Eight ukulele ensembles(!) — including Newton’s own City Hall Strummers — will gather on June 9, 11AM-4PM indoors at Newton City Hall for Strummin’ Up to Boston, a free music festival celebrating all things ukulele. Food trucks, vendor booths, and a group musical strum-along led by local ukulele personality Danno…
Posts published in April 2024
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston is performing Strings of Light, a concert featuring songs by Vivaldi, Vasks, Esmail and Beethoven all played on Pro Arte’s strings. It will take place on June 9, 3PM at Second Church in Newton (60 Highland St, West Newton). Tickets available online.
Pathway to Possible will host a Family Series panel discussion on Legal Considerations on Monday, June 10 at 6:30PM at the Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street). A panel of legal experts will help families learn more about the myriad considerations that go into setting up and safeguarding the care…
On April 16, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller presented the City’s FY2025 budget to the City Council (see text of her speech and NewTV video). She told the City Council, “Tonight I present to you a stable, strong, sustainable — and hefty budget — for the City of Newton’s next fiscal year,…
On April 15, Tami Gambiza ran his first Boston Marathon, raising funds for Fig City News. Already connected in Newton as treasurer of Fig City News and trustee of Newton’s Affordable Housing Trust, on Patriots’ Day he joined the community of people who have run the Boston Marathon. His story:…
Lawyers for Civil Rights Boston filed a federal discrimination lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts Thursday on behalf of TrailblazHers Run Co. The lawsuit is directed against “the BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, CITY OF NEWTON, and JOHN F. CARMICHAEL JR., Chief of Police of the…
Nearly four months after the City’s initial Washington Street Pilot proposal, the Newton Planning Department, the Department of Public Works, the Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture, and the project consultants presented the updated project design, now 75% completed. The design focuses on Washington Street from Lowell Avenue to Chestnut…
Programs & Services approved the following (see Report and watch NewTV video): Tennis Court Resurfacing at Newton South High School (Item #176-24): Authorization to transfer $165,000 for resurfacing eight tennis courts, completing the renovation started with ARPA funds last year. The project is scheduled to begin after spring sports and…
Finance voted to approve the following (see Report and watch NewTV video): Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 41, Section 100G: Authorization for the City to provide up to $2,000 for funeral and burial expenses for firefighters or police officers killed in the line of duty, aligning city policy with state law.…
The Zoning & Planning Committee approved the following (see Report and watch NewTV video): Special Permit for Retaining Walls Over Four Feet (Item #76-24(2)): Approval of an ordinance amendment requiring a special permit for retaining walls over four feet, with modifications to include multiple walls within 25 feet as one…