News, events, children’s activities in Newton, MA.
Boston College Soccer fields were undergoing renovation but now the fieldwork is completed and they are back on their home Newton campus field for the men’s and women’s final game of their regular season.
Come out to watch them for two important games:
Boston College Men’s Soccer: Red Card Cancer Night against Dartmouth College.
Tuesday, October 28th at 7 pm
Boston College Women’s Soccer: Senior Night against Notre Dame College.
Saturday, November 1st at 7 pm
Free admission and parking.
Free Family Fun at the Arsenal Center for the Arts
Free Family Fun begins the new season on September 20, from 10 AM – 12 Noon.
These drop-in art and theatre workshops offer the opportunity for families to experiment with paint, paper and collage to create works of art together.
Children can also explore the creative world of theatre games with the talented staff of Watertown Children’s Theatre. Different projects and games will be offered each time.
Upcoming Dates (Saturdays from 10AM – 12Noon):
Fall 2014*
September 20
October 18
November 15
Winter 2015
January 17
February 21
March 21
*Stop by Panera Bread Watertown on Free Family Fun days and 10-20% of your purchase will be donated to the Arsenal Center for the Arts! Be sure to pick up a flyer at the Arsenal Center that day to bring to Panera.
Free Family Fun days are sponsored by The Ramsey McCluskey Family Foundation and the Moses Kimball Fund.
For more information, visit here or call 617-923-0100, ext. 8309.
Anyone Can Learn to Cook Cooking Class!
Chef Paul Turano Hosts Approachable Cooking Class at the Boston Center for Adult Education
WHAT: On Monday, October 27th, 2014 Chef/Owner Paul Turano of Cook located in Newton, MA will join the Boston Center for Adult Education (BCAE) for a one session cooking class, “Anyone Can Cook” from 6:00 PM-9:00 PM.
The award-winning restaurateur is known for his approachable dishes, and in this class he will show students that not only can anyone enjoy food, anyone can cook it! This class will eliminate the intimidation factor that is often seen in this new dining culture, offering students the chance to enjoy whipping up fun and unpretentious dishes sure to wow friends and family.
Students must register for classes online or call the Boston Center for Adult Education at 617-267-4430.
WHERE: Boston Center for Adult Education, 122 Arlington Street, Boston, MA, 02116
WHEN: Monday, October 27th, 2014, 6:00PM – 9:00PM
COST: $70 for non-members/ $60 for members/ $15 materials
RSVP: Registration is necessary. Please visit www.bcae.org or call the BCAE at 617-267-4430 to sign up!
Newton’s Fall Fling event, which takes place this year on Thursday, November 13 from 6:30 – 9:30 pm at Temple Shalom.
Temple Shalom
175 Temple Street
Newton
Cost: $40 general admission, $75 patron, $150 benefactor.
This fun girl’s night out is an annual event and our largest fundraiser of the year for the temple’s sisterhood. The theme of the Fall Fling is an evening of indulgences – with a strong focus on shopping, along with other fun ways to splurge, such as mini spa services (reflexology, manicures, massage, etc), a champagne tasting and candy bar.
We have a FABULOUS line up of vendors – featuring clothing & accessories, jewelry, bags, personalized items, home decor, holiday gifts and more – if you want to get a jump start on holiday shopping or treat yourself to something fun.
Heavy hors d’oeuvres and dessert will be served throughout the evening, along with plenty of wine! There will also be a silent auction with fantastic items and gift certificates donated by local businesses.
This year, the Sisterhood has selected Birthday Wishes of Newton as a recipient of proceeds from our auction. Birthday Wishes brings birthday parties to thousands of homeless children each year.
Register for the event here. Flyer Fall Fling 2014 Invitation.
Newton is one of the smartest suburbs in the country! I grew up in Seal Beach, California and that made #9! I’m feeling very intelligent today!
Here are the 10 smartest suburbs in America:
1. Santa Monica, CA
2. Evanston, IL
3. Berkeley, CA
4. Cambridge, MA
5. Towson, MD
6. Cupertino, CA
7. Scottsdale, AZ
8. Newton, MA
9. Seal Beach, CA
10. Alameda, CA
#8 Newton, Massachusetts
Source: Flickr user Daniel J. Sierdaski
Of all of the suburbs we looked at, this one had the very highest percentage of residents with bachelor’s degrees or higher: 75.04 percent. That’s almost three times the national average.
This city isn’t just impressive at the college level—it also scored well for its public schools, with a rating of nine out of 10, and, with a 95 percent high school graduation rate, ranked the ninth best in this category.
#9 Seal Beach, California
Seal Beach is yet another suburb disproving any stereotypes that you thought might be true about Southern California. Well, at least as far as intelligence goes.
Tied with our other California city, Cupertino, schools in Seal Beach had the highest ranking from GreatSchools.org, a perfect 10.
Locals probably spend all of their time studying it up in one of the city’s public libraries, for which it ranked fifth most per capita. No, just kidding, they’re probably all at the beach—just instead of Cosmo, they’re reading Chaucer.
Movoto started by collecting data for 109 different suburbs using business listings, Greatschools.org, and the U.S. Census American Community Survey. Then, they ranked them from one to 109 in the following criteria:
They averaged these rankings into one overall Big Deal Score, where the lowest score was the best and brightest suburb, none other than Santa Monica.
If you’re curious about how they defined a suburb, they considered any large population center near one of the nation’s 50 largest cities, but also factored in whether or not the place was called a suburb on Wikipedia, in the list of inner-ring suburbs, or in any official capacity.
Beth Caruso, Director of Outreach Services at Perkin’s School for the Blind, will speak at The Rotary Club of Newton on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at the Braeburn Country Club. Join us for lunch at noon followed by Ms. Caruso’s presentation. All are welcome to attend Rotary! We do ask that you pre-register. Please email Susan at RotaryNewtonMa@gmail.com.
Beth Caruso is the Assistant Director of Community Programs at Perkins School for the Blind. Community Programs connects the Perkins campus with the community through creative and personalized services. They offer individuals of all ages, families and professionals opportunities to gain skills, increase self-esteem and experience personal growth through education, assessments, training and support.
Community Programs include Outreach Short Courses for Students, The New England Eye Low Vision Clinic at Perkins, Transition Services, Community Living Services for 6 adults, Educational Partnerships- Itinerant TVI, O&M & Db services and Early Intervention Services.
Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o has a lesson for kids of every shade.
Watch Elmo Demonstrate The Right Way To Point Out Someone’s Skin Color
The following is from the City of Newton:
A raccoon captured on September 11, 2014 has tested positive for rabies. The raccoon was found near the Auburndale Ave entrance of the Dolan Pond conservation area in West Newton. If you, or your pet, may have had an encounter with a raccoon in this area on or around the above date, please contact the Massachusetts Epidemiology Program at (617) 983-6800 or the Newton Health & Human Services Department at (617) 796-1420.
Rabies is a very serious viral disease that affects the brain and spinal cord of mammals. The virus is spread when an animal with rabies bites or comes into salivary contact with another animal or person. The virus can also spread if the affected animal’s saliva gets into a scratch or other wound, or the eyes, nose or mouth of another person or animal.
Newton residents who live around or regularly visit the Dolan Pond Conservation Area should ensure that their household pets have been recently immunized against the rabies virus. If pets have not been recently vaccinated, please ensure that they are vaccinated with the rabies booster as soon as possible to prevent the virus from spreading. For more information, please refer to the following tips, courtesy of the Massachusetts Division of Animal Health.
If you are bitten or scratched by an animal:
Photo credit: Catsbow via Flickr
Unless you go into the FedEx parking lot off Route 9 in Chestnut Hill where our Orthodontist is, you probably missed this BoxART piece.
This is not typically the time of year we think of drought. We usually talk about drought in months of July and August, but this fall has been extremely dry. In the month of September some areas in Massachusetts have received as little as 5% of their normal rainfall. Some areas are worse than others but we are all at the point of drought stress affecting both new plantings and even established plants.
On sunny days moisture evaporates from plants’ foliage. In the winter plants can’t take moisture in through their roots to rehydrate the foliage because the ground is frozen. When spring rolls around, the leaves turn brown and the plant can’t recover, this is known as winterkill.
By thoroughly watering your trees and shrubs until the ground freezes, your plants are more prepared to deal with the moisture loss that occurs during the winter. Plants like holly, azaleas, rhododendrons, and andromeda are most susceptible to winterkill because they have relatively larger leaves, and more surface area for evaporation to occur.
When we have an especially dry fall like we’re experiencing this year, winter damage is typically worse in the spring since the leaves have retained less water to being with. So please do your plants a favor and give them the water that they’ll need to survive the winter.
To get the greatest benefit from the water used, it’s best to apply water at a trickle over a long period of time. The goal is to let the water seep down into the soil and saturate the area around the roots.
More tips on watering from Mahoney’s here.