The Newton Conservators will host a webinar, Springers and Singers: The Art and Science of Observing Orthoptera, on October 18, 7PM-8:30PM. Register here. Widespread, plentiful, and in some cases really loud, Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids) get surprisingly little attention from naturalists. But these insects are everywhere, if often extremely…
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The Newton Conservators will host Birding at Cold Spring Park on October 22, 8AM-10AM. Participants will meet near the turnaround at the end of the left side of the Beacon Street parking area. This is an easy walk on at woodland trails, looking for resident birds as well as fall…
Eliot Church, UCC (474 Centre Street, Newton Corner) will hold a Plant Based Potluck lunch on October 29 at 11:15AM. The event takes place in the fellowship hall (downstairs) and offers education, tips, great food, recipes, games, and entertainment! Please bring a plant-based dish (along with its recipe to display). Soup,…
“Promote compact, energy-efficient development concentrated around public transit and other existing infrastructure.” Mass Audubon, Losing Ground 1. Preserves trees Sprawl is the worst enemy of trees. Because of limits on the number of people who can live in Newton and other towns close to Boston, people have moved farther away…
The Newton Conservators will host a webinar on September 28 at 7PM to discuss why the Watertown dam on the Charles River should be removed. Sign up here. Each spring, thousands of migratory fish return to the Charles river to spawn in the lakes, ponds, and tributaries. Across Massachusetts, there…
The 2023 GreenEXPO will be held on Sunday, October 15, 11AM-4PM on the Newton Centre Green in conjunction with the City of Newton’s Harvest Fair. GreenEXPO will showcase many options available to make lives greener. There will be representatives available from sustainability focused companies, community organizations, and City departments to…
My comment pertains to the new sidewalks that were installed along the section of Needham Street under the Route 9 bridge and continuing to National Lumber. Redoing these sidewalks was such an opportunity to beautify an otherwise unattractive area. Instead of the new, all black hard top that now covers…
On September 18, after an extensive debate regarding ordinance language about helium balloons, the City Council unanimously approved an amendment to the City’s Sustainable Containers, Packaging, and Single Use Ordinance to further reduce the distribution of single-use plastics. (See Fig City News article on how some businesses are moving ahead…
The City Council deferred its vote on the craft breweries ordinance and voted to adopt the plastic reduction ordinance amendments on Monday, September 18. Craft Breweries: The Council deferred its vote (until the next full Council meeting) on a proposed ordinance that would enable breweries, wineries, distilleries, and other similar…
I am deeply concerned that the City of Newton has installed artificial turf at Newton South High School and plans to do so at Newton North and Albemarle field. The major reasons given for doing this are that it will allow more playing time for student athletes and it will…