At a large, enthusiastic gathering on November 25 in Newton’s War Memorial Auditorium, Governor Maura Healey announced that the Newtonville Commuter Rail station, on the Framingham / Worcester Commuter line, is now slated for an upgrade that will make it fully accessible and able to handle bidirectional rail traffic. The…
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As the inaugural Newton Children’s Book Festival approaches, it’s a fitting coincidence that participating author Elly Swartz’s upcoming novel, Same Page, focuses on “the freedom to read and the power of kids to change the world.” Swartz is one of more than 60 Newton-area authors and illustrators who will be…
Bowen Cooperative Nursery School is hosting a Community Day with an open house, a play, snacks, crafts and more on Saturday, November 2, 10AM-12PM at the Bowen Cooperative Nursery School (96 Otis St, Newtonville). Have food, play time, a Creation Station craft activity and a book drive and service project benefiting Room to…
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…
This week Newton celebrates Halloween Window Painting — an event created by Meryl Kessler and Barbara Litwin 25 years ago and now hosted by Newton Cultural Development. Businesses donate window space, and students in Grades 3-8 sign up to create spooky — and sometimes very clever — works of art…
Throughout October, Fulfilled Goods will hold a free Halloween Costume Swap. Bring your clean, gently used costumes to Fulfilled Goods (612 Washington Street, Newtonville). Come in and swap or “shop” the selection for something new to you! Costume Guidelines: Collection will be going on all month long, so check…
A screening of the movie A Case for Love will take place on Friday, October 18, 6:30PM at St. John’s Episcopal Church (297 Lowell Avenue, Newtonville). Movie Description: During this time of national chaos and division; this film travels the U. . searching for people living their lives selflessly. Join…
Newton Cultural Development (NCD) is hosting Halloween Window Painting — the 25th anniversary of this event. Student painters in grades 3-8 (with adult supervision) will be able to paint Halloween-themed masterpieces within these guidelines on participating merchants’ windows. Help celebrate 25 years of Halloween Window Painting by participating. Then join…
Chris Pitts EMX will be performing a free concert presented by Newton Community Pride featuring saxophonist Chris Pitts, keyboardist Harold Charon, bassist Wes Wirth, and Kenwood Denard. The concert will take place on Saturday, October 26, 12-1PM at the plaza at 28 Austin St, Newtonville and it will be free…
This year’s successful Newtonville Village Day (NVD) spanned 78 booths – a mix of nonprofits, artists, local businesses, food vendors, and some political parties and candidates. According to Village Day organizers, around 4,000 people attended the event throughout the day. It all came together after four months of planning by…