Join Mayor Fuller, NAMI Newton-Wellesley, and Riverside Emergency Services to learn more about mental health, mental illness and the work of community organizations improving education and awareness.
Register for the webinar at www.newtonma.gov/mentalhealth
For additional information, please contact Aimee Sullivan at asullivan@newtonma.gov or 617-796-1420.
March 2nd, 6:30 – 8:00 pm, via Zoom
Clay Soap Dishes Workshop – The Trustees of Reservations
This workshop is suitable for ages 5 and up, children ages 5-15 must be accompanied by at least one registered adult in their group. A safe, creative, festive, outdoor clay art project event that encourages clean hands and makes soap more fun!
February 27th, click below for details and registration
https://thetrustees.org/event/61518/
Clay Garden Signs Workshop at deCordova – The Trustees of Reservations
This workshop is suitable for ages 5 and up, children ages 5-15 must be accompanied by at least one registered adult in their group. Build, carve and decorate with ceramic colors fun clay signs for around your garden this spring! Creations will be fired and ready for signs in your garden before the snow melts!
March 6th, click below for more information and registration
https://thetrustees.org/event/61515/
Save the date for the 37th (Almost) Annual Golf Tournament to benefit the John M. Barry
Boys & Girls Club of Newton.
Registration details to follow. Email events@newtonbgc.com with questions and/or to sign up for all golf emails with further details.
June 7th
Woodland Golf Club
Sponsored by Cambridge Savings Bank and Village Bank
Kid’s Bags will be distributed to every child in a family that shops on Wednesday afternoon at the pantry location at Newton City Hall. The bags will be filled with a variety of child-friendly snack foods and drinks meant to be enjoyed by kids between meals during the school week.
Each Kid’s Bag must include the following:
● 1 or 2 individual containers of Chef Boyardee spaghetti, Mac & Cheese or similar pasta (2.5 – 5 oz serving size)
● 1 snack size fruit cup ( Dole Mandarin oranges, peaches or mixed fruit)
● 1 fruit (apple sauce) or / & vegetable pouch
● 1 or 2 Quaker oatmeal packets
● 1 granola bar, any kind (NO peanuts or nuts)
● 1 small single serving boxed milk (white or chocolate)
● 1 Capri Sun (or similar) 100% juice box or packet
● 1 Keebler (or similar) snack size cracker pack
● 1 Popcorn, Pop Corners snack bag, Goldfish or Cheez-It packet
Once you have filled 30 (or more!) Kid’s Bags, they can be dropped off at the NFP, Newton City Hall, War Memorial Auditorium two times per month beginning on Thursday, February 18th between 10:00 and 11:00 am and Saturday, February 20th, between 9:00 and 11:00 am.
Also, since children find so much joy in self-expression, it is the hope that the bags will be “decorated” for all to enjoy and that you will consider working with your child(ren), family members, neighbors, or groups on decorating Kid’s Bags!
The guidelines for decorating bags are the following:
● White paper bags must be 8” x 4.75” x 10” with handles. These can be ordered on Amazon (similar to https://amzn.to/3oU98ph) or purchased at Michael’s (similar to http://bit.ly/3aEEzPl).
● All art must be non-secular and appropriate for all children in our diverse community. “Free art” is encouraged as are seasonal (winter, spring, etc.) themes, original patterns and designs. Please no representations of holidays.
● The use of drawing materials including markers, crayons, and colored pencils of different sizes, watercolor paints and a variety of stampers are encouraged.
● Children of all ages (Toddlers – School age) will be receiving the snack bags. Therefore, they CANNOT accept bags that have staples, tape, or any toxic materials (including glitter and glue) on the bags.
If you are interested in joining in this effort, please contact Marilyn Crone at mmc1335@gmail.com for more information. Thank you for your interest in Kid’s Bags and for your support!
The Youth Commission is hosting an online forum and invites you to join and meet candidates Bryan Barash, David Micley and Tarik Lucas of Ward 2 and Maddy Ranalli and John Oliver from Ward 1.
The webinar will be led by the Youth Commissioners and will be a Q&A format. Youth and adults are all invited to attend the forum to get to know each of the candidates.
Please spread the word to your friends! Webinar link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xWx9yKwqTLyAXZh9jXgSLA (REGISTRATION REQUIRED).
February 17th, 5:30-7pm via zoom
Area Councils’ debates with candidates for Newton’s Special Election for the contested City Council seats Councilor-at-Large, Wards 1 & 2 to be moderated by Marjorie Arons-Barron
These seats are currently vacant by the election of U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss who represented Ward 2, and the death of Councilor Jay Ciccone who represented Ward 1.
Voting is not limited to residents of Wards 1 and 2. EVERY registered voter in Newton can vote for these two contested Council positions.
The Special Election is on March 16th. Applications to vote by mail are available here. Send the completed application back to the Newton City Clerk’s Office by mail, or drop it in either of the two designated, secure drop boxes in front of City Hall. Ballot applications must be received by March 10th.
Register for the debate: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpf-mrqT0tG9ZvrnYqyo-BULJAS3sf1zVX After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
February 21st, 2:00 – 4:30 pm via Zoom
Produced by the 4 Newton Area Councils which are comprised of village elected officials.
Register for ONLINE Math Bee Contest coordinated by Access Life America, an organization helping underprivileged kids battling cancer in India. This is an online math bee contest for grades K – 5th grade. If you are interested in enrolling your child or you know someone who might want to enroll, please check out the event at https://accesslifeamerica.org/event/beecontest/
Oak Hill parent and Conscious Parenting Coach, Cindy Kaplan is offering an interactive webinar “Let’s Talk Screens” for parents.
The pandemic continues and more and more parents are stressed about managing their kids and the screens. We, as parents, must learn to find a place for the use of screens in our lives, so that it isn’t damaging the relationship between ourselves and our children. There is no simple answer and every child/teen is different. She will share her own experiences and wisdom around what we need to understand and what we can do to both accept the reality of screens in our world and make sure that our children are not losing what they need most-connection to themselves and us.
Please register at https://www.cindykcoaching.com/eventsandworkshops. Feel free to contact her if you have any questions at cindykcoaching@gmail.com or 617-869-3305
February 11th, 8:00 – 9:30 pm
The February 9th CPC Meeting Agenda and Meeting Packet are now available online for review. Topics include continued funding for the Covid-19 Emergency Housing Program and new proposals for Coleman House and the Grace Tower Restoration.
CPA Project Updates for February
Covid-19 Emergency Housing Relief Program – In January, the City submitted a new proposal for $1.2 million in additional CPA community housing funds to extend the existing short-term housing assistance program through June 2021. Established in July 2020, the program was designed to provide housing payment assistance to households below 80% AMI who have been negatively impacted by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The program pays up to 70% of a household’s monthly rent or mortgage payments (for homeowners in deed restricted affordable housing). While applicants are initially qualified for three months of assistance, those who continue to need assistance are currently able to extend their participation in the program in three month increments for up to eight months of assistance. The CPC recommended approval of the program in January, and the Finance and Zoning and Planning Committees recommended approval at their February 4th meeting. City Council review of the project is scheduled for their next meeting on February 16th.
Grace Episcopal Tower Restoration (Newton Corner)
Representatives of Grace Episcopal Church have requested $1,433,000 in CPA Historic Resource funds to stabilize and restore the ca. 1872 conical stone tower, steeple and belfry of the National Register of Historic Places listed building. The CPC recommended the project for CPA funding at their October 13th meeting. Following its review by the Finance and Zoning and Planning Committees at their February 4th meeting, the project is expected to go before the City Council on February 16th.
Coleman House Senior Housing Preservation Project -Owner 2Life Communities requests $4,214,622 to rehabilitate and restore the ca. 1980s Coleman House buildings which provides housing and supportive services to 146 very low and extremely low income senior households (at or below 50% AMI) in Newton. The project will completely restore Continue reading
The Newton Highlands Neighborhood Area Council is hosting a virtual Winter Cheer Photo Contest to help spread community cheer in these frigid—and isolated—weeks.
Share your cheer-worthy photos via email, they will share them on Instagram, and enter all participants into a bi-weekly drawing for gift cards to local businesses. Please see additional rules and information on how to submit at this link Winter Cheer.
