On Sunday, March 26 at 3PM, the public is invited to a Gala Jimmy Fund Benefit Concert featuring the world premieres of new music commissioned to honor the memory of Sarah Jane Boling. A long-time Newton resident, Sarah passed away March 24, 2022, after a year of battling Glioblastoma, a…
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Our report on the Newton Police Department’s “Make a Senior Your Sweetheart” campaign highlighted the kindness of 11-year old Highlands resident Nate Sorrell, who runs errands for seniors and neighbors unable to do so themselves. Of course, Nate’s kindness did not escape the attention of the kindest man in Newton…
According to an email from Mayor Ruthanne Fuller, the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development has contacted Mark Development about the possible use of the former Hotel Indigo as a temporary shelter for homeless families. The hotel, part of the Riverside Development Project, had been slated for demolition, with…
In parallel with its dining campaign, Charles River Regional Chamber’s Dining Collaborative is organizing a month-long clothing drive to benefit Circle of Hope, a Needham-based nonprofit that provides homeless children, women, and men in Boston and Metro West with clothing and necessities. Drop off — at any of these restaurant locations — NEW sweatshirts, sweatpants, t-shirts…
Newton Neighbors Helping Neighbors is hosting a Porch Drive, March 2-7. On your next grocery run, please pick up a few extra boxes of healthy, kid-friendly, brand-name boxes of cereal and drop them on the porch of one of our collection hosts: Or click and send directly from our Amazon…
Three recent high-magnitude earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria have caused people to lose their lives as building after building fell. Many others have been seriously injured and in need of medical care. Some few have been rescued, not for want of trying. The death toll is now over 45,000 people.…
Large green and blue barrels dot the curbs all over Newton. If it alarms you as to how much trash and recyclables you and your family generate each and every week of the year, you are not alone. Newton’s Sustainable Management Commission has completed a report “Setting the Path to…
Last Wednesday, the kids and staff from Service Stars (profiled in Fig City News last week), visited Evans Park, a nearby senior residential community in Newton Corner. The children spent the afternoon with residents, delivering hand-made valentine cards, playing bingo, and sharing their favorite items. Prior to the visit, the…
The Newton Police Department has launched a campaign, “Make a Senior Your Sweetheart,” to remind residents during the week around Valentine’s Day — and every day — to provide kindness, connection, and support for senior citizens in the community. This week, through its #SeniorSweetheart social-media campaign, the department is highlighting…
In 2018, Kelly Comings and her husband Andy decided to create a summer camp. Both educators, she in Holliston and he at Day Middle School, wanted to create opportunities to get kids involved in service and social justice. They initially created Service Stars, a two-week program with Day Middle School…