Rotary Club of Newton and West Suburban YMCA are hosting a community diaper and baby wipes drive for the Newton Food Pantry. It will take place from August 14 to October 1 at both branches of the West Suburban YMCA (276 Church Street and 135 Wells Avenue).
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The Newton Food Pantry will hold its annual meeting virtually on October 12, 7:30-8:30PM. Everyone is welcome. Leaders will review achievements over the last year and discuss goals for the following year. Pre-registration is required (register here). The number of Newton residents seeking food assistance continues to grow. By opening its…
Newton-based Silent Spring Institute will hold its Annual Gala Celebration on October 12 at the Revere Hotel on Boston Common, honoring long-time Newton resident and outgoing Silent Spring Executive Director Dr. Julia Brody for her 27 years of outstanding leadership and scientific excellence. While the Gala is already sold out, its online Silent…
The Newton Rotary Club will hold its monthly Clothing and Textile Drive at the Scandinavian Living Center (206 Waltham Street, West Newton) on from 9AM to noon on these Saturdays: May 13, June 24, July 22, August 19, September 16, and October 14. Rotary is working with Helpsy, which accepts clothing and textiles in any…
All are invited to a fun, volunteer meal packing project on Saturday, October 14, 3PM-5PM, hosted by and at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church (258 Concord Street, Newton Lower Falls). People ages 4 and up will join an assembly line process so that we as a community can make a global…
Tenor Joe Muise and pianist Lois Shapiro will present a wonderful concert on Sunday, October 15 at 3PM in the sanctuary of Eliot Church (474 Centre Street, Newton Corner). A reception will follow. Donations will benefit Silent Spring Institute — a nonprofit, scientific research organization dedicated to uncovering the links between chemicals in our everyday environment and…
A virtual community meeting will be held on September 14 at 6PM (Zoom link) regarding a proposal by Family Aid to convert the former Chetwynde Nursing Home, located at 1650 Washington Street, into a long-term family shelter providing housing and services (see Fig City News article). Representatives from FamilyAid, Massachusetts…
As of August 30, eighty-three Newton residents have signed up to walk a 5K, 10K, half marathon, or marathon in the 2023 Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk on October 1. The Walk seeks to raise $9 million for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Newton resident Anya Rhodes, age nine, will participate…
Summer Eats is providing free, healthy meals to anyone under the age of 18 every weekday (Mondays through Fridays) through September 1, 11:30AM-1:30PM for lunches and 2:30PM-3:30PM for snacks, at the West Suburban YMCA (276 Church Street, Newton Corner). For more information, contact Keri Wood at keriw@wsymca.org.
New England blues musician James Montgomery will perform at American Legion Post 440 (295 California Street, Nonantum) on September 1 with Peter Hackel and Reggie Hendrix in a fundraiser for re-building Post 123 Sanibel Island, Florida. Doors open 7PM and the show starts at 8PM. Tickets are $20 to benefit…