Seeking all-around, hands-on office manager with experience in payroll, AR and AP, and basic technology for 14-person busy PR & marketing firm in Newton Corner.
Part-time or school hours available; also full-time potential. Work-at-home Fridays. Benefits. For information or to apply, please contact of**************@***il.com.
Newton Community Farm – Register now for one of their exciting spring programs. New this season, a unique opportunity to spend an afternoon cooking with local chef and restaurant owner, Chad Burns of Farmstead Table, Newton.
Also on offer: gardening workshops, An Introduction to Bees and Beekeeping, Farm Sprouts for preschool children, and Early Release specials for elementary school students. For more information and to register please visit the website www.newtoncommunityfarm.org.
Question, Persuade, Refer, QPR, is a simple educational program that teaches ordinary
citizens how to recognize a mental health emergency and how to get a person at risk the help they need.
The next session intended for adults will be on March 12th, 10:00 am to 12:00. Please see this Brochure for registration details and other information.
S Science | T Technology | E Engineering | M Mathematics
Mayor Setti D. Warren has started a new event series with local STEM industry businesses featuring an interactive, participatory experience to spark Newton students’ interest in STEM. These nights are a time for our students to get their hands on the latest technology, hear from local innovators and get excited about all that STEM has to offer. Each evening will be a partnership with a local business in the STEM field and will involve a speaking program as well as an interactive workshop for young people.
The next Mayor’s STEM Night, featuring local business Big Belly Solar, been rescheduled for March 30th. The previous program was a great success and this will be another exciting evening! Please contact Youth Services at yo***********@******ma.gov with any questions. For a flyer, please click here: STEM flyer.
March 30th, 6:00 pm Free pizza, 6:30 pm program start time
Newton North HS Cafeteria
The Newton Highlands After-School Program, just for middle school children is hosting two Open House events for interested families. This is a terrific opportunity for parents of
5th graders to learn more about the program as they plan for the next school year. Please come to an Open House and see the wonderful space that is their home base.
For more information please contact: Rochelle Acker at 617-999-4617 or
hi******************@***il.com or visit www.highlandsafterschool.org
March 15th, 5:00 – 6:00 pm
March 31st, 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Brigham House
20 Hartford Street, Newton Highlands
The Newton Nomadic Theater is a new theater company dedicated to producing simply staged, high quality theater in unconventional theater spaces. Tickets are still available for the final two performances of Newton Nomadic Theater’s production of The Turn of the Screw at NewtonNomadicTheater.
March 14th, 7:30 pm
Gregorian Rugs, Newton Lower Falls
March 15th, 7:30 pm
Dunn Gaherins Pub & Restaurant, Upper Falls
The Newton CPC meeting for March 11th has been rescheduled for March 31st.
This meeting will focus on Committee business, including approval of the FY16
program budget.
March 31st, 7:30 pm
City Hall Room 204
The new Community Preservation Plan is now online on the Guidelines & Forms page of the program website, www.newtonma.gov/cpa. The new Plan is still only four pages long and retains the basic principles from the previous Funding Guidelines, but it now includes a 5-year comparison between future anticipated requests and future available funds.
For assistance, contact Program Manager Alice E. Ingerson at 617-796–1144 or
ai*******@******ma.gov.
“Unplugged and Connected!” reminds us there is more to life than what is on the other side of a plug. Newton Unplugged Month is underway.
The 2015 calendar provides suggested activities and events for friends, families and neighbors to enjoy together. Please visit www.familyaccess.org and click on the Newton Unplugged link on the main menu or go directly to the calendar at this link:
http://familyaccess.org/wp-content/uploads/NewtonUnplugged2015.pdf
Want to learn more about growth mindset and to talk about your experiences? All parents/guardians are invited to join School Council members and Superintendent Fleishman for a discussion of Mindset by Carol Dweck.
For planning purposes, if possible, please RSVP at http://www.northptso.org/bookclub. Can’t commit now? Feel free to come last minute!
March 24, 7:00 pm
Newton North Library
Want to learn more about growth mindset and to talk about your experiences? All parents/guardians are invited to join School Council members and Superintendent Fleishman for a discussion of Mindset by Carol Dweck.
For planning purposes, if possible, please RSVP at http://www.northptso.org/bookclub. Can’t commit now? Feel free to come last minute!
March 24, 7:00 pm
Newton North Library