Author: Mia

How to Buy Girl Scout Cookies Online!

If you are like me, you love girl scout cookies but have no reliable source now that you no longer are at the office daily with a mom whose daughter is a girl scout. Sometimes I get lucky and happen upon a girl scout sales table at the grocery store, but last year I missed out on that and had to get my cookies from a mom friend in CALIFORNIA!

Here’s an easier way from Jan E. Goldstein, the Chief Marketing Officer of Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts.

Girl Scout Cookie Sale

Cookies are on sale for a limited time: December 12-March 10.

During that period, anyone can visit our website and click on the Cookie Finder image or text that will say, “Find your cookies here.” The link will bring you to a web page that – when you type in your zip code – will tell you when and where girls are selling cookies near you.

November 15, 2014
FC Valeo Soccer Winter Training for Girls and Boys

Register here. Really great technical soccer training at FC Valeo. You don’t need to be on a club soccer team to do it.

November 14, 2014
Teen Girls and Moms: Earn $ for Adolescent Brain Study

We are inviting healthy teen girls ages 12-14 and their mothers to participate in our study of how the brain changes during adolescence.

Teens can earn up to $295, and mothers can earn up to $100.

In this study at McLean Hospital, teens an their mothers answer questions about thoughts and feelings, and teens undergo an fMRI brain scan and an EEG. Parent permission is required.

For more information, please contact Angela at (617) 855-4428 or apisoni@mclean.harvard.edu, or complete our online recruitment survey here.

November 13, 2014
Newton Family Singers Turns 5! Concert too!

For 5 years, NFS has been bringing together family, community and music to entertain, inspire and delight our cherished audiences throughout Greater Boston.

For this special anniversary show, we have chosen our favorite songs from past seasons by artists you’ll remember well, like Pete Seeger, Cat Stevens, Carole King and the Eagles.

Sunday, Nov. 16th, 4pm

Seasholes Auditorium
Newton South High School

140 Brandeis Road, Newton Centre

Tickets are on sale now!
$10/Adult; $8/ChildBuy tickets online!

You’ll hear our most crowd-pleasing, and heartfelt songs that will get you clapping, singing, dancing in the aisles, and will remind you of the joy and power of community singing. We hope that you will come sing with us!

If you are interested in supporting NFS with a Family Sponsorship, please email us at newfamilysingers@gmail.com. We are offering $100 Family Sponsorships that include 4 tickets and a thank you in our Concert program.

For more information on NFS, our upcoming concert or sponsorship, please visit our new web site at www.newtonfamilysingers.org.

November 12, 2014
Neighbors Recommend Wildlife Removal Service
Recently a neighbor asked for help in getting a wildlife removal service to remove a skunk living under her porch. Our neighborhood listserv kicked in and this is what they said:
- EHS (Environmental Health Services) for pest control 781-769-9111 and when we had skunks next door they recommended Bob Walsh (trapper) 781-727-0894
- Waltham Pest for termite trouble. They also do wildlife removal.
- My mother used a service recommended by Waltham Pest to remove a bat from her house. (Her mother lives in Waban).
- We use EHS as well.
What wildlife removal service do you recommend?

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November 11, 2014
Small Business. Big Rewards.

Thinking about going back to work or making a career change?

This post is from my friend Heather Steele. We used to be work colleagues.

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I started a small business when my first son was an infant. I had originally decided to stay at home, be involved in the schools and volunteer in my community and while I loved doing all that I realized I needed something more—something flexible where I could be in the professional world and earn a bit of money.

And so I joined W by Worth, as an agency leader. W by Worth is a brand of clothing designed for everything you do—from running around town, work and play to cocktails and events. Agency leaders invite customers to shop the latest collection and work with them to find to pick out clothes and build a wardrobe over time.

And right now, we’re hiring. So if you have little or big ones, and are thinking about going back to work or if you’re looking for a career change W by Worth might be the perfect fit for you.

Click here for the full job description: W By Worth Agency Leader. Feel free to reach out to me for more information: hsteele@wbyworth.com or call 617-519-6810.

Fashion show for WorthW here.

Heather Steele lives in Wellesley MA with her husband and sons, ages 9 and 11. Not only is she a room parent and community volunteer, she runs a top 20 agency for W by Worth and is a Director of Business Development. Most of the time she manages to do it without losing her mind.

November 10, 2014
Meeting Regarding Former Turtle Lane Playhouse

You Are Cordially Invited to A Community Meeting

The owners of 283 Melrose Street, the former Turtle Lane Playhouse, invite you to attend a community meeting where they will present their revised plans for the property. This will be an opportunity to come see the revised plans, listen to the owners as they describe their vision for the project, review the changes that have been made since the last community meeting, make comments and suggestions, and give feedback.

Date:              Thursday, November 13th

Time:             7:00 PM

Location:      Turtle Lane Playhouse

283 Melrose Street

November 9, 2014
Newton North High School Ranks #263 in Newsweek

Newsweek ranks America’s Top Schools and Newton High Schools come in at #263.

Newsweek’s 2014 Rankings highlights schools that do the absolute best job of preparing students for college. This year, our methodology is more stringent than ever with new measures of quality and a higher standard for data. A next to a school’s name means that low-income students are scoring at or above average on state assessments. This is our way of recognizing schools that narrow the achievement gap.

Newton North High School

Location: NEWTONVILLE, MA

College Enrollment (z-score): -0.033

Graduation Rate (z-score): 0.121

Counselor-to-Student Ratio (z-score): 0.128

Holding Power (z-score): -0.037

SAT/ACT Tests (z-score): 0.825

AP/IB Tests (z-score): 1.312

How did high schools in Massachusetts fair?

#19 Lexington High School

#28 Boston Latin

#35 Westborough High School

#82 Weston High School

#86 Groton Dunstable Regional

#94 Concord Carlise High School

#106 Medfield Senior High School

#125 Marblehead High School

#135 Belmont High School

#136 Auburn Senior High School

#146 Shrewsbury Senior High School

#162 Nashoba Regional

#213 Medway High

#222 Norwell High

#246 Chelmsford High

#263 Newton North High School

#281 Ipswich High

#285 Minnechaug Regional High

#302 Sandwich High

#318 Millis High School

#339 Marion High

#435 Grafton High School

#442 North Reading High

#496 Mansfield High

November 8, 2014
Is Cultural Appropriation OK? Blackface?

Is it OK for white people to have dreadlocks? He gets asked this question weekly. But the question that people ask isn’t really about a hair style; it about racism and political correctness.

The 1 Janitor puts this into perspective including blackface which he says you do have to take history into account:

Why don’t people like blackface?

The reason why people don’t like blackface is because it has a specific history attached to it. A specific, negative, deragatory history attached to it, similar to the “N” word. See, it doesn’t apply to bindi’s and moccasins.

This is the case of people using a word that is historically deragatory and saying, like, I don’t give a sh!t about your culture whatever. And that’s not ok.

But in a case when a person is just, in general, interested in or entertained by or inspired by another culture or even just thinks it’s cool, I don’t understand why that’s a bad thing. You’re allowed to like stuff.”

And my point is that yellowface also has negative, deragatory history attached to it and that’s not OK either.

But for those who claim that yellowface should be portrayed on stages, please give me your argument why yellowface is not racist.

November 7, 2014
Newton Needham Chamber offers MBA scholarship

The Newton Needham Chamber has entered into a partnership with Northeastern University’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business to offer a $20,000 MBA scholarship to an employee at a qualified Chamber member company annually.

“We are thrilled to partner with the Newton-Needham Chamber to provide this annual scholarship to a Chamber member who joins our world-class Executive MBA program,” said Hugh Courtney, Dean of the D’Amore-McKim School of Business.

“These scholarship recipients will be exposed to cutting-edge business concepts and applications and prepare themselves to drive profitable growth in their organizations and the Newton-Needham communities.”

The D’Amore-McKim Executive MBA degree is a 16-month, cohort-based accelerated program for seasoned professionals that are ready to bring their career to the next level.

The next program starts in January 2015 and meets one day per week — one Friday and three Saturdays per month. To qualify, the applicant must be employed by a Chamber member company.

“The Newton-Needham Chamber is excited to enter this partnership with Northeastern and we’re honored that we were selected to participate in this pilot program,” said Greg Reibman, president of the Newton-Needham Chamber. “As the innovation economy keeps evolving – and businesses here face new challenges — I can’t think of anything more appropriate.”

Admission to the program is based on strong academic ability, a progressive career, and what the candidate will bring to the classroom. The application package includes one essay, two letters of recommendation, official transcripts, resume and interview. The GMAT is not required.

Admission is sometimes granted to highly accomplished individuals who have not earned an undergraduate degree. Tuition is all-inclusive and includes the 60-credit curriculum, all books & materials, travel expenses (air fare, hotel, most meals) for two international trips (Mexico – 7 days and China – 12 days), two domestic residencies (Northeastern’s conference facility – 4 days and Washington, DC – 3 days), and parking and meals on campus. The rate for the EMBA class which starts in January 2015 is $94,500. The Newton-Needham Chamber of Commerce scholarship is $20,000. Other financial assistance is available.

There will be a webinar explaining the scholarship program on Weds. Nov. 12 at noon. Email info@nnchamber.com for registration details. To learn more, go here.

November 6, 2014