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WSYMCA: Teen Trivia Night, Apr. 15

The West Suburban YMCA (WSYMCA) will host a Teen Trivia Night where participants can test their knowledge and compete for trivia glory. This is the kickoff to a monthly trivia series, so bring friends or play solo and come up with a creative team name. The winning team’s certificate will…

Newton people in the news…

Avi Attar, a senior at Princeton, is one of two students receiving this year’s Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize — the University’s highest general distinction for undergraduates, awarded to “the senior who has most clearly manifested excellent scholarship, strength of character and effective leadership.” Rep. John Lawn has been named…

LWVN Scholarship: Apply by Apr. 30

The League of Women Voters of Newton (LWVN) conducts the LWVN’s scholarship program, which offers a $2,000 scholarship to a student from the high school class of 2025! To be eligible for consideration, candidates must either reside or attend school in Newton, MA and be planning to pursue post-high school…

NPS: GELF fundraiser for students’ global travel, May 7

Newton Public Schools (NPS) will host a GELF Fundraiser. It will be an evening of community connection at The Social while celebrating the global travel equity program, GELF (The Jennifer Price Global Education Leadership Fund). Over the last 3 years, 42 awards totaling $92,000 have been made to students in…

Newton South HS Pops Concert, May 22

The annual Newton South HS Pops Concert will take place on May 22 at 7:00PM in the Van Seasholes Auditorium at Newton South (140 Brandeis Rd). Admission is free. The concert will feature performances by all Newton South performing arts ensembles, including jazz, Symphonic Band, and String Orchestra ensembles, as…

Newton South alum Njavan Stewart leads Assumption men’s basketball to best season in 50 years

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…

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