Every four years during the summer Olympics, the WNBA takes a month-long pause to allow dozens of its players to represent their countries. But the majority of the top women’s professional basketball league’s players don’t play in the Olympics, leaving them on their own to stay in shape for the…
Posts published in August 2024
Last month, Newton Wellesley Hospital (NWH) was named in Newsweek’s lists of America’s Best Cancer and Neurological Hospitals. The rankings highlight the top 200 cancer hospitals and the top 175 neurological hospitals in the U.S. This is the second time that NWH has made the America’s Best Cancer Hospitals list, and…
City Council will meet virtually (Zoom link) in-person (Council Chamber) on Monday, August 12 at 7:45PM. See Reports Docket and New Docket. The meeting will be broadcast on NewTV’s government channel (Comcast 9, RCN 13 & 614 HD), Verizon 33) and NewTV’s Youtube channel. Finance Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) and in-person…
Beginning in the fall of 2023, some Newton residents have received one-time, unusually high water bills – with one reaching up to $67,000 and some in the range of $15,000 – initially with a very short timeframe to pay. The unusually high water bills are the result of discrepancies…
This past winter, on Monday February 12 — a week after the end of the teacher’s strike, when most NPS parents were thrilled to no longer open emails sent by “Newton Public Schools” to know whether or not their children would have class the next day — NPS sent a…
Since its beginning as a flag-raising ceremony at Newton City Hall in 2020, Newton’s India Day has grown over time, becoming a multifaceted celebration of the subcontinent’s cultural diversity. “Every year we see the participation increasing,” said Heena Bhatt, cofounder and the president of the Indian American Community of Newton…
Rabbi Moshe Waldoks has written and will perform in a one-man show, You Can Live If They Let You, at the Plaza Theatre in Boston’s South End, September 12 -15. The show is “a rich blend of memoir, humor, and philosophical musings, drawing on Waldoks’ unique life experiences …as an…
Highlights this week: City Council City Council will meet at Monday and is expected to vote on the following (see Reports Docket): The New Docket includes the following: Finance will meet on Monday to vote on: Programs and Services will meet on Wednesday to consider: Schools School Committee will meet…
School Committee will meet in-person (Room 210) on Thursday, August 15 at 1PM for a working session. The agenda includes the following:
Newton Free Library Board of Trustees Nominating and Governance Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, August 13 at 12:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Auburndale Historic District Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, August 13 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: CANCELED: Economic Development Commission…