The Newton North High School Varsity Dance Team has won three state championships in the past three years. The team aims to compete in the National Dance Team Championship in Orlando, FL in February — but it needs to raise funds for competition entry fees, uniforms, travel, and hotel expenses.…
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A community meeting is scheduled for TONIGHT, Wednesday, November 30 at 7:30PM regarding the proposed development of 528 Boylston Street. It will be held in-person (Newton South High School, 140 Brandeis Road) and virtually (Zoom link). The 528 Boylston Street proposal calls for a 5-7 story, 244-unit housing development at…
On December 1 at 3PM, Newton historian Cynthia Cowan will speak about Finding Pamela: Writing a New History in the Community Room at Cabot Park Village (280 Newtonville Ave.). In her talk, Ms Cowan will examine the life of Pamela Sparhawk, a formerly enslaved Black woman who, after more than a decade of…
The Village Bank is once again making parking free all across Newton all day on Small Business Saturday, November 26. All parking meters and kiosks will be covered by blue wraps with the Village Bank logo to remind you to shop local. “Our goal is to encourage members of the…
The Guild of St. Francis, Parishes of Sacred Heart and Our Lady’s, Newton Centre-West Newton/Nahanton will present its Holly Harvest Fair in the parking lot of the Bishop MacKenzie Center (1337 Centre Street, Newton Centre) on November 19 (9AM-4PM) and November 20 (9AM-1PM). Some features: Luncheon on Saturday at 11:30AM,…
Chestnut Hill Square is hosting a toiletry and food drive to benefit The Newton Food Pantry. Toiletries are increasingly in demand as families struggle to make ends meet. The Newton Food Pantry is most in need of personal-care items including shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant, diapers and baby wipes — as well…
The Allen Center (35 Webster Street) will host the first Newton Thanksgiving Market on November 22, noon to 4PM. Organized by All Over Newton, the event will bring specialty vendors from Newton’s farmers’ markets together for holiday shopping. Some vendors suggest or require pre-ordering — with deadlines of November 17,…
The Newton Free Library will host a virtual presentation, Dispatch from the Gas Transition Allies: Green Newton Series, on November 17, 7PM-8PM. Nathan Phillips, Professor in the Department of Earth and Environment at Boston University, and Dr. Dorie Seavey, a Boston-based applied research economist, will discuss organizations and individuals…
Newton’s high-school robotics team, the LigerBots, will host the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Newton Qualifier Competition at Newton North High School on November 19. Teams of students in Grades 4-8 build robots with LEGOs and compete in a challenge under this year’s theme, Super Powered. The public is invited noon…
At 11AM on November 11th, the City of Newton will honor all American Veterans, and in particular the City’s Heroes, in a Veterans’ Day Observance ceremony at American Legion Post #440 (295 California Street). At 10AM, there will be a donation drive to collect items to support the troops: coffee,…