Category Archives: Community Notes

Seeking Practice Coordinator

Employment Opportunity- Practice Coordinator at The Wellness Room
An energetic and thriving group of 15 psychotherapists welcome the opportunity to fill a position that requires a unique combination of skills. The perfect candidate would possess:
• a sense of humor
• extreme organization
• dedication and flexibility
as well as be…
• personable, friendly and connective
• tenacious and unafraid

They’re looking for another “spoke in the wheel” in their mission to provide our community with an unparalleled therapeutic experience. This Practice Coordinator  must be proficient in Mac Computers, have excellent phone and email skills, and be familiar with on-line scheduling, accounting and health care insurance.

Please visit the website at TheWellnessRoomNewton.com to familiarize yourself with the mission, the therapists and the office.  To express interest or for additional information, please contct Haven Fyfe-Kiernan, at haven@thewellnessroomnewton.com.

The Wellness Room
617-552-5116
288 Walnut Street, Suite 220
Newtonville

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Reigning Cats and Dogs presented by Watertown Children’s Theatre

Come to the world premiere of Reigning Cats and Dogs presented by Watertown Children’s Theatre. Book by Steven Bergman and Amy White Graves, Music and Lyrics by Steven Bergman. Reigning Cats and Dogs is part of WCT’s initiative to support the growth of new works in children’s theatre.

Reigning Cats & Dogs is a new musical about acceptance, personal identity, friendship and loyalty. Chou-Chou has a problem: she’s a royal dog, but she’s always felt like a cat on the inside. Whether it’s a mouse infestation at the castle, or trying to get a performance slot at the Club Kit Kat, she wants everything to be “Purr-fect!” How can she and her feline friends make the kingdom an accepting society? A cast of K-6th graders including Newton residents Brandon Baskin, Maggie Brousal-Glaser, Alexandra Danis, Samuel Danis, Alexandra Giunta, Katherine Grabowski, Nisha Jha, Amir LaGasse, Alison McPherson, Caleb McPherson, Henry McPherson, Sadie Mulligan, Cliodhna O’Dwyer, Jacob Resnick, and Maya Ullman will sing, dance and perform and bring these cats, dogs, and mice to life!

Tickets are $14.00 and are now on sale on the website: watertownchildrenstheatre.org or by calling Brown Paper Tickets 1-800-838-3006. For more information, visit WCT’s website or call 617-926-ARTS.

March 20th at 7:00 pm, March 21st at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm, March 22nd at 2:00 pm.
Charles Mosesian Theater, Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown

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On line Auction

Underwood PTO On line Auction has begun and will run through Sunday, March 15th at 10:00 pm. Check out great deals on local restaurants, sporting events, concerts, birthday parties, services and more. http://www.charityauctionorganizer.com/auction/springauction

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CPR/ AED TRAINING

Anyone can learn CPR – and everyone should! Sadly, 70 percent of Americans may feel helpless to act during a cardiac emergency because they either do not know how to administer CPR or their training has significantly lapsed. This alarming statistic could hit close to home, because home is exactly where 88 percent of cardiac arrests occur. Put very simply: The life you save with CPR is mostly likely to be someone you love.

Don’t be afraid; your actions can only help. If you see an unresponsive adult who is not breathing or not breathing normally, call 911 and push hard and fast on the center of the chest.

For more information, please contact joannekazarian@gmail.com

March 15th, 1:00 – 2:30 pm. $45.00
Red Cross Certified
TEMPLE EMANUEL
385 Ward Street

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Free Wellness Expo

A wellness expo with interactive exhibits and demonstrations for children and adults will be held at the Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center.

Co-sponsored by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Needham, the expo will include MYCHIP child identification kits, nutritional counseling, body massages, balance testing, running advice, Beth Israel Hospital’s “Ask the doctor,” and make-your-own smoothies.

Activities for children include inflatable moonwalks, nut-free toddler snacks, and a visit from Boston Red Sox mascot Wally the Green Monster and Olympic swimming gold medalist Lenny Krayzelburg. There will also be giveaways, food samples, raffles and wellness product discounts.

The event is free and open to the public. Call 617-558-6459 for details.

March 22nd,  1:00 -4:00 pm
JCC, 333 Nahanton Street

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Summer activity for Children

If you are looking for a fun, enriching activity for your toddler this summer, there are still some spaces open in the Summer Time for Partners. Art & Music classes with experienced teachers, for children 18 months to 4 years, accompanied by an adult. The classes take place at Franklin Elementary School, 125 Derby Street, from June 30th – August 8th, 9:30 – 11:15 am. Pick Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. Your child will have fun learning and making new friends.

Visit www.newtonma.gov and click on Cultural Affairs or call 617-796-1540 for registration information.

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Notices

Notice of Public Hearing – Special Permit – Turtle Lane
March 10th, 7:00 pm, Newton City Hall, Aldermanic Chambers

Petition to rezone from Multi-Residence 1 to Mixed- Use 4 and to restore and expand an existing structure known as the Turtle Lane Playhouse to provide a mix of uses including preserving the theater use, adding a street-level restaurant with office space above, and constructing a separate 23-unit multi-family structure with a below grade parking garage for 30 cars at 283 Melrose Street, Ward 4, Auburndale

Notice of Community Workshop/Traffic Signal Improvements in Auburndale
March 12th, 7:00 pm, Newton City Hall, Aldermanic Chambers

Specific improvements may include traffic signal upgrades at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Lexington Street, Commonwealth Avenue and Melrose Avenue, Lexington Street and Wolcott Street; new traffic signals at the intersection of Lexington Street and Auburndale Avenue; geometric improvements at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Lexington Street, installation of new granite curb, minor stormwater improvements, driveway and sidewalk reconstruction and other miscellaneous items of work.

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Newton Kindergarten Soccer

Registration is still open for Newton Kindergarten Soccer. The spring program offers two divisions: the Kindergarten Division is for those children currently in kindergarten. The Pre-K Division is for children who will enter kindergarten in the Fall of 2015. Games are at Richardson Field and Zervas Elementary in Waban beginning April 11th. To be eligible, children must live or attend school in Newton. Register by March 15th to avoid the late fee.

Newton Kindergarten Soccer is an introduction to soccer with a focus on making friends, learning teamwork, and developing confidence. Each spring, over 200 incoming kindergarteners and 200 current kindergarteners throughout Newton play in the league. Players are grouped with other children who either live in the same neighborhood or will attend the same school for kindergarten, so that incoming kindergartners can meet future classmates.

To find out more or to register, please visit our website: http://kindergartensoccer.org/.

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Newton parent will run the Marathon for Understanding Our Difference

Matt Stafford, Newton parent, is running the Boston Marathon to benefit Understanding Our Differences. Understanding Our Differences (UOD) is a model, interactive disability awareness curriculum that teaches children to “see the person and not the disability.” Since 1978, the program has been successfully disseminated to more than 200 schools nationwide.

The curriculum covers Blindness and Low Vision, Deafness and Hard of Hearing, Autism, Physical Disabilities, Intellectual Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, and Chronic Medical Conditions such as Allergic Conditions, Asthma, Diabetes, and Epilepsy.

Donate at https://www.crowdrise.com/matthewstafford.

Also, there will be a charity auction event for UOD complete with wine, food and live music by Waban’s own Waiting for Neil, March 20th, 7:00 pm at Gregorian Rugs in Lower Falls. RSVP to matt.stafford@gmail.com .

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Newton Teacher will run the Marathon for Newton Schools Foundation

Lily Eng Shine, History teacher at Newton South High School, will raise funds for Newton Schools Foundation (NSF) by running in the 2015 Boston Marathon. Her goal is to raise $5,000 for NSF to support innovative educational programs across the Newton Public Schools. To donate to Lily’s Marathon Run visit www.newtonschoolsfoundation.org

Marathon running is a passion for Lily. She completed her first marathon in 2009 with the Dreamfar High School Marathon team. She is currently a Dreamfar Team Leader and will train for Boston alongside her Dreamfar students and colleagues who will run the Providence Marathon in May. “Challenging high school students to reach their full potential through hard work, perseverance, and commitment, is a rare and deeply fulfilling opportunity to take teaching beyond the classroom,”said Shine. “I am thrilled that NSF has given me the opportunity to run the Boston Marathon and commit to the hard work and training and be a role model for our students,” she said.

NSF is committed to expanding opportunities for all students in the Newton Public Schools schools. In 2015, NSF-supported programs include initiatives in the areas of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), sustainability, literacy, social/emotional health, professional development and closing the achievement gap.
“We’re thrilled that Lily is running for NSF. Her commitment to Newton’s students as both a teacher and Dreamfar team leader, and her passion for running, make her the perfect person to represent NSF in this year’s Boston Marathon,” said Marcia Tabenken, NSF co-president.

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