On August 18 at 6PM, Historic Newton will host a walking tour of the Mount Ida campus. Before this Oak Hill location became Mount Ida College and then a campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, it was the 19th century estate of William Sumner Appleton. Its next owner, Robert…
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The Massachusetts Department of Transportation will hold a live, virtual public hearing about the project called Newton-Weston Bridge Bundle, Replacement and Rehabilitation at I-90/I-95, Including Ramp G on August 18, 6PM-8PM. Register here to receive the online link. MassDOT will present the design for the project and to solicit comments.
Sign up for Newton Community Farm’s Fruit Share program: $100 for eight weeks (August 24 – October 13) of fruit from Autumn Hills Orchard — 4-5 pounds of apples and sometimes other fruit. Registration deadline is noon on August 19.
The West Suburban YMCA is getting ready to open its new facility on Wells Avenue and is offering a Founding Member deal, open to everyone, including current members. The first 5 men and first 5 women who register and pay $1,000 will receive one locker rental at Wells Avenue and…
Minyan Darchei Shalom just celebrated its first anniversary, and we would love for you to join us! We are an independent minyan conducting fully lay-led, traditional, egalitarian services at Temple Shalom in Newton. Our next Shabbat service is August 20 at 9:30AM. Weather permitting, we gather outside under a tent. …
Holtzman Medical Group — which runs COVID-19 vaccination clinics for the City of Newton — seeks volunteers to assist in non-medical administrative tasks at the following Booster Clinics at the City Hall War Memorial Room: Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2:15-6:30PM Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2:15-6:30PM Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2:15-6:30PM Friday, Sept. 23,…
At 3PM each day, August 8-12, Louise Ting, a rising 2nd grader in Newton, will play a short concert of music by Mozart and Tchaikovsky at one of the Artful Pianos installed in various parks in Newton. Louise has just returned from a competition in Europe, and you can hear…
The Newton Conservators are calling on all of us to watch out for Black Swallow Wort, a non-native plant that reduces biodiversity, degrades the environment, and is fatal to Monarch butterflies. This vine has blue-green, glossy leaves, small purple flowers, and large seed pods that hang like pea pods. Dig…
The Newton Highlands Area Council will meet on August 4 at 7PM — in-person at the Brigham House (20 Hartford Street, Newton Highlands) with remote participation by Zoom as well. The agenda includes updates on Zoning Redesign and a proposed expansion of the Hyde veteran memorial. The Council may be…
With many donors on vacation, our local hospitals are facing urgent needs for donations of both blood and blood platelets. You can donate blood in Newton on Friday, July 29, when the blood mobile operated by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital will be at Brae Burn Country…