There will be a Fix-It Clinic at the Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street, Newton Centre) on Saturday, April 26, 10AM-2PM, in the Druker Auditorium. If you have a broken household item in your home that you know you could fix with the right guidance, bring it to the clinic. Fix-It Clinics are free and empower Newton residents to fix things for themselves. A Repair Coach will help guide you through diagnosing and repair. Email recycling@newtonma.gov for more info.
Register here for an appointment for repair.
Register here to volunteer as a Repair Coach.
If the repair category you need is missing or full, check back in a few days, as openings may be created as more Repair Coaches volunteer.
There will be knife sharpening 9AM-2:30PM — free for residents — for kitchen cutlery such as kitchen knives and scissors, as well as hand pruners, loppers, and scissor-type hedge clippers.
- No electric tools, no saws, no tree poles, no lawn mower blades of any type.
- Residents, register here to book a No-Cost sharpening, by appointment at this event.
- Maximum of 2 items per family.
- Proof of residency required.
- Go directly to Bobby Mac the Knife Sharpener in front of the Library’s Homer Street entrance at the time of your appointment.
Fix-It Clinics are run by the Newton Recycling Committee in partnership with the Newton Free Library and the Newton DPW Sustainable Materials Management Division, with funds from a MassDEP grant.
