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Walk MS connects people living with MS and those who care about them, giving hope to the more than 2.3 million people living with MS worldwide. Walk MS fundraising fuels the progress that people affected by MS need and deserve. In large part because of Walk MS participants:
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When you participate in Walk MS, you are changing the world for people affected by MS!
March 13, 2015
Desmond Tutu Endorses Harvard Divestiture Protest

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who won a Nobel Peace Prize for his work to liberate South Africa from Apartheid, just joined a long list of prominent Harvard alumni and current students who are calling for a week of civil disobedience at Harvard to push the university to divest from fossil fuels.

“We’re incredibly excited to have his support and the support of hundreds of others affiliated with Harvard,” said Sidni Frederick, a member of the student activist group Divest Harvard. “For us, it’s one more of many signs that the time has come for Harvard to put itself on the right side of history and divest from fossil fuels.”

Harvard Heat Week will bring together students, faculty, alumni and community members for a week of action to demand Harvard sell its holdings in the top 200 fossil fuel companies. According to event organizers, hundreds of people have already signed up to take part in the action since a letter announcing the effort was released on February 19th.

Archbishop Tutu has been one of the highest profile supporters which includes director Darren Aronofsky, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., architect Maya Lin, environmental author Bill McKibben, actress Natalie Portman, author Cornel West, and former US Senator Tim Wirth for the global divestment effort. Last April, he wrote an article in the Guardian calling for an “apartheid-style boycott to save the planet.”

“People of conscience need to break their ties with corporations financing the injustice of climate change,” wrote Tutu. “We can encourage more of our universities and municipalities and cultural institutions to cut their ties to the fossil-fuel industry…It makes no sense to invest in companies that undermine our future. To serve as custodians of creation is not an empty title; it requires that we act, and with all the urgency this dire situation demands.”

Tutu received an honorary degree from Harvard in 1979. In a speech at Memorial Hall in 1984, he called on the university to divest its holdings in apartheid South Africa. In 1988, he threatened to return his honorary degree if the university did not sell its roughly $230 million in stocks related to South Africa. Tutu went on to serve on the board of overseers from 1989 until 1992, when he had to step down to attend to difficulties in his home country.

March 12, 2015
Family Events at White Barn Inn in Kennebunk

White Barn Inn, a Relais & Chateaux property in Kennebunk, ME is now offering family programming and more casual dining for the first time ever. For the month of March, children can enjoy activities include a pizza making class and pizza party, chocolate making class with the restaurant’s pastry chef, afternoon tea with the Mad Hatter and a Kennebunkport carriage ride.

The White Barn Inn Restaurant, known for its AAA Five Diamond, Forbes Five Star dining experience and legendary prix fix menu, is now welcoming guests for a more informal and kid-friendly alternative at The Bistro, which serves a la carte cuisine such as Kennebunkport lobster BLT; white pizza with house smoked salmon; and penne pasta with braised short rib bolognese.

Saturday, March 7th: Pizza Making Class

Starting at 11AM, the kitchen team will teach kids to make their very own pizza, followed by a pizza part in the Bistro. 2 Hours/$35 per person

Saturday, March 14th: Kids Chocolate Class with Gabby

Starting at 11Am, join White Barn Inn’s pastry chef, Gabby, to learn about how to make delicious chocolates. 1.5 hours/$35 per person

Saturday, March 21st: Kids Afternoon Tea with the Mad Hatter

Join the Mad Hatter for one afternoon at 1PM for a fun filled day of tea and cookies. 1.5 hours/$45 per person

Saturday, March 28th: Kennebunk Carriage Ride

Enjoy a horse drawn carriage ride at 11AM through Kennebunkport to see where all of the White Barn Inn Restaurant food comes from, including meeting a fisherman and visiting a lobster boat. 2 hours/$45 per person

March 11, 2015
Public Workshop On Traffic Signal Improvements In Auburndale

Public Workshop On Traffic Signal Improvements In Auburndale

Date: March 12, 2015 at 7:00 PM

Location: City Hall – Aldermanic Chambers

The City has initiated a project to implement specific transportation and traffic improvements in the Village of Auburndale. Although the primary goal of this project is to upgrade traffic signals at key intersections, it may be necessary to incorporate specific geometric improvements at intersections and driveways in order to improve overall vehicular and pedestrian safety.

Specific improvements may include traffic signal upgrades at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Lexington Street, Commonwealth Avenue and Melrose Street, Lexington Street and Wolcott Street; new traffic signals at the intersection of Lexington Street and Auburndale Avenue; geometric improvements at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Lexington Street; installation of new granite curb, minor stormwater improvements, driveway and sidewalk reconstruction and other miscellaneous items of work.

The City is eager to engage the community and present the project as part of a public workshop scheduled to be held at City Hall in the Aldermanic Chambers on March 12, 2015 beginning at 7:00 PM. This will be a chance to make comments and suggestions to City staff.

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March 10, 2015
GELF Fundraiser Dinner: March 21st

It is the GELF time of year again. Katya Salkever will once again be cooking, Jen and principals will be serving, the fabulous Katani Sumner and band will once again be playing.

This year we will have beer pairings (there will be wine for the non-beer drinkers) from Sam Adams- and Jim Koch the co-founder and owner will be selecting and introducing each beer.

The Event is March 21st.

As always it is an unbelievable cause- that is only made possible by your generosity. Over the years, together we have raised $170,000 and have funded the exchange travel of 160 students who otherwise could not have afforded to go!

So here is a link to the website. If you can’t go but would still like to support GELF consider purchasing a teacher ticket or making a donation directly to GELF (both can be found on the website linked below).

GELF

This means a great deal to Jen, Katya, and so many others in the Newton Schools community! Looking forward to seeing you there!

March 9, 2015
Public Hearing on Turtle Lane Project

PUBLIC HEARING ON TURTLE LANE PROJECT

Tuesday, March 10^th at 7:00 PM

Public hearings will be held on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 7:00 PM, second floor, NEWTON CITY HALL before the LAND USE COMMITTEE of the BOARD OF ALDERMEN and in the case of continued petition #480-14, a proposed change to the City’s zoning map, with the PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT BOARD for the purpose of hearing the following petitions at which time all parties interested in these items shall be heard. Notice will be published Tuesday, February 24 and Tuesday, March 3, 2015 in The Boston Globe and Wednesday, March 4, 2015 in the Newton Tab, with a copy posted online www.ci.newton.ma.us and in a conspicuous place at Newton City Hall.

A Public Hearing in conjunction with the Planning & Development Board was opened and continued on February 10 on the following petition:

#480-14 STEPHEN VONA petition to rezone 283 MELROSE STREET, also known as Section 41, Block 14, Lot 10, from MULTI RESIDENCE 1 to a MIXED USE 4 DISTRICT.

A Public Hearing was opened and continued on February 10, 2015:

#480-14(2) STEPHEN VONA petition for a SPECIAL PERMIT/SITE PLAN APPROVAL to restore and expand an existing structure known as the Turtle Lane Playhouse to provide a mix of uses including preserving the theater use, adding a street-level restaurant with office space above, and constructing a separate 23-unit multi-family structure with a below grade parking garage for 30 cars at 283 MELROSE STREET, Ward 4, Auburndale, on land known as SBL 41, 14, 10 containing approximately 43,783 sf of land [currently zoned MULTI RESIDENCE 1] in a proposed MIXED USE 4 DISTRICT. Ref: Sec 30-24, 30-23, 30-13(h)(2) Table B, 30-13(j)(1),(2),(3), 30-15(w)(1) and (4)(a) and( b), (6)(b), 30-5(b)(4), 30-19(d)(2), (11), (13), (18), 30-19(k), and (m) of the City of Newton Rev Zoning Ord, 2012.

March 8, 2015
Juice Press Coming to The Street

Juice Press, the popular cold press juice café with a cult following of health fans, is coming to The Street this summer. Visitors at The Street can now look forward to enjoying Juice Press’ signature menu of organic cold pressed juices, gourmet superfood smoothies, fresh salads, soups and a great variety of raw food.

Juice Press will be located at 33 Boylston Street, Suite 3320, Chestnut Hill, MA, within a beautiful 3,100 square foot space neighboring Legal Sea Foods, Splendid, Vince, Calypso St. Barth and Intermix. The chicly designed grab and go shop will showcase healthy food and drink options, a stop and sit down space, a signature salad station, and an extensive collection of soups.

Fans can expect to find cult favorites such as Cold Pressed Juices like, MOTHER F&*%IN’ FIREBALL, a hybrid of two Juice Press favorites, MOTHER EARTH and GINGER FIREBALL, JP BLACK LATTE with coconut water, dehydrated almonds, coconut oil, vanilla, sea salt, cold-brewed coffee concentrate, PINK PUNK with frozen pineapple, frozen strawberries, shredded ginger, cold pressed beet; Smoothies like FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH with young thai coconut water, banana, strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, raw agave nectar, hemp protein, coconut oil, THE GURU with young thai coconut water, coconut meat, apple, vegan dha omega oil, goji berry, banana, blueberry, hemp protein, hemp seeds, cacao, THE BRAZILIAN with homemade almond milk (filtered water and almonds enriched with coconut oil, vanilla extract, sea salt), avocado, maca, spirulina, mesquite, raw agave, ice; Raw Foods like Kelp Me! Pesto Noodles, Chia Seed Pudding, Matcha Bowls, Hummus Wraps, and much more!

Juice Press is dedicated to using organic produce and ingredients and offers options that are plant based with no high pressure processing (hpp) or genetically modified organisms (gmos). Their cold pressed juices, gourmet superfood smoothies, food entrees, salads, sandwiches and desserts are all made fresh daily. Their vegan ProViotic is major allergen free, recognized by two Ivy League institutions and sold in capsule form or included in select Juice Press products.

For more information about exciting events and retailer announcements, please visit www.TheStreetChestnutHill.com to join the e-club or follow The Street on Facebook: The Street Chestnut Hill, Twitter and Instagram: @shopthestreet.

Follow Juice Press on Facebook and Twitter at juicepressny and Instagram @juicepress. Visit www.juicepress.com for store locations and more information.

ABOUT JUICE PRESS: Dedicated to organic product, Juice Press offers options that are vegan and kosher with no high pressure processing (hpp) or genetically modified organisms (gmos). Their cold pressed juices, gourmet superfood smoothies, raw food entrees, salads, sandwiches and desserts are all made fresh daily. Their vegan ProViotic, contains 4 times the amount of good bacteria than normal probiotics, and is sold in capsule form or included in select Juice Press products. Juice Press draws women, men, health nuts, raw foodies, night-lifers, moms, tweens and toddlers and delivers to them at home or in the office from Manhattan to Brooklyn to almost anywhere in the country. Visit www.juicepress.com for store locations and more information.

March 7, 2015
Newton Solar Challenge Workshop at First Unitarian

Learn more about the Newton Solar Challenge in a community-based setting. Learn how solar will “look” on your house, work at your house, save your family money and how solar can be financed through The Village Bank’s new “solar loan”. Sponsored by Green Decade Newton and Newton Solar Challenge

First Unitarian Church

1326 Washington Street

Newton, MA 02465

Sunday, March 8th

at 12 pm

March 7, 2015
Oran Etkin’s Timbalooloo Performance

Oran Etkin’s Timbalooloo

Sunday, March 8, 2015

11:00 AM

Leventhal-Sidman JCC, 333 Nahanton Street, Newton Centre

Recommended for ages 2-10. From the music of Africa to klezmer and jazz, internationally acclaimed jazz and world music artist Oran Etkin’s performances weave global melodies and rhythms into a gumbo of goodness. Enjoy tunes from Wake Up Clarinet! and other surprising treats in this interactive musical world party.

For more information, contact magicark@jccgb.org or 617-558-6486.

Cost: $12/ticket; JCC member cost: $10/ticket; $15 at the door.

Register

March 6, 2015
Women’s Networking Event at Flemings
‘Women on Course’ to Host Luncheon Event at
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Barb on Thursday, March 26

Women on Course, the nation’s premier networking organization that introduces its members to like-minded women through the game of golf and its amazing lifestyle, hosting a Luncheon Event on Thursday, March 26th at Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar in downtown Boston from11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Participants will enjoy great food and drinks while mixing, mingling and networking in an entertaining atmosphere. All are welcome, from the golf curious to the more experienced. The event is $30 for WOC members and $40 for non-members, and includes a three-course lunch, wine and prizes.

Fleming’s is located at 217 Stuart Street. For more information and to register here. For questions, call 703.940.3511.

A division of Billy Casper Golf (BCG), the largest domestic owner-operator of golf courses, country clubs and resorts, WOC provides supportive and interactive settings for business and stay-at-home women to experience the golf lifestyle. By shifting focus away from competition and score, members and guests are encouraged to learn and play golf at their own pace through:
- A “Play Your Own Way” choice allows beginners to add their own rules to relieve stress and keep up with more experienced golfers
- A “Score 5 to Survive” format – tee shot, fairway approach, chip, two putts – promotes using different clubs without slow play
Fashion, fitness, travel and luxury components surrounding the world of golf are incorporated into WOC programming. Members enjoy free gifts; special access to private clubs; discounts on greens fees, apparel, equipment, wine and other products; golf and educational resources; contests; and forums.

Starting at $129, Individual Membership has never been more affordable and includes event privileges and a pair of golf shoes or a $50 gift card for apparel and accessories. “On Course” members receive Individual member benefits plus a set of Wilson clubs and bag at a special rate.

WOC hosts golf, lunch, happy hour, wine and spa activities in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Scottsdale, San Diego, San Francisco, Washington, DC and other major markets. Upcoming Destination Events include the Spring Fling in Austin, TX, a three-day weekend event at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa.

For more information: www.womenoncourse.com, 703.268.5078.
March 5, 2015