The Charles River Watershed Association is looking for help from community volunteers to clear the invasive water chestnut from the Charles River. The Community Water Chestnut Removal will take place on July 15, 9AM-12PM, at Paddle Boston: Newton Historic Boathouse (2401 Commonwealth Avenue, West Newton). Register here.
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The City’s Health & Human Services Department, in partnership with the Riverside Trauma Center, will host two Coping Groups for those impacted by the recent tragedy in Newton. Riverside helps people recover from the overwhelming stress caused by traumatic events. Their team is specifically trained in disaster and critical-incident response…
The Schultz Family Kids Triathlon is for kids ages 6-12 who want to compete in swimming, biking, and running. It will honor David Schultz, who passed away in 2019, and will take place at Newton North High School on July 20, 4PM-8PM. Up to 250 participants are able to register.…
The Rotary Club of Newton has awarded David Sellers, Executive Director of the John M. Barry Boys and Girls Club of Newton, with its Paul Harris Community Service Award – Rotary’s highest honor, recognizing outstanding contributions to the community. Sellers received the award Tuesday night at the club’s Installation and Award…
The pollinator garden created in Cold Spring Park last October — the product of Dobi Wallober’s Eagle Scout project with Troop 209 — is now in full bloom. Alan Nogee, president of the Friends of Cold Spring Park, presided over a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the garden today, adjacent to the…
Each year state legislators work with the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women to identify women who have made extraordinary contributions to their communities and organizations. This year, three Newton women residing in Newton — Amy Sherter Less, Ellen Gibson, and Jenn Martin — were honored by the state…
Back in 8th grade, Zack Gusenoff started Page Turners, a book group at Harrington House, a group home run by The Home for Little Wanderers for children ages 8 to 13 who have experienced trauma or a disrupted family life. Zack wanted to encourage upper-elementary school kids at The Home to…
Anishka Srikanth, NNHS sophomore and Life Scout of Troop 209 Waban, placed a pencil case with marker, highlighter, and pencils into a backpack. She zipped it tight and put it into a box with four others like it. “Done.” By Saturday’s end, 200 such lime-green school bags would be complete.…
Newton Community Farm (NCF) suffered a significant and disturbing theft between 7:30PM last Thursday night and 7AM Friday morning. Many plants were uprooted from the fields, and about ten trays of seedlings were taken from the greenhouse. NCF Executive Director Sue Bottino estimates that the theft involved multiple people with…
On Tuesday, June 13, 5:30PM-6:30PM, EMPath will host an event at Weeks House (7 Hereward Road, Newton Centre) to kick off Newton Thrive: Newton’s Economic Mobility Initiative. It’s an informational event for service providers and interested community members to learn more about this economic mobility initiative from program leaders and a…