I’m so disappointed to read that the City Council has approved artificial turf for one of the city’s fields. I was part of a team of Newton citizens who have studied the situation, who have learned about the dangers that artificial turf poses to children, and who called both City…
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Newton North’s Artificial Turf Field’s Replacement project will more forward. In its final meeting on Monday, December 18, the City Council approved a request to appropriate $2.4 million from Certified Free Cash to replace Newton North’s Dickinson Field and resurface its track. Proponents have argued that the current field needs…
A recent letter to the editor outlined why Newton should reject the installation of any new synthetic turf. The letter concludes with “They all say ‘The science is clear.’ Artificial turf is a bad choice for Newton.“ As a resident involved with Youth Athletics in Newton for over a decade…
The local group Better Action Now on Artificial Turf in Newton is thrilled that Dr. Phil Landrigan has let city councilors know that he opposes Mayor Fuller’s request for $2,400,000 for an artificial turf field at Newton North High School. See details here. Dr. Landrigan is a Newton resident and a leading global public health…
On a sunny, sparkling November 15th, about 100 residents joined city officials along the Lake Avenue shore of Crystal Lake for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the long-awaited completion of the Levingston Cove Improvements project. According to the Parks, Recreation and Culture Department, Levingston Cove’s redesign will make the park…
Would you like to be a Citizen Scientist? Do you want to know more about local birds? Join the Newton Christmas Bird Count on Sunday, December 17. On that date, groups of birders head out in the morning to areas of Newton to count birds and report back. Data are…
Are there empty spaces on the berms in your neighborhood where street trees formerly provided shade and beauty? Would you like to work with your neighbors and the Newton Tree Conservancy (NTC) to plant new trees? The NTC is now accepting applications until December 17, 2003 for its Spring 2024…
The Newton Conservators will host a free webinar, Why Are There So Many Turkeys? (Talking All Things Turkey), on November 9, 7PM-8:30PM. The native turkeys seen in such abundance were extirpated from Massachusetts not so long ago. Their revival is a true success story, unless you’ve tangled with an aggressive…
The Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street) will hold a Fix-It Clinic on Saturday, November 18, 10AM-1PM. Do you have a broken item in your home that you know you could fix with the right guidance? Fix-It Clinics empower folks to fix for themselves, and they are totally free! Bring…
The Newton Conservators will host a free webinar — Rodenticides in Birds of Prey in Massachusetts –on November 2, 7PM-8:30PM. Some rodenticides (rodent poisons) have the ability to bioaccumulate in the food chain and can potentially affect a predator or scavenger that ingests an animal that consumed the poison bait.…