On the weekend of October 26-27, Myrtle Baptist Church, a historically African-American church in West Newton, will celebrate its 150th anniversary with a banquet on Saturday and a worship service and reunion choir concert on Sunday. Myrtle Baptist Church has served its members and the broader community since 1874. Its…
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Honoring the memories of those killed during the September 11, 2001, terror attacks as well as the bravery of first responders is a longstanding tradition in Newton. At the annual ceremony held on September 11 at the Newton 9-11 Memorial, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller offered words of comfort and asked attendees…
The Newton 9-11 Memorial Committee and the City of Newton will be hosting Newton’s 23rd annual Day of Remembrance of 9-11. It is a rain or shine event, and it will take place on Wednesday, September 11, 6PM at the 9-11 memorial on the front lawn of the Newton Fire Department headquarters…
Historic Newton is hosting a walking tour — Founding Newtonians in East Parish Burying Ground — where participants will visit the grave sites of some of Newton’s early settlers and the location of the 1630s meetinghouse, as well as learn about the indigenous Massachusett people, and learn about enslaved and…
The Newton Upper Falls Area Council will host Upper Falls Village Day with live music, entertainment, and food. It will take place on Sunday, September 15, 11AM-2PM at the Pettee Square Plaza (89-93 Oak St, Newton Upper Falls). Admission is free. Vendors can register here. Hamburgers, hot dogs, and ice…
The Newtonville Area Council will host Newtonville Village Day with over 75 craft and vendor booths, tasty treats from area restaurants, and family activities throughout the day. It will take place on Sunday, September 29, 12-4PM at 345 Walnut St, Newtonville. Admission is free. Vendor booths are sold out as…
Historic Newton is hosting a Hayfest — a day when families can travel back in-time to the 19th century by dipping candles, pressing apples, churning butter, playing games, and more. It will take place on Sunday, October 6, 12-4PM in the backyard of the Jackson Homestead (527 Washington Street, Nonantum).…
Since she was little, high schooler Giuliana Forte has attended Nonantum’s annual Festa Italiana, often sitting beside her father in the car he drove to carry the bell rung in the festival’s processions; she eventually assumed the responsibility of pulling the bell’s rope. Yet the personal importance of Festa lies…
Red, white, and green flags; porch lights and median strips; flagpole posters with pictures of local business owners and departed members of the St. Mary of Carmen Society — and temporary electronic police signs warning drivers to expect delays July 17-21 from 4PM to 11PM — announce Nonantum’s annual Italian-American…
For much of its nearly ninety-year existence, the faces of the St. Mary of Carmen Society have been male — men in blue short-sleeve shirts with red, white, and green sashes and black trousers — organizing the local Children’s Christmas Party, the Memorial Day Parade and most notably, the annual…