Newton Neighbors is in the midst of its annual Summer Camp fund drive to raise $10,000 to help send kids to summer camp. In the last two years, Newton Neighbors have raised funds to send 50 kids to summer camp. Donations for this summer are welcome here. $100 provides one…
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The Newton Republican City Committee launched a week-long social media campaign announcing a rally on Newton Centre Green on April 13 to protest the planned “ToBeGlad Day” event and drag performance at Newton North High School the next day.
Although the Republican campaign drew Boston media to the Green and a Boston Globe column by Yvonne Abraham, only about 20 people, some not from Newton, gathered to join the protest. They were outnumbered by about 100 people — students, former students, local officials, and residents — who came to support the ToBeGlad Day event. Among both protesters and supporters, there were people who were willing to discuss their positions but preferred not to give their names.
Last Wednesday night marked the Newton Youth Commission’s eighth monthly meeting and the debut of Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan’s Digital Citizenship Academy in Newton. According to Meghan Murtagh,the assistant director of Youth Services, the Youth Commission is a collective of Mayor-appointed youth and adults that meets monthly to discuss…
Following strong performances at FIRST Robotics Competition District events in Rhode Island and Revere, the Newton LigerBots dual-high-school robotics team qualified for the New England District Championships held in West Springfield last weekend. Competing alongside alliance partners Mayhem Robotics and Air Strike, the LigerBots placed 25th out of 90 teams in West Springfield, nearly…
Presented last Wednesday, the proposed budget for FY2024 has created – among many other things – a new topic for conversation. While the verdict of the override was released March 14, it’s the proposed new budget that, when implemented, will determine where and how funding is allocated as well as…
On Sunday March 26, the Newton South HS debate team won the Massachusetts state debate championship at the conclusion of the 3-day tournament. Fig City News interviewed their coach, Josh Cohen, a parent volunteer who has coached the team since 2014. Josh is also Chair of Debate for the Massachusetts…
The LigerBots, Newton’s dual-high-school robotics team, won the Silver medal at the FIRST Robotics League Greater Boston District Competition last weekend at Revere High School. With two alliance partners — the Lobstah Bots and the Crusaders — the LigerBots came from behind to win the Silver Medal and a place…
All Newton students in grades 6-12 are invited to apply by March 28 to participate in SHINE, a temporary art installation to be displayed in Newton parks and playgrounds, May-October. SHINE will show six student-designed 4’x8’ horizontal murals painted onto plywood and grouped in small clusters throughout the city. The…
Students have until 5PM on March 31 to apply for one of up to four scholarships to be awarded this year by the Charles River Regional Chamber to deserving students who either live and/or attend school in Needham, Newton, Watertown or Wellesley and who plan to attend an accredited college…
Newton’s Jackson Walnut Park School is one of nine Catholic schools to be featured in the Central Suburban Education Expo on April 1, 9AM-noon, at Cambridge Matignon School (1 Matignon Way, Cambridge). Jackson School and Walnut Park Montessori are a collaborative, operating as a single institution for Grades K-6, welcoming children…