On Wednesday, November 30, approximately 59 residents participated in the third Village Center Zoning Input Session, focusing on the proposed maps for Four Corners and Newton Highlands. After a brief presentation by the Planning Department, Ward 5 Councilor Brenda Noel was the first to ask for clarification on what problems…
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Newton Highlands Congregational Church (54 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands) will hold its Advent Market on December 11 at 11:15AM. Purchase holiday tags and cards, jewelry, and other items knowing that your purchases support nonprofits. A hand-decorated gingerbread house will be raffled off. Children’s activities will include simple gingerbread-house decorating. Baked goods…
Three City meetings, all on December 1, were announced too late to be included in Fig City’s Monday newsletter of Local Government Meetings and Reports: The Housing and Community Development Division of the Newton Planning and Development Department will hold a Special WestMetro HOME virtual (Zoom link) meeting on Thursday,…
At the corner of Walnut and Floral Streets in Newton Highlands, in a row of shops that formerly held Takara Sushi and Coffee Corner, there’s a letter-sized sign taped to a shop window: “Help Wanted — Inventor’s Assistants — kimatlab.com” — along with a one-page, densely typed “Partial List of…
The Woman’s Club of Newton Highlands will hold its annual Craft Fair at the Hyde Center (90 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands) on November 12, 10AM-4PM. It includes a Silent Auction of items from local businesses and crafters. Visit the website to see kinds of arts & crafts available — knitting,…
The Woman’s Club of Newton Highlands will restart its annual Breakfast with Santa — with photos, coloring, and healthy snacks — on December 3, 9AM-noon, at its Workshop (72 Columbus Street, Newton Highlands). This event started in 1984 to help Highlands children stay connected after the Hyde School closed, and it’s been…
This weekend, over 370 student artists participated in Newton Cultural Development’s Halloween Window Painting event, now in its 23rd year. You can admire their work in the shop windows of Auburndale, Newton Centre, Newton Highlands, Newtonville, Nonantum, and West Newton. (Our photos in these links don’t do them justice. Please…
Newton’s Department of Public Works will hold an online meeting (Zoom link) on November 2, 6PM-8PM, to summarize the community feedback it has received about the Newton Highlands Project and to gather further community input on the initial design alternatives for the village center. See flyer.
Newton Cultural Development’s annual Halloween Window Painting event — October 29 (rain date: October 30), 9AM-4PM — offers opportunity for all Newton students in Grades 3-8 (under adult supervision) to decorate participating merchants’ windows with Halloween-themed artwork. The six villages in this year’s event are Auburndale, Newton Centre, Newton Highlands,…
In its October 24 meeting, the City Council’s Zoning and Planning Committee reviewed a presentation of the preliminary mapping of proposed zoning districts in Village Centers. The presentation was made by the City’s consultant for this project, Utile, under the direction of the Planning Department. These selected slides from the…