After almost five years of work and despite requests to return to the drawing board, Newton City Councilors approved the new design for the City Seal on February 18, in a vote of 13-10, with one absent. While even those who voted in favor of the change agreed that not…
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The final vote on the proposed new Newton City Seal, which was due to take place on February 3, was delayed until Monday, February 17, after some Councilors said that they needed more time to consider the design. Councilor Bill Humphrey, a member of the Ad Hoc City Seal Working…
The Newton Free Library will present a book talk where Historian Hasia Diner will discuss her most recent book, Opening Doors: The Unlikely Alliance Between the Irish and the Jews in America, which discusses how Irish-Americans helped Jewish immigrants to integrate into American society. It will take place on Thursday, February…
The Newton Free Library will host a Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon, where participants can celebrate African American history and help transcribe historical documents from the Library of Congress collection. This event is part of Douglass Day, a collaborative program in partnership with the Library of Congress and its By the People crowdsourcing project.…
Newton Community Pride (NCP) will host Celebrate Black History Month — Panel Discussion on the Nickel Boys where participants can hear a panel talk about the movie “Nickel Boys”. The panel will feature voices from film, theater, and history. The event will take place on Sunday, February 23, 2:20-3:30PM at…
The Adams Street Shul will present an event, My Memories of Growing Up with Robert Frost, where Jonathan Reichert will share his memories and insights into famous poet Robert Frost. This will take place on Sunday, March 2, 11AM-12:30PM, and can be attended via Zoom or in-person at the Adams…
The Newton Free Library and Historic Newton will present Shuttle Boats on the Charles at the Turn of the 20th Century as part of their Newton History Series. Participants will join Stephen Guerriero, Director of Education at the Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation, to explore the history of…
Historic Newton will host Revolutionary Newton, an event where participants can experience revolutionary life through period-specific activities and listening to reenactors describe their lives during the revolution. It will also include music, food, scavenger hunts, and more. The event will take place on Saturday, March 15, 10AM-4PM at the Durant-Kenrick…
Historic Newton will host Naughty Newton at Night: Revolution After Hours, a 21+ cocktail party where participants can explore the more scandalous topics of the American revolution such as favorite alcoholic beverages and commonly worn underwear types. The event will take place on Saturday, March 15, 7-9PM at the Durant-Kenrick…
The Newton Free Library will host an event, In the Shadow of the Shamrock: Tracing Boston’s Irish History at Burns Library, where participants can explore Boston’s Irish past through the rich collections at Burns Library and Boston College’s Special Collections and Archives. There will also be stories from Boston’s Irish community,…