Category Archives: Community Notes

Too Busy to Cook? Personal Chef Available

Your family can come home to healthy home cooked meal. The Lovin Spoonful is a one-woman personal chef service in Newton. I provide customized meals cooked in your home. I cater to busy families, friends who want to share home cooked meals and seniors. Custom meals tailored to your tastes and schedule. I include co

oking, packaging, labeling and reheating instructions, and leave your kitchen at least as clean as I found it! Optional grocery shopping, special diets can also be accommodated. Contact me at ei**********@***il.com or call me at 617-309-0454.

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Be a Winter Buddy for Newton Seniors!

Help make sure senior citizens in Newton weather snowstorms well! Newton at Home, a member non-profit organization dedicated to helping Newton seniors age in their own homes, is looking for volunteers who can help in a variety of ways. Being a winter buddy means checking in with your buddy before and after storms – something that the whole family can do. This program has a 30-minute training session, and requires a CORI check. For more info, contact Jacki Katz at ja*******@***oo.com.

We always need drivers who can give rides to seniors and make a new friend while helping someone get to

a doctor’s appointment, the supermarket, a social event or the airport. Finally, NAH is also looking for those with knowledge in the health and wellness area to join the NAH Health and Wellness Committee to plan events for seniors. Volunteer as much as you can at your convenience, and know that you have made a difference in a Newton senior’s life. You’ll meet interesting people and share great conversation along the way! If you are willing and able to help, please contact Julie Plaut Mahoney, Ph.D., Coordinator of Volunteers, Newton at Home, 617-795-2560 or vo******@**********me.org.

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Looking to fill some of the school vacation time?

The Tanglewood Marionettes production of “The Dragon King” at the Newton Cultural Center on February 24th at 2:00 pm, will delight everyone in the family! An underwater fantasy based on Chinese folklore, it is the tale of an intrepid Grandmother who journeys to the bottom of the sea to seek the Dragon King,

the Ruler of the waters, and the answers to why he has forsaken the land above. With colorful sea creatures, an exciting adventure, “The Dragon King” will thrill young and old alike. Tickets are $8 in advance/$10 at the door at www.newtoncommunitypride.org

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Summer Travel Funds for South Students

A Newton-based travel and experiential learning organization, Loop Abroad, has set aside 5 scholarships for Newton South students to travel to Thailand this summer. The scholarships are available to all students (freshman to senior) currently enrolled at Newton South. The funds will be awarded to the first five students accepted to the programs and can be applied to any Loop Abroad summer program. Each scholarship covers half of the tuition cost of the program.

For the last four years Loop Abroad has been offering summer travel programs in Thailand to students from all over the country and the world. With these five scholarships, Loop Abroad hopes to motivate local students to explore Thailand and

engage in the global community.

Loop Abroad Thailand Summer Programs:
Plight of the Thai Elephant (4 weeks)
Experience Thailand: Elephants and Everything Else (2 weeks)
Good Morning Teacher: TEFL Certification (3 weeks)
Veterinary Service (2 weeks)

For more information, visit Loop Abroad on the web or call Program Director Jane Cassie @ 617-833-3823

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Interested in the Override Proposal and how you can help?

As you may know, Mayor Warren has asked Newton voters to support an $11.4 million tax override on March 12, 2013.  With surging school enrollments (over 1000 additional students over the past 8 years and continued growth anticipated!) and decaying infrastructure, the override enables us to keep class sizes reasonable and fix three outdated schools (Angier, Cabot and Zervas), a dilapidated fire station, and crumbling roads and sidewalks.  

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group is working hard to identify people whose support they can count on.  Will you commit to voting yes? If so, would you mind sending Ginna Martin an email (gi**********@*ac.com) and letting her know you’re on board?   Here’s more information if you’d like to read up, or feel free to contact her with questions. Thanks for your support!

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Karen Day Creative Writing workshops for 4th and 5th graders!

The Waban Library Center is thrilled to announce two upcoming Karen Day Creative Writing workshops for 4th and 5th graders!

Saturday, January 26th, a Boys-only workshop will be held from 3:30pm-4:30pm.  Does your son have a big imagination? Is he interested in writing but doesn’t know how to get started? In this workshop, local children’s author Karen Day will introduce basic fiction writing techniques such as how to create strong characters and plots. Boys will brainstorm for ideas and leave with the start to their very own stories.

No experience necessary! $20 Registration Fee.

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rkshop will be held for boys and girls in 4th and 5th grade, from 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm.  Creating a strong narrative voice is one of the most important ingredients in fiction writing. Local children’s book writer Karen Day will take kids through exercises she does when creating fictional characters. They will also talk about plot, setting and how to make narrators come alive!

No experience necessary. $25 Registration Fee.

Both workshops will be held Waban Library Center, 1608 Beacon Street. Pre-registration is required: email us at wa**********@***il.com. Spaces are limited!

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Guitar Lessons: Teacher available

New England Conservatory graduate teaches all guitar styles, all ages and levels. Hours are flexible both on weekdays & weekends.

Assaf Kehati has been teaching for more than 12 years, privately as well as at New England Conservatory, Boston and Tufts University.

Some testimonials:
– I’ve seen a HUGE DIFFERENCE. The sky’s the limit with Assaf. I&#

8217;d recommend him to anyone. Matt S., Boston.
– Very personable, FUN, knowledgeable, and challenging. Daniel A., Brookline.
– He is patient and OPEN-MINDED and extremely skilled. Christian H., Canton.

For more information, visit my website, call at 617-785-9515, or send an email.

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Workshop: Assistive Technology to Support Executive Function Skills, Jan. 10

Learn about assistive technology tools which support students who struggle with executive function skills. Karen Janowski, an assistive and education technology consultant with Newton Public Schools, will present a variety of technology tools which support skills necessary for school success, from elementary through high school. She will focus on tools for managing executive function skills across the grade spectrum.

Thursday, January 10
7:30 to 9:00 PM
100 Walnut Street (Rm 210) in Newtonville

Karen writes: “As an Assistive & Educational Technology Consult

ant, my passion is to remove the obstacles to learning for all students. It is important to make the curriculum accessible to all learners and provide opportunities for struggling learners to demonstrate what they know using principles of universal design.” Karen writes a blog.

Newton Parent Advisory Council (NewtonPAC) for Special Education meetings are free and open to all people interested in learning more about special education.

Join us! Questions, contact Newton PAC by email.

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Wrestling program offered by boys & girls

Wrestling is great way to build character and discipline and have a great time, with very little risk of head injury.  It gives a person a sense of safety, virtually at all times.

Alex Greenfield, a special education assistant at Bigelow Middle School, has helped design a effective wrestling program for optimal learning and continual progress. This wrestling program includes a planned instructional sequence, conditioning, unique drills and review sessions. For more information about the offerings,Womens Lowerbody Makeover, Proven Product + Hot Market = 75% Per Sale

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Our emphasis will be on making the sport enjoyable. Further, we will keep an eye on nutrition. We intend to help our kids achieve proper body dynamics by cultivating themselves, mentally as well as physically.

Anyone can succeed at wrestling with proper guidance. Wrestlers can be big, small, heavy or lean. Wrestling is now an Olympic Sport for women as well and girls are of course welcome.

Alex is presently assisting in the Special Education Department at Bigelow Middle School, in Newton, and is a graduate researcher and student in Special Education at UMASS Boston. He helped co-found the wrestling club at Colgate University and competed with the University of London Judo Club, and has trained with Olympic Team Members, both domestic and abroad.

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