CAN-DO (Citizens for Affordable Housing in Newton Development Organization, Inc.) is again offering free income tax preparation for low- to moderate-income households (generally less than $75,000), by appointment. To schedule an in-person appointment for a Wednesday or Saturday afternoon in the Newton office (413 Watertown Street, Nonantum): CAN-DO is authorized…
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Please join Lasell University in supporting the Centre Street Food Pantry on April 10 from 4:30-7PM at de Witt Hall (80 Maple St, Auburdale) on the campus side of university. Tickets are $20/$10 for students and can be purchased at the door with cash or card. Empty Bowls is a…
A crowd gathered by the Johnny Kelley statue early on the morning of March 28 for a ceremony both solemn and joyful — part memorial service, part joyful training run for the upcoming Boston Marathon. They gathered to dedicate a bench to the memory of Susan Hurley, founder of CharityTeams,…
The Carroll Center for the Blind‘s 14th Annual Walk for Independence will be held on Saturday, May 30th, from 9AM – 12PM at the Mount Ida Campus of UMass Amherst (100 Carlson Avenue, Newton). This free event invites participants to complete a 1 to 3-mile walk around the campus, followed by…
Emily Craven — Newton North HS ’22, now studying at University of Vermont — was the primary fundraiser for last year’s Fig City News summer internship program, and she’s back with a higher goal. On April 20, Emily will once again run the Boston Marathon to raise $8,500 for the Fig…
I am writing to thank the residents of Newton for demonstrating their community spirit and commitment to sustainability by donating nearly 400,000 pounds of clothing and household goods to Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries in 2025. Goodwill is a community-based nonprofit that relies on these donations to support its mission. Each…
This month, Fig City News profiles two particularly generous members of our community – Josephine McNeil and Lionel Porter – in celebration of Black History Month. Josephine McNeil Josephine McNeil is the founder and executive director of the Citizens for Affordable Housing in Newton Development Organization (CAN-DO), a community-based, nonprofit…
Tuesday afternoons at the Centre Street Food Pantry are humming with activity. The police direct traffic as a line of cars queue up at the back entrance of the Trinity Parish of Newton Centre for Senior Hour. Drivers wait patiently in line, order slips tucked neatly inside their car windshields.…
Dozens of residents braved a New England snowstorm February 7 to enjoy a Chestnut Hill dessert crawl benefitting the Newton Food Pantry. They walked a route spanning The Street shopping center, sheltering from the snow in sweetly-scented stores along the way. Standing inside the crawl’s last stop, The Half Cookie,…
The First Unitarian Universalist Society of Newton’s (FUUSN) Social Justice Speakers Task Force is holding a discussion with Christine Nguyen, Jefferson Hussey, and Renee Hamilton, volunteer organizers with the Eastern Service Workers Association (ESWA), on Sunday, February 22 at 12PM in the FUUSN Alliance Room (1326 Washington Street, West Newton). ESWA is an all-volunteer association of…