As part of Summer 2024 in the Highlands!, the Hyde Community Center (90 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands) will host a concert (The Ivory Rockers) on July 26 at 6PM-8PM, followed by a movie (The Sandlot) at dusk. All free, thanks to The Village Bank. Outside if the weather’s good, otherwise indoors.
Posts published in June 2024
Newton Free Library Development Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, June 10 at 10AM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Biosafety Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, June 10 at 3PM. The agenda includes the following: Commission on Disability will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday,…
The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Developmen Review Team (DRT) this week (see DRT Snapshot):
On August 18 at 10AM, the Newton Cemetery & Arboretum will host a summertime horticultural tour through its grounds, led by its Arborist, Julie Clements. On the 1.5-mile tour showcasing perennial gardens, the public will learn about the Arboretum’s ecological diversity, from shade gardens and wetland areas to pollinators. All…
No reports of City Council committee meetings were published last week. Earlier reports are available by clicking Meeting Reports under Government menu tab on FigCityNews.com.
I am a resident of Newton. We bought our house off of Crafts Street on the Newtonville/Nonantum line in 1977. I am also a business owner of a non-profit arts organization run from an office in my house. For all of our time here, the area behind what is…
On May 31, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced its 2024 All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP) grants for eight projects across the country. The award, totaling $343 million, includes $67 million for MBTA Green Line “B” and “C” branch improvements to make fourteen stops on those lines completely accessible for…
Rabbi Keith Stern, Newton resident and Chair of the Human Rights Commission, opened the Pride Flag Raising ceremony at Newton City Hall on Tuesday, June 4th. He began his remarks wondering “From 35,000 ft, why would there be a day, set aside to honor people who are already completed melted and…
It was good to read that the 50th Annual Mayor’s Community Breakfast was a success. I am glad this Newton tradition exists to celebrate and re-affirm shared community values about unity, belonging, and mutual respect and understanding. As the Mayor said in her remarks, all this is especially important now with the backdrop…
I am writing as a concerned Jewish resident of Newton, where I have lived for more than four decades. Of late I have been deeply rattled by the wave of anti-Jewish hate sweeping the world, the country, and even our own city of Newton. This hatred has manifested itself locally in…