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Posts published in May 2025

All Newton Musical Memory Café, July 1

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…

City Council Meetings – Week of 5/11/2025

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…

Board and Commission Meetings – Week of 5-11-2025

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 this week

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.

Garden Party at the Durant-Kendrick House to benefit The Cat Connection, June 28

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…

Mass. Assoc. for Blind and Visually Impaired: Talk about Accessibility Technology, July 24

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…

Updates – 5/8/2025

We have updated Over the line? to include a message from Mayor Ruthanne Fuller and a WBUR podcast based on the incident.

Over the line?

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…

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