includes the following: Commission on Disability will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, December 11 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Historical Commission will meet virtually…
Posts published in December 2023
The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team (DRT) this week (see DRT Snapshot):
Early in the pandemic, O’Neil Outar faced an unusual line of Newton Center traffic. He presumed the cause was an accident but was startled to see that it was a queue for the Newton Food Pantry. Soon he began supporting the Newton Food Pantry and the Centre Street Food Pantry,…
Newton Highlands resident and former Ward 6 Councilor George Mansfield passed away on December 5. Ward 7 Councilor Lisle Baker, a long-time colleague and friend of George, informed the City Council of his passing after learning the news from former Ward 6 Councilor Richard Blazer. George’s obituary is here. George…
Recent honors and appointments for people who live or work in Newton…
Local musician/author Ingrid Chiemi will play tunes starting at 12:30PM at Cork & Board’s Holly, Folly, Sip & Snack event on December 9, noon-3PM (1207 Centre Street, Newton Centre). Proceeds of Chiemi’s books — Karma Bank, Odd Simple Beauty, and World As Refuge — benefit the Asian Community Development Corp.,…
On December 7, City Councilors-Elect met in caucus to elect leadership for the coming term. In the voting for President, there were three ballots for each three rounds: In the voting for Vice President:
The Programs and Services Committee met on December 6 to discuss an item docketed by several City Council members calling for the creation and enforcement of a City Council Code of Ethics (see page 20-24 of the agenda). The City Council is an independent, self-governing body of the local government…
Could there have been better timing for the Walnut Street Minyan‘s Soulful Shabbat/Shabbaton with Jacob’s Ladder Jewish Bluegrass Band than November 2023? If ever a Jewish community needed to come together, it was then. Exactly four weeks before, Israel had experienced the worst attack on the country since its 1948…
The Newton Watercolor Society is hosting its 8th Annual All Member Show at the Newton City Hall Gallery through December. The response to call for art to its members was received with great enthusiasm, and the talent is visible in each of the paintings on display. The gallery is open Monday –…