The Newton Conservators will host a free walk, Exploring Webster Woods – A Walk for All Ages, on November 4, 10AM-11:30AM. Register here. Join Barbara Bates, Newton Conservators’ board member, in navigating the more common trails in Webster Woods while admiring fall foliage and learning about how leaves turn color.…
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On Thursday, October 26 at 7PM, First Church in Chestnut Hill will host An Evening of Italian Opera featuring its professional quartet and music director performing selections from operas by Gluck, Handel, Mozart, Donizetti, Bellini, and Verdi, among others. The concert is free and open to the public. All are…
Chestnut Hill Square is hosting a linen donation drive to benefit Welcome Home, a Newton-based local home goods pantry. Welcome Home provides families experiencing hardship with basic household items they need to live with dignity. From Monday, November 28 through Sunday, December 18, donations of clean, new, and like-new items…
Chestnut Hill Square is hosting a toiletry and food drive to benefit The Newton Food Pantry. Toiletries are increasingly in demand as families struggle to make ends meet. The Newton Food Pantry is most in need of personal-care items including shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant, diapers and baby wipes — as well…
The MBTA will temporarily close the Green Line Riverside (D) branch between Kenmore and Riverside, running shuttle buses along the route (except for Beaconsfield) during these closures: September 24-October 2, October 8-16, and October 22-30. Parking lots at Waban and Eliot stations will be not be available during these closures.…
On July 30 (rain date: July 31) at 2PM, Historic Newton will host a fun, leisurely-paced ride to explore some of Newton’s recreation areas: Crystal Lake, Newton Centre Playground, and the Chestnut Hill Reservoir, once a popular destination for 19th century bicyclists. The six-mile loop starts and ends at Landry’s…
The City Council’s Land Use Committee opened public hearings last week on two proposals for significant development projects, and both remain open for public comment. The two projects are: Request for a Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to rezone two parcels: 11 Florence Street from MR1 to BU4 and 318 Boylston Street (Sunrise…
The Chestnut Hill Historic District Commission will meet virtually (go here for Zoom link) on Thursday, July 28th at 7:00 p.m. The agenda includes the following: Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to build a shed; extend the back patio to build a terrace structure with a pool, pool fence,…