At a recent meeting of the Newton City Council’s Programs and Services Committee, City Councilor Vicki Danberg offered an amendment to Newton’s Sustainable Food Containers and Packaging Ordinance to ban the use of additional single-use plastic items — including stirrers, utensils, water bottles — by food service and retail establishments…
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A manhole explosion at the Walnut Street and Lakewood Road intersection in Newton around 3:30 PM on April 6 has raised safety concerns among local residents. The incident led to a power outage that exceeded two hours and affected around 6,500 residents. On Thursday, Newton resident Nathan Phillips questioned details…
It’s spring, and the volunteer-run Swap Shop is again open at the City’s Resource Recovery Center on Rumford Avenue. It’s open Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, 7:30AM-1:30PM, weather permitting, until October. Starting this week, the Swap Shop will become a bit more weather-resistant, as the City is installing a 30 ft.…
Earth Day weekend came to a close, but not due to poor weather. Neither Saturday’s 50-degree chills nor Sunday’s rain could prevent a hundred or so people from gathering on each of those days to celebrate and draw attention to Newton’s actions toward a greener future. Two events – the…
On April 22, returning from a clean-up of the Newton Centre Playground, Newton South High School’s Green Student Movement, Key Club, and UNICEF chapters attended the Newton Democratic City Committee Earth Day rally on the Newton Centre Green. Although their appearance was unplanned, club leaders and participants said that attending…
That is the subtext of the proposed ban on single-use plastic water bottles in Newton currently under consideration by the City Council’s Programs and Services Committee. The proposed ordinance, offered by Councilor Vicki Danberg (Ward 6, at-large) would expand upon Newton’s ban on the commercial use plastic bags to other…
The March 2023 IPCC Report says that we will cross 1.5°C within 10 years—resulting in climate-caused deaths of millions of people, extinction of many plant and animal species, and migration of millions of refugees. New England is heating up faster than the rest of the planet, so we can expect…
The Newton Conservators invite you to an online webinar about the geological history of Newton and Eastern Massachusetts, on April 19, 7PM-8:30PM. Register here. Newton’s rocks are like ancient scrolls for those who can interpret them, telling fascinating stories of continental collisions, high mountains forming, explosive volcanic eruptions, and evidence…
The Newton Conservators and The Street Chestnut Hill are hosting an Earth Day clean-up around Hammond Pond and the trails within the adjoining reservation on April 22, 9AM-noon. Volunteers will be removing trash and recycling from some of the areas surrounding the reservation including the trails, accessible parts of the…
The Newton Democratic City Committee (NDCC) will hold an Earth Day Climate Rally on Newton Centre Green (1221 Centre Street) on Saturday, April 22, 1PM-3PM. Speakers will include Representative Jake Auchincloss (confirmed), State Senator Cynthia Creem (confirmed), and Mayor Ruthanne Fuller (invited). The Newton Democratic City Committee Climate Crisis Subcommittee,…