Large green and blue barrels dot the curbs all over Newton. If it alarms you as to how much trash and recyclables you and your family generate each and every week of the year, you are not alone. Newton’s Sustainable Management Commission has completed a report “Setting the Path to…
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Wintry? Not really. With temperatures in the forties, it felt more like mid-spring. But WinterFEST’s Cold Spring Park winter walk on January 29 was festive. About 120 adults, small children, infants, and dogs gathered Sunday morning for a nature hike put on by Newton Community Pride. Gloria Gavris of Newton…
Seen in Cold Spring Park, just in time for WinterFEST this coming weekend… This abode seems to abide by regulations for setbacks and floor-area ratio.
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…
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…