From October 21st through November 2nd, SalonCapri in Newton Highlands will donate 10% of the cost of the service to the Newton public school of the client’s choice.
The owners of SalonCapri, Nick and Amy Penna, have been long-time residents of Newton and are raising their children in the Newton Public School System. They take pride in their community and want do what they can to give back.
Nomination forms are now available at the Newton City Hall Election Department for the November 5, 2013 election of nine Waban registered voters who currently reside in the Council’s catchment area. Those elected will serve a two-year term commencing January, 2014. Each candidate needs only 25 verifiable signatures from registered voters who reside within the Council catchment area. Nomination papers are due back at the Election desk at City Hall no later than Oct 4, 2013.
There will be a “Meet the Candidates” event at the Waban Library as part of the regularly scheduled Waban Area Council meeting to be held on October 24th at 7:30 pm.
In July, the Board of Aldermen voted to approve the formation of a Waban Area Council.Pending the outcome of a September 16 vote by the entire Board, the election of 9 unpaid Waban Area Councilors will be held on November 5. All registered Newton voters living within the Waban catchment area are eligible to run for a two-year term.
Each candidate will need to submit, by October 4, a nomination paper (available at City Hall on 9/17) with 25 verifiable signatures of Waban voters.
A “Candidates’ Night” is scheduled for October 24 at the Waban Library Center.
Visit the Waban Area Council (WAC) website to learn about issues facing Waban and to sign up for email alerts regarding the village. Informational pamphlets are available at the Waban Library.
Next WAC meeting: Thursday, September 26, 7:30 pm at the Waban Library Center. Open to all.
The Centre Street Food Pantry had a busy summer and is gearing up for the fall. As you do the same for your families, please consider donating school snack items, healthy breakfast foods, and soups for the families on their list. Thank you.
For information about donating or in general, please visit the website, http://www.centrestfoodpantry.org/ or call 617-340-9554.
Our Lady’s Boy Scout OPEN HOUSE….Boys age 11-17.
Adventure Begins at Boy Scout Troop 355…Camp, hike, ski, canoe,
swim, and cycle – while learning life-long leadership skills. To learn
more about our large and very active troop, bring your son to our OPEN HOUSE on Tuesday September 17th at 7pm at Our Lady’s Help of Christians Parish, 573 Washington Street (enter from the parking lot and look for the sandwich board with room location), call Scoutmaster, Karl Kaltenbach 617-922-3970 or email us at Troop355@me.com
Summer donations are needed at the Centre Street Food Pantry on Homer Street. Please bring any unexpired shelf-stable canned goods, toiletries, and other items. And they are always in need of brown-handled grocery bags for our shoppers to use.
Drop off Tuesdays from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. or contact centrestfoodpantry@gmail.com.
Thank you for your tremendous support throughout the year!
If you and your family have ever wanted to know more about China, this is an extraordinary opportunity for you! The Newton Beijing Jingshan School Exchange Program is seeking families to host students and teachers during the fall semester of the 2013-2014 school year. This is a great chance to learn about Chinese culture while sharing your own family’s culture and traditions. Participants all speak English and are eager to learn about and take part in American family life. Beijing Jingshan exchange students and teachers arrive mid-September and depart mid-January. Students attend regular classes at the high schools. Teachers teach in our schools.
To explore this unique opportunity, please check out the website http://www3.newton.k12.ma.us/jingshanexchange/hosting or contact: Michael_Kozuch@newton.k12.ma.us .
Newton Community Education would like to invite all Newton artists to apply for a display spot at this year’s Celebrate Newton crafts fair, to be held on December 8, 2013 at Newton South High School.
Celebrate Newton is an annual juried arts and crafts fair that honors the work of outstanding artisans who are residents of Newton or are in some other way connected to the city. Over 50 artisans display and sell their work at the fair; they include weavers, jewelers, quilters, potters, printers, photographers and more. Live music, food, and crafts activities for kids make the fair a wonderful, warm family event. Applications are available on our website www.celebratenewton.com.
This citywide event is sponsored by Newton Community Education, a self-sustaining arm of Newton Public Schools that offers a large variety of classes for both children and adults. Proceeds will benefit our scholarship fund and will help us to grow our program of course offerings.
Girl Scouts in Oak Hill Troop 73004 are working on a community service project to assist the Cat Connection, a non-profit organization that rescues and finds homes for stray and abandoned cats in Newton, Waltham, Belmont, Watertown., Brighton and Allston.
They are seeking donations of cat supplies (food, toys, kitty litter, etc.) and searching for foster and adoption homes for these cats.
Donations can be delivered to drop-off boxes located at Newtonville Pets and the lobby of Oak Hill Middle School until June 3.
Anyone interested in fostering or adopting a cat can learn more by visiting the Cat Connection website.
Considering public office? Helping someone run for office? Interested in how local campaigns work?
The League of Women Voters of Newton and the Newton Election Commission invite candidates, potential candidates, campaign managers, campaign treasurers, and all interested citizens to a workshop that offers practical information and advice about political campaigns by a group of knowledgeable panelists:
· Jason Tait, Director of Communication and Public Education, MA Office of Campaign and Political Finance, will give an overview of the Campaign and Political Finance Law
· David Olson, Newton City Clerk, will describe local filing requirements
· Claire Sokoloff, will discuss serving on the School Committee
· Stephen Linsky, will discuss being an Alderman
· Melanie Graham, Editor of the Newton Patch, will discuss effective Press/Media communications
Tuesday, April 23, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Brigham House, 20 Hartford Street, Newton Highlands.
Contact the League of Women Voters of Newton at 617-383-4598 or by email with any questions.