Thanks to a generous donor, the Newton Rotary Club now has this magnificent gift basket to raffle off! Visit RotaryNewton.org to buy tickets. Hurry – tickets are only on sale for about a week! The best of the best all … Continue reading
Category Archives: Education/Enrichment
Support Newton Kids Three to Five Days a Week
The John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club of Newton provides elementary and middle school students with their Out-of-School-Time program… … and they can’t continue to do this alone. They need your support! The Boys & Girls Club complements the … Continue reading
Youth Happenings at the West Suburban YMCA
December 2020 Winter Vacation Programs December 28th – December 31st Give your kids something to look forward to – no screens attached! Sign up for one of the Y’s school vacation programs for an active week of socially distanced games, … Continue reading
Newton CPC Update
Two new affordable housing proposals will be submitted for review at the CPC’s January 12th meeting. The Community Preservation Committee (CPC) will hold this meeting as a virtual meeting. To view and participate download the “Zoom Cloud Meetings” app in any app … Continue reading
Addressing Cyberbullying in an Online World
It may come as no surprise that increased time online in the age of COVID-19 has increased concerns about cyberbullying. Sometimes kids feel powerful by putting another person down, and it’s even easier to do now when our children aren’t … Continue reading
NSHS FORJ Book Group
NSHS FORJ will host a book discussion on Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You with middle and high school students, parents and teachers. Knowledge is power, and knowledge of racism and how it works will benefit everyone living in this country. … Continue reading
Pre-Med Level I Program
Harvard Student Agencies is offering a four day online Pre-Med Level I course for high school students. The classes will be through the Zoom® video conferencing software and taught by qualified student instructors. Pre-Med Academy Level I will cover modules … Continue reading
Building Resilience Series
The Resilience Project is an innovative school- and community-based initiative designed to promote the mental health and well-being of adolescents. It provides support to students, parents, educators, counselors and communities through collaboration with school personnel, customized educational programming and improved … Continue reading
Winter Food Drive
Tess and Izzy, two juniors at Newton South High School, are collecting food donations for the Centre Street Food Pantry. Please consider dropping off any of the following items so they can help those at the food pantry! Below is … Continue reading
Snow Removal: Winter Walking
Did you know that Newton residents are required to remove the snow and ice from their paved sidewalks within 24 hours? A $50 fine after an initial warning was added for 2019. The Newton Safe Routes to School Task Force … Continue reading