Chestnut Hill Square is collecting much needed food and personal care items to benefit The Newton Food Pantry, now through November 22. Suggested food items include: cereal, hearty soups, oatmeal, pasta, and more. In addition, the Newton Food Pantry needs personal care items including deodorant, toothpaste and individually packaged toothbrushes,…
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Green Newton is inviting local residents to participate in a short training to become Home Visit Volunteers as part of an initiative to evaluate the feasibility of a networked geothermal system in the Countryside School neighborhood. The first volunteer training will take place on October 8, at 7PM at Auburndale…
The Newton Rotary Club will hold its Clothing and Textile Drive at the Scandinavian Living Center (206 Waltham Street, West Newton) on from 9AM to noon on Saturday, December 7. Rotary is working with Helpsy, which accepts clothing and textiles in any clean condition (see details) and makes a donation to the Newton Rotary Foundation…
The next Fix-It Clinic at the Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street) will be on December 7, 10AM-2PM. If you have a broken household item in your home that you know you could fix with the right guidance, bring it to the clinic. Fix-It Clinics are totally free and empower…
The Newton Turkey Trot will be held on November 24, and all are urged to sign up early, since it sells out every year. Two races start and end at Zervas Elementary School (30 Beethoven Avenue): the 1-mile family race starts at 8:30AM and the 5K starts at 9AM. See…
The American Red Cross is holding blood drives in Newton — for both blood and Power-Red donations. You must schedule an appointment before donating. You can schedule it through the website or by calling 800-RED-CROS (800-733-2767). They will occur at the following times and places:
STEMucation, formed by Newton high-school students, will offer a free STEM workshop — Frozen Fun and Gooey Experiments — for elementary students on Sunday, December 8, from 1PM to 3PM at WPS Institute (160 Herrick Road, Newton Centre), with which STEMucation is affiliated. The event aims to offer young learners engaging opportunities to explore STEM in…
Join the Newton Family Singers Sunday, December 8 at 4PM at the Casey Theater at Regis College (235 Wellesley Street, Weston) to celebrate the music of Lilith Fair. Instead of focusing on a single artist, this concert will honor several talented musicians who were part of the traveling music festival,…
Newton’s JourneySongs is an interfaith choir committed to singing for people with hospice services and their caregivers, as well as at memorial services and celebrations of life. The group rehearses on Sundays, twice a month, in Newton, and sings in surrounding communities. JourneySongs uses the gift of song to provide both…
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: August 24, September 21, October 19. Bring your excess clothing, shoes, and home textiles to be reused and recycled while helping to…