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…
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Sam Farmer will be hosting an author talk for his book, A Long Walk Down a Winding Road – Small Steps, Challenges, & Triumphs Through an Autistic Lens, which aims to inspire and empower the reader. It will take place on Wednesday, September 18, 7-8PM at the Druker Auditorium in…
In the century since his birth, Matthew Jefferson was part of the engine moving the country toward racial equality and justice. From his earliest days, he broke ground for equality in education, jobs, politics, and law. And as he moved forward, he cleared paths for others to follow. At his…
We are so grateful for the opportunity to work with this year’s Fig City News summer interns! It’s been a season of fun, challenges, learning – and well reported, well written articles. We had planned to hire just two or three interns this year, but when Bella Ishanyan became available,…
Alyssa Medin has graduated from St. Olaf College with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Philosophy, and French. Neva Hobbs of Brown Middle School was one of 50 young musicians across eastern Massachusetts who participated in Rockport Music’s annual Cape Ann Jazz Workshop of master classes and performances for…
I’m Bill Humphrey, and I’m asking for your vote by September 3rd in the Democratic State Primary for the 12th Middlesex House district of Newton & Brookline. I’m running because I want Massachusetts to be a Commonwealth for everyone and a beacon for the nation. This race is about what…
I was born and raised in Newton and after 22 years serving as your City Councilor at-Large, I’m running because I am uniquely qualified to forward our district’s values and needs. I will look to bring as much local funding as possible to our district for education, infrastructure, seniors, mental…
I’m running to bring a unique perspective to the State House to fight for you. Like the other two candidates, I have served on the Newton City Council and have experience with local City issues. Unlike the others, I bring my professional training as a doctor and a lawyer to…
Every four years during the summer Olympics, the WNBA takes a month-long pause to allow dozens of its players to represent their countries. But the majority of the top women’s professional basketball league’s players don’t play in the Olympics, leaving them on their own to stay in shape for the…
Rabbi Moshe Waldoks has written and will perform in a one-man show, You Can Live If They Let You, at the Plaza Theatre in Boston’s South End, September 12 -15. The show is “a rich blend of memoir, humor, and philosophical musings, drawing on Waldoks’ unique life experiences …as an…