Angela Pitter, founder and CEO of LiveWire Collaborative, has been elected Chair of the Board of the Charles River Regional Chamber (CRRC). Listed twice among the CRRC’s Top 50 Most Influential Business Leaders of Color, she served on the Newton School Committee for six years and is a member of Boston University’s Black Alumni Leadership Council and a founding member of Newton Coalition for Black Residents.
James C. Varnum will be among the 76 artists participating in the New England Watercolor Society’s 2025 Signature Members Show, held February 4 – March 2 at The Guild of Boston Artists (162 Newbury Street, Boston). The show brings together some of the finest watercolor artists in New England and will be juried by internationally acclaimed artist Jean-Francois Arnaud.
Geoff Epstein — former Newton resident and former member of School Committees in Newton and Framingham — told the MetroWest Daily News that he intends to run for Mayor of Framingham, challenging the incumbent, Charlie Sisitsky.
Newton college students named to the President’s List for the fall semester:
- Plymouth State University: Madison Quinn
- Southern New Hampshire University: Desrine Solomon-Berry, Claudia Cardoso, Brendan Gilli, and Shawn Johnson
- University of North Georgia: John Robinson
- Western New England University: Brock Busa
Newton college students named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester:
- Bates College: Ella Maher, Alice Maffie, and George Nassar
- Bucknell University: Sofia DeCosta, Elias Kiritsy, Emily Nauen, and Nicole Qian
- Curry College: Edward Evangelakos, Thomas Cuyler, Jack Kelley, Glanzer Mar, Lilyanna Sobczak, and Katie Tobin
- Dean College: Shannon Suckerman
- Hofstra University: Kyle Bunn and Evan Danek
- Knox College: Luka Vorobyov
- Lasell University: Karim Belhouchet, Michela Picariello, Jahiris Velez-Polo, Connor Wong, Michael Petrie, Gabriele Cotrim, Guy Linden, Emma Turney, Mitchell Tolini, Emily Spertner, Kyle Hurley, Owen Levine, and Mia Papazian
- Northern Essex Community College: La-Kansa Sitcheron
- Roger Williams University: Campbell Brooke and Liam Walter
- Salem State University: Carolann Jessie Leger and Amaya Rivera Cartagena
- Southern New Hampshire University: Shemeka Hill and Talitha Giarratani
- Stonehill College: Michael Leary, Nicole Asfahl, Anjan Rayavarapu, and Karl Svartstrom
- Western New England University: Matthew Johnston
