Waban Village Day, along with its Family Fun Run, will be on Sunday, May 18. Family Fun Run starts at 10AM. Register here. Racers of all ages are encouraged to participate, including children who are permitted to ride bikes and scooters along the racecourse. Walkers and those with strollers are also…
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The Newton South High School Booster Club will hold its fourth annual Lion’s 5k on Sunday, May 18 at 9AM. The race is open to the public and runs through the streets surrounding Newton South High School. All participants who register before May 1 will receive a FREE t-shirt and a ticket to a prize drawing. After…
Njavan Stewart faced a conundrum as the Newton native readied to return to the Assumption University men’s basketball lineup after missing seven games due to injury: retake his spot in the starting lineup back and potentially “ruin some chemistry,” or shove any ego aside and come off the bench. The…
Leila Novak Mostaghimi, who plays clarinet, has been chosen by Carnegie Hall as one of 89 young musicians selected from across the country for NYO2, an intensive summer orchestral training program for outstanding American instrumentalists, ages 14–17. NYO2 will play at Carnegie Hall on uly 27 and will debut as a resident…
Harvard sophomore Abigail Wright stepped to the free-throw line at the Pizzitola Sports Center with all eyes and pressure on her. Late in the fourth quarter of the Ivy League championship game Saturday evening at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, the Newton North alum went through her recently changed…
When Emily Craven, a 20-year-old student at the University of Vermont, isn’t training for the 129th Boston Marathon, she takes on another challenging endeavor, organizing the Fig City News Shamrock 5k. The five-kilometer run will be held on Sunday, March 16, at 9AM and goes twice around Jamaica Pond plus…
Emily Craven — who is running the Boston Marathon to help fund the Fig City News summer internship program — is also organizing the Fig City News Shamrock 5K for the same purpose. The race is twice around Jamaica Pond plus 0.1 mile to the finish, for a total of…
Howie Newman will host a Free Musical Baseball Show with songs, trivia, stories about his days as a sportswriter, and more. It will take place on Thursday, March 20, 1PM at the Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street, Newton Centre).
West Suburban YMCA (WSYMCA) will host a March Madness Teen Night, where participants (open to ages 11-19) can watch March Madness, eat pizza, utilize the teen center, play basketball and more. It will take place on Friday, March 21, 7-11PM at the Welles Ave YMCA (135 Welles Avenue, Oak Hill).…
The West Suburban YMCA (WSYMCA) will host a Teen Basketball Tournament where teens (ages 13-18) can compete for a chance to win a champion certificate and bragging rights for the year. Participants can register as a team, duo, or free agent. It will take place on Friday, March 28, 6:30-9PM…
The FreeKick Initiative, founded by Newton South High School soccer players, aims to make competitive soccer accessible to all, regardless of socio-economic status or skill level. The group will host a free soccer clinic for Grades 1-8 at the Oak Hill / Brown Middle School Fields (125 Meadowbrook Road) on Sunday, March 30,…
The Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) is calling for eager, passionate, and dedicated volunteers in the Newton/Needham area to join the Newton-Needham PMC Kids Ride as a PMC Kids Rides Coordinator. This volunteer will work as part of a committee alongside existing coordinators and PMC staff to plan, promote and execute this…