An anonymous benefactor has donated $5.2 million toward the West Newton Cinema Foundation’s capital campaign to Save West Newton Cinema. The clock to save the historic,1937 Art Deco theater has been ticking since August 2022, when Mark Development purchased the West Newton Cinema for $5.6 million from the Bramante family,…
Posts published in April 2024
Unknown at this time if district will appeal ruling. On Monday, April 28, the Newton Teachers Association (NTA) announced that an arbitrator had ruled in its favor regarding its grievances against Newton Public Schools (NPS) relating to the reduction in Kindergarten aides following the 2022-2023 school year. The NTA, then…
Many in Newton have felt such deep sorrow since learning that our friend Phil Herr passed away peacefully in his sleep early on Tuesday morning, April 16th at the Adelaide Memory Care Facility in Newton Centre. So many were fortunate to have worked with him over many years. It was Phil’s planning…
Back around 2000, I learned that Newton would be updating its Comprehensive Plan, and that the effort would be led by an urban planner named Phil Herr. Being interested in this process, I made a point of attending a community meeting that I knew Phil would be attending. I introduced…
After a year of deliberations, the ZBA may vote on the 528 Boylston Street project on May 1. There are two key reasons to support this project — affordability and climate action. Affordability: Newton needs more homes of all kinds to address the rapidly rising cost of housing. This project…
NewtonSERVES — the City’s annual day of volunteering to clean and improve parks, school grounds, open space areas, and conservation lands — will be May 5. This year there are 24 project sites: Volunteers 18 years or older must register, and volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by a registered adult.
City Councilor Rick Lipof kicked off his campaign for the 12th District House seat at a familiar Democratic party venue: the home of City Councilor Vicki Danberg. About sixty people attended the official launch of his campaign to succeed Rep. Ruth Balser, who is retiring at the end of this…
Mary Fitzgerald is organizing Newton’s Vegan Chef Challenge (May 1-31), pulling together local restaurants (currently 18), suppliers, volunteers, and community groups to highlight the benefits of plant-based eating. Participating Newton restaurants (map) will feature plant-based menu options throughout May. Customers can vote for their favorite dishes, and winning dishes will…
Finding a personal and meaningful gift for Mother’s Day is now easier thanks to Third Piece, a Boston-based knitting business with a new studio in Newton. Third Piece has partnered with Women’s Lunch Place, a daytime shelter for women in Boston, to offer a Learn to Knit Kit and Card…
Coach Alex Kushkov established the Dynamo Fencing Center in Newton Center 11 years ago. Since then, he has shaped hundreds of talented young people into world-class fencers, giving back to his homeland of Ukraine all the while. Three of Kushkov’s students — Oleksandr Shirpal, Andrii Slastin, and Kushkov’s son, Daniel…