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April 21, 2025

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NCP: Call For Art — Murals, apply by May 1
NCP: Call For Art — Murals, apply by May 1
Register now for NSHS Booster Club’s 4th annual Lions 5K, May 18
Register now for NSHS Booster Club’s 4th annual Lions 5K, May 18
Exhibit your electric vehicle at Newton’s Earth Day Celebration, Apr. 27
Exhibit your electric vehicle at Newton’s Earth Day Celebration, Apr. 27
Newton Conservators: Annual Meeting and Dinner — Can Farming Save Open Spaces?, May 8. Register by May 1
Newton Conservators: Annual Meeting and Dinner — Can Farming Save Open Spaces?, May 8. Register by May 1
Join Newton PorchFest 2025. Sign ups are open!
Join Newton PorchFest 2025. Sign ups are open!
NCE: April Vacation Programs, Apr. 21-25
NCE: April Vacation Programs, Apr. 21-25
Historic Newton: April Vacation — Dazzling Decades, Apr. 22-25
Historic Newton: April Vacation — Dazzling Decades, Apr. 22-25
Newton PRC & Red Cross: 2 Lifeguard Training Courses, Apr. 22-25
Newton PRC & Red Cross: 2 Lifeguard Training Courses, Apr. 22-25
Newton Tree Conservancy: Fall Tree Planting – Applications due June 29
Newton Tree Conservancy: Fall Tree Planting – Applications due June 29
WSYMCA: Teen Dungeons & Dragons Campaign, Apr. 25
WSYMCA: Teen Dungeons & Dragons Campaign, Apr. 25
Tanglewood Marionettes: Sleeping Beauty, Apr. 25
Tanglewood Marionettes: Sleeping Beauty, Apr. 25
Fix-It Clinic at the Newton Free Library, Apr. 26
Fix-It Clinic at the Newton Free Library, Apr. 26
Photographica Show at Newton North HS, Apr. 26
Photographica Show at Newton North HS, Apr. 26
Green Newton: Earth Day Festival, Apr. 27
Green Newton: Earth Day Festival, Apr. 27
Newton Family Singers celebrate the music of The Traveling Wilburys, Apr. 27
Newton Family Singers celebrate the music of The Traveling Wilburys, Apr. 27
Rock Voices Newton: Community chorus performance, Apr. 27
Rock Voices Newton: Community chorus performance, Apr. 27
Music Mondays: Latin Love Songs and Laments, Apr. 28
Music Mondays: Latin Love Songs and Laments, Apr. 28
Greening Your House of Worship: Cutting Costs & Building Sustainability, Apr. 29
Greening Your House of Worship: Cutting Costs & Building Sustainability, Apr. 29
NAA: James King Bonner Exhibit, Mar. 3-Apr. 30
NAA: James King Bonner Exhibit, Mar. 3-Apr. 30
LWVN Scholarship: Apply by Apr. 30
LWVN Scholarship: Apply by Apr. 30

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No School Committee Meetings – Week of 4/20/2025

By FCN on April 20, 2025

School Committee will not meet this week. Schools are closed for April Spring Recess.

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