The May 5th School Committee meeting began with public comment, and then Dr. Nolin presented her regular Superintendent’s Update, which included mention of the restart of an educator exchange program with schools in China (following its pause during and after the Covid pandemic), as well an exhibit at the NPS…
Posts published in May 2025
The largest Newton-Taiwan Day celebration took place on May 3 at Hyde Playground beside the Culture Center of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Boston on Lincoln Street in Newton Highlands. Saturday’s warm weather welcomed a large crowd to gather for the wide variety of Taiwanese food and drink vendors,…
City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber and Room 207) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, May 5 at 7:45PM and broadcast on NewTV’s Youtube channel government channel (Comcast 9, RCN 13, 614 HD, Verizon 33). See Reports Docket and New Docket. During the City Council meeting, the Council will meet…
School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, May 5 at 6:15PM. The agenda includes the following: Negotiations Subcommittee of the School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) on Tuesday, May 6 at 9:15AM in Executive Session for the…
Newton Cultural Council will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, May 5 at 5PM. The agenda includes the following: Planning and Development Board will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, May 5 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Council on Aging will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, May…
Bernard Scafidi stood in front of the sandwich menu, smiling. “That’s me,” he said, pointing to No. 12 — The Bernie. “I don’t know how they knew it, but I can see my brothers and sisters in some of these too.” Bernard, who is 83 and lives two hours west…
On May 1, the Newton Community Farm hosted a panel discussion about local efforts to address food justice, reducing waste, and distributing food. The four panelists spoke to the overlapping missions, challenges, and necessities of their different organizations: The discussion – moderated by Kristina Pechulis, executive director of the Massachusetts Food…
Development Review Team (DRT) this week regarding the following potential projects/proposals (see DRT Snapshot):
About forty Newton and non-Newton residents gathered with homemade signs at the foot of the Walnut Street bridge by Washington Street to mark May 1st, May Day. The RESIST the Coup organizers — Nadine Cohen, Susan Davidoff, and Lynn Weissberg — chose this location to bring their message to the…
Joy Moore has been appointed to the board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts (BBBSEM). She currently serves as the inaugural Vice President and Executive Director of the Pine Manor Institute for Student Success at Boston College, where she leads innovative programs for first-generation students and those from…