The All Newton’s Musical Memory Café will take place on July 1, 1:30PM-2:30PM at the All Newotn Music School (321 Chestnut Street, West Newton). It is a free, informal social gathering for people with cognitive changes and their care partners. Guests are welcome regardless of diagnosis. Attendees can connect with…
Posts published in May 2025
Zoning and Planning will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, May 12 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following requests: Finance will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, May 12 at 7PM. The meeting will also be broadcast on NewTV (Comcast 9, RCN 13, 614…
School Committee has no meetings scheduled for the week.
Commission on Disability will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, May 12 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following: Library Board of Trustees Development Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, May 12 at 10AM. The agenda includes the following: Community Preservation Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on…
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.
The Cat Connection of Brighton and serving the MetroWest communities of Massachusetts, will host its summer fundraiser, the 9th annual “Everything is Coming Up Rose” Garden Party on June 28, 6PM-9PM at the Durant-Kendrick House (286 Waverly Avenue, Newton). It will feature a raffle, silent auction, light supper, open bar, and entertainment. The…
The Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (MABVI) will host accessibility technology trainer Aaron Spelker at the Newton Free Library on July 24, at 1PM for a talk about the organization’s technology services. Massachusetts citizens can get accessibility training services for free from MABVI through a referral from…
The Newton Rotary Club will host a Dog Fest & Parade where participants can get treats (for dogs and humans), greet & meet dog lovers & service providers, and bring their pup dressed up for a dog parade. Donations will go toward Caring Canines Visiting Therapy Dogs Inc. It will…
Development Review Team (DRT) this week regarding the following potential projects/proposals (see DRT Snapshot):
We have updated Over the line? to include a message from Mayor Ruthanne Fuller and a WBUR podcast based on the incident.
Bay Colony Brass will present a free concert, “And All That Jazz” featuring an array of jazz ranging from W.C. Handy’s “St. Louis Blues March” to Chick Corea’s wildly evocative “Spain.” The program is supported in part by a grant from the Newton Cultural Council, a local council that is…
Shortly before 8AM on the rainy morning of May 5, several masked men — identifying themselves as “federal officers” and wearing insignia saying “POLICE” and “HSI” — emerged from five dark vehicles that had stopped and surrounded a Ford Focus on Maple Street in Watertown. In the car were two…