Remaining Town Hall Meetings for Information on Override

Below are a list of Town Hall meetings regarding the upcoming override. All meetings are free and open to the public. (Please note new date and time for Lower Falls Community Center town hall, which has been rescheduled due to the expected snow storm on Sunday.)

  • Sunday March 3rd 1:00 pm  at Ward Elementary School, 10 Dolphin Road
  • Sunday March 3rd 6:00 pm  at Lower Falls Community Center, 545 Grove Street 
  • Thursday March 7th  7:00 pm at Mason Rice Elementary School, 149 Pleasant Street
  • Sunday March 10th   1:00 pm  at Oak Hill Middle School, 130 Wheeler Road

The next fundraiser is around the corner: Tasty Batters Gourmet Cookie Dough, with Paula Deen’s Newest Selections

Paula’s Chocolate Gooey Butter; White Chunky Macadamia; Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk; Fudge Brownie Delight; – that’s like music! These are just a few examples of the 17 varieties of gourmet cookie dough to choose from (14 varieties are kosher)!

If you can’t make it to the Big Night on March 2, 2013, if the Magazine Drive wasn’t for you, maybe delicious cookies sound tempting? A tub yielding about 43 cookies costs $15. 40 % of the sale price goes to the Cyndi Daily-Smith and Howard B. Smith Scholarship Fund, which provides support for Bigelow Middle School Field Trips.

Sale starts this Tuesday, 2/26/13. Last day to turn in orders is Tuesday, 3/12/13. The cookie dough will be delivered to the school frozen, right before Easter weekend, on Thursday, 3/28/13, and has to be picked up that day. There won’t be any school on Good Friday, 3/29. 

The cookie dough can be stored in the freezer for up to 6 months, and in the refrigerator for up to six weeks. Consider buying different flavors. Here are some good reasons, why you just need to have them: What a great treat for Easter; something fun to do during spring break; a quick dessert to bring along to an invitation; to satisfy a craving anytime!!! Just scoop, bake, done, and with the pre-portioned ones you just bake, and have warm, delicious cookies with the homemade touch and gourmet quality straight out of the oven!

Thank you for supporting our school and our students!

If you have any questions, please contact either Marian McDonagh at (617) 332-5504 / mcdonaghfive@verizon.net or Berit Ramseier at 617-795-0866 / bramseier@gmail.com.

Newton Community Preservation Cmte meeting, March 14

The Community Preservation Committee will next meet at 7 pm on Thursday, March 14,  in City Hall Room 222.

Agenda items include:

  • a presentation by the statewide Community Preservation Coalition;
  • discussions of proposed acoustics and accessibility projects at City Hall;
  • funding priorities for Newton’s public parks; and
  • the draft program budget for Fiscal Year 2014.

The full agenda and proposal documents are available on the CPC’s website. Contact Alice Ingerson via email or phone (617.796.1144) with questions.

Spring & Summer programs at Newton Community Farm

Newton Community Farm has announced its 2013 spring and summer education programs for youth and families.

  • Offerings include vacation week programs and other classes during the spring.
  • Summer programs for children (pre-school through grade 9) include popular offerings such as Farm Sprouts, Little Diggers, Farmer in Training, and Socially Aware Young (SAY) Farmers.
  • High school students interested

    in farming and working outdoors should consider serving as a volunteer intern with the Farm Manager.

  • Adults and older teens can learn about gardening, cooking, or raising chickens!

For more information about all of these programs, visit the Newton Community Farm’s website and download the Spring Education Brochure and 2013 Summer Programs flyer.

 

Faculty Concert at Suzuki School of Newton, March 3

The Suzuki School of Newton is pleased to announce its Spring Faculty Concert on Sunday, March 3 at 4 pm in the Wilson Chapel of Andover Newton Theological School, 210 Herrick Rd, Newton Centre, featuring an array of classical chamber music.

Come

hear an enjoyable afternoon of classical music including a movement of a Beethoven trio, a Schumann Piano Quintet, and Popper’s Requiem for Three Cellos and Piano.

This concert is part of SSN’s Community Concert Series and is a great introduction to classical music. For tickets: 617-964-4522 ($2 off advance purchase) or visit the school’s website.  All proceeds will support the school’s scholarship fund.

 

Magic Flutes Concert at the Waban Library Center, March 9

Magic Flutes is an ensemble of young flutists from Newton who study flute and ensemble performance with longtime Waban resident, Deborah Charness.

On March 9 at 11am, they will present their 4th annual concert at Waban Library Center located at 1608 Beacon Street. They will be joined by flutists Lynne Krayer-Luke, and Mindy Scharlin.

Magic Flutes is named after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Opera of the same

name. The ensemble has performed at such venues as the Cartoon Festival in Symphony Hall, Boston, The Newton Free Library, Cabot Park Village, Russell’s Garden Center, and Whole Foods Market. Suggested donation is $5 per person, or $10 per family. All proceeds benefit the Waban Library Center (WLC). The WLC is staffed completely by volunteers and funded solely by private donations.

Etiquette Academy offers classes for kids

The Etiquette Academy of New England is currently enrolling students who are seeking to perfect their etiquette skills.

  • Mind Your Manners: Beyond Please and Thank You (Grades 2-4)
  • Etiquette for Middle Schoolers: (Grades 5-8)
  • Etiquette for Young Adults: (High Schoolers)

Spots are expected to fill quickly. Registration is online at the Etiquette Academy’s website.

13th Annual Midwinter (early spring!) Coffeehouse: April 6

Better late than never! The Midwinter Coffeehouse returns just in time for early spring on April 6, 2013 at the First Unitarian Society in Newton for a fun evening of live folk and acoustic music.

This year’s show will feature award winning singer/songwriter Oen Kennedy, emcee Eric Moore, Rob Siegel, Barb Cassidy, and other Day Middle School community members and friends.

Beer, wine, and soft drinks will be available for sale along with light refreshments. Profits benefit the F.A. Day Middle School.

Tickets are $20 in advance through the Day cheap auto insurance PTO website or $25 at the door if available (Adults over 21 only, please). Doors open at 6:30, music starts at 7.

More information is available on the Day PTO website or via email.