Newton’s Department of Public Works will host the City’s 5th Annual Pumpkin Smash on Saturday, November 2, 1-4PM. Bring your Halloween pumpkins to City Hall’s War Memorial Circle (1000 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton Centre), where they will be flung, tossed, and smashed in various ways, including with machines made by the Newton…
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Newton Parks, Recreation & Culture (Newton PRC) will offer school year youth swimming lessons held at Newton North High School (457 Walnut Street, Newtonville). Classes will be held Sunday mornings and there will be three sessions throughout the year. Each session will be a six week program. Registration for a session is $180 for…
William James College (WJC) will present a preview of the new film, Shattered Ice, as part of its program, Understanding Adolescent Depression and Suicide, on November 14, 5:30PM-7:30PM at William James College (1 Wells Avenue, Newton). The film will be followed by a panel discussion with: The event is free and light…
STEMucation, formed by Newton high-school students, will offer a free STEM workshop — Frozen Fun and Gooey Experiments — for elementary students on Sunday, December 8, from 1PM to 3PM at WPS Institute (160 Herrick Road, Newton Centre), with which STEMucation is affiliated. The event aims to offer young learners engaging opportunities to explore STEM in…
For those considering an education in the digital arts, the Pixels and Polygons School is hosting its first Open House on November 23 from 7PM-9PM at 73 Lexington Street in Auburndale. The public is invited to tour the school, learn about its program, meet faculty, see a live 3D art demo,…
Among the five ballot questions Massachusetts voters will face on Election Day next Tuesday, Ballot Question 2 – Elimination of MCAS As High School Graduation Requirement – has received significant attention within the Newton Public Schools community. MCAS Background The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) – a series of statewide…
On October 28, a Middlesex Superior Court judge imposed additional restrictions on a former school van driver indicted on three felony kidnapping charges related to alleged “suspicious activity” transporting Newton Public Schools students last May. The former driver, Justin Vose, 42, of Bedford, must now stay out of Newton unless…
This fall, Newton South High School won prestigious recognition as a National Banner Unified Champion School by the Special Olympics of North America, marking the second time the school has earned the designation, which is awarded to select schools every four years. In a newsletter to the community, Newton South…
On September 9, Newton Public Schools (NPS) announced in a Public Notice that for the school year 2024-2025, all students may receive one free breakfast and lunch each day at school. NPS participates in the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program. As part of this program, the…
Mount Alvernia Academy will hold its Fall Open House on Wednesday, October 16, 8:30AM-11AM, on its campus (20 Manet Road, Chestnut Hill). Register here. Are you interested in an engaging, values-based education for your child? Mount Alvernia Academy is a two-time Blue Ribbon Awarded Preschool-Grade 6, co-ed school. Proudly rooted in the…