On Saturday, over one hundred friends and family of 12-year-old Eytani Ganot gathered at his West Newton home to celebrate the surprise granting of his wish — to go on the new, one-of-a-kind Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser at Walt Disney World Resort. In 2012, Eytani was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a rare muscle disorder,…
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The Jameson Singers will present their holiday program, With a Joyful Heart, at Second Church (60 Highland Street, West Newton) on December 4 at 3PM. Tickets are $15 online or at the door. Highlights include: The same concert will also be presented at First Church in Cambridge on December 3…
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 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…
A crowd of Auburndale residents gathered at a parklet in Auburndale Square to remember the late Polly Bryson, former Ward 4 Alderman who served for 18 years. Former Parks and Recreation Market Manager and Auburndale resident, Judy Dore and Joan McGrath, wife of the late former Ward 4 Alderman-at-Large, Richard…
What’s Up in Newton this Week – 10/3/2022 had an incorrect date for the Land Use Committee meeting on 1314 Washington Street Rezoning request. It’s on Thursday, October 6 at 7PM in the Council Chamber and on Zoom. In Board and Commission Meetings – Week of 10/2/2022, links to documents…
The Allen House (35 Webster Street) will be free and open to the public on September 28, 2PM-4PM. See Historic Newton’s fabulous exhibit: An Uncommon Education: The Allen School, chronicling the Nathaniel Allen School, a remarkable 50-year experiment in progressive education, founded in Newton in 1854.
MBTA crews will be doing geotechnical drilling between October 3 and November 4 to collect data to support the design of station improvements. Most of the work will be done between midnight and 5AM with some noise and lighting. Temporary single lane and sidewalk closures will be required and some…
On Thursday, September 8, Mark Development hosted a community meeting with the Ward 3 City Councilors to present its proposed development of 1314 Washington — the former Santander Bank site in West Newton. Robert Korff of Mark Development gave the presentation. There were a few major changes to the development:…