For more than two decades, Newton South High School has offered seniors the chance to try their hand at directing in the annual Student Directing Festival. Students apply with a proposal for a short play they would like to direct, and if chosen, they become responsible for all aspects of…
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On Sunday afternoon, at least 750 fans of ice sculpture and winter markets congregated on Newton Centre Green to admire the work of Craig McConnell, from Images In Ice. He brought a previously sculpted ice throne, an ice castle, and an ice Mama Bear and baby. As enthusiastic crowds watched, he…
Wintry? Not really. With temperatures in the forties, it felt more like mid-spring. But WinterFEST’s Cold Spring Park winter walk on January 29 was festive. About 120 adults, small children, infants, and dogs gathered Sunday morning for a nature hike put on by Newton Community Pride. Gloria Gavris of Newton…
It’s 5:30PM on Saturday, January 27, the depth of winter in Massachusetts — but not at the Hyde Community Center park, where over 600 people have gathered to eat soup, ice cream, and cookies and drink hot chocolate served by members of the Newton’s City Council and Rep. Jake Auchincloss.…
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller held a two-hour online Town Hall Forum on January 26 to answer questions about the proposed tax override. A recording of the meeting has been posted here. On Sunday, February 5 at 2PM, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller and Interim Superintendent Kathleen Smith will host a Tax Override Forum…
An online public hearing has been scheduled for Thursday, February 16 at 7PM (Zoom link) on a group petition requesting the City Council to pass a measure postponing any immediate action for new or replacement artificial turf anywhere in Newton pending the completion, public presentation, and public hearing for the…
Last Saturday, over 150 people attended a candlelight vigil in Boston for the victims of the mass shootings in Monterey Park where 11 people were killed (including 10 Chinese immigrants) and Half Moon Bay, California, where seven immigrant migrant workers (five Chinese and two Mexican) were killed. The event was…
Among Senator Creem’s “dozens” of recently filed bills is An Act relative to the future of clean heat in the Commonwealth (SD2330). An article in the Boston Globe about the warming winters demonstrated that New England is experiencing record high temperatures. In general, New England is warming faster than any…
Like most police forces across the country, Newton’s has few female officers. However, Lt. Amanda Henrickson has taken an important step in breaking barriers by recently becoming the first woman to lead a department bureau in the city. Now the highest-ranking female officer in Newton and only the second woman…
Rampur is a small city four hours north of Delhi that many Indians have never heard of. A well-constructed highway loops around the city, which means travelers on their way to more popular destinations need not stop. And why would they? The city has the highest Muslim population in Uttar…