In this year’s Fill the Boot campaign, Newton Fire Department Local 863 and Waltham Fire Department Local 866 raised $12,000 to support the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and the Dion Foundation for Children with Rare Diseases. In 1954, the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) committed to support the MDA…
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The Rotary Club of Newton is hosting a Clothing Drive at the Scandinavian Living Center (206 Waltham Street, West Newton) every month on these Saturdays, 9AM to 12PM: June 15, July 13, August 24, September 21, October 19. Bring your excess clothing, shoes, and home textiles to be reused and…
The Charles River Chamber of Commerce honored Susan Paley, the Village Bank’s retiring Senior Vice President of Community Relations, at its annual Spring Business Breakfast, on Friday, June 7, which was also her last day on the job. Chamber President Greg Reibman spoke of her thoughtfulness, kindness, and support for…
Joel Bard and Sayuri Miyamoto and friends will present PMC Concert 2024: A Century in London on Tuesday, June 25, at 7:30PM at the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (FUUSN, 1326 Washington Street, West Newton). This will be their 19th annual chamber music concert to raise money for the…
The Eliot Church will hold a watch party on Saturday, June 29 at 9:30AM in the church’s Parlor. The livestream of the Poor People’s Campaign Assembly and Moral March on Washington, DC will begin at 10AM. RSVP by emailing Josephine at jomac1941@aol.com with “Poor People’s Campaign Watch Party” in the subject…
The American Red Cross is holding blood drives in Newton — for both blood and Power-Red donations — on the second or third Wednesday of every month, 1PM-6PM, at the Scandinavian Living Center (206 Waltham Street, West Newton). That’s March 13*, April 17, May 15, June 12*, July 17, August…
On May 22, leaders and members of a wide range of organizations in Newton gathered under one tent on the Mt. Ida Campus of UMass Amherst for the 50th annual Theodore D. Mann Mayor’s Community Breakfast. Named in honor of the mayor who started this annual celebration of community spirit,…
The John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club of Newton held its 27th Annual Gala on Saturday, May 11, where 250 attendees raised more than $200,000 – including $60,000 specifically to support Youth Mental Health Initiatives over the next two school years and $30,000 for financial aid that makes club membership…
Sunday, May 5, was the city’s annual NewtonSERVES day of community volunteering to clean and improve parks, school grounds, open space areas, and conservation lands. Supported by Newton’s Parks, Recreation & Culture department, teams worked on 24 project sites across the city. Here’s a short photo voyage to several of…
NewtonSERVES — the City’s annual day of volunteering to clean and improve parks, school grounds, open space areas, and conservation lands — will be May 5. This year there are 24 project sites: Volunteers 18 years or older must register, and volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by a registered adult.