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News, events, children’s activities in Newton, MA.
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NESN Clubhouse Father’s Day Show
NESN Clubhouse, the new kids-only pregame show on New England’s most-watched sports network, offers a special Father’s Day show this weekend at noon on Sunday, June 15, 2014 to kick off summer. Featuring D’Angelo Ortiz(or Little Papi) along with hosts TJ Hourigan and Gary Striewski, the show is broadcast live from Fenway Park and segments highlight cool jobs at the ballpark, the science behind baseball and kid reporter interviews with players and staff.
Segments this week include a special Father’s Day Round of “Batter Up with D’Angelo Ortiz” and an inside look at the cars of Fenway with the Park’s parking attendant – including the cars of players Mike Napoli, Shane Victorino and Jonny Gomes. Also, Brandon Workman demonstrates how to throw a cutter.
This new show is produced by Linda Pizzuti Henry and the NESN team along with an educator from WGBH, who helped design elements to appeal while they inform. NESN Clubhouse airs before the network’s traditional hour-long pregame coverage everySunday that NESN broadcasts a Red Sox game. NESN Clubhouse features junior reporters, along with Tom Caron, Gary Striewski, former and current Red Sox players and Wally The Green Monster. The show includes segments like “Stump Your Parents” and “You Make the Call” so kids are challenged and involved. A companion web site also includes interactive opportunities like “Boston Globe Freeze Frame” which lets kids at home provide captions for Red Sox photos that are then broadcast on the next show. The site also houses segments from the show and other special bonus features.
During Red Sox home games, the show originates from Yawkey Way. When the team is on the road, NESN Clubhouse is produced live in front of a studio audience from the NESN studios in Watertown, Mass. on a new set designed specifically for the show. The live audience features youth baseball and softball teams. Parents are encouraged to visit NESN.com/ClubhouseSweepstakes to sign up their son or daughter’s team for a chance to win an opportunity to be in the live studio audience for select road games. Learn more here.
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Whole Foods Ribeye Beef Recall: Possible Mad Cow Disease
Fruitland American Meat, a Jackson, Mo. establishment is recalling approximately 4,012 pounds of fresh beef products because the dorsal root ganglia may not have been completely removed, which is not compliant with agency regulations that require their removal in cattle 30 months of age and older, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The products subject to recall include:
- 40-lb. cases containing two, roughly 20-lb. cryovac packages of bone-in “Rain Crow Ranch Ribeye” bearing the establishment number “EST. 2316” inside the USDA mark of inspection with the following production dates: 9/5/13, 9/10/13, 9/11/13, 9/26/13, 10/2/13, 10/3/2013, 11/8/13, 11/22/13, 12/17/13, 12/26/13, 12/27/13,1/16/14, 1/17/14, 1/23/14, 1/31/14, 2/13/14, 2/14/14, 2/21/14, 2/28/14, 3/8/14, 3/20/14, 4/4/14 or 4/25/14 printed on the box.
- Quartered beef carcasses stamped with the USDA mark of inspection and establishment number “EST. 2316.”
The products were produced and packaged on various dates between September 2013 and April 2014. The bone-in ribeye roasts were the source material of concern.
Fruitland American Meat advises that the bone-in ribeye roasts were distributed to a restaurant in New York, NY, and a Whole Foods distribution center in Connecticut which services its stores in New England. The quartered carcasses were distributed to an FSIS-inspected establishment in Missouri for further processing and distribution, and to a restaurant in Kansas City, Mo. All products would have been processed into smaller cuts with no identifying consumer packaging.
The problem was discovered by FSIS during a review of company slaughter logs. The problem may have occurred as a result of the way some company employees were recording information and determining the age of various cattle. Dorsal root ganglia, branches of the nervous system located in the vertebral column are considered specified risk materials (SRMs) and must be removed from cattle 30 months of age and older in accordance with FSIS regulations. SRMs are tissues that may contain the infective agent in cattle infected with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), as well as materials that are closely associated with these potentially infective tissues. Therefore, FSIS prohibits SRMs from use as human food to minimize potential human exposure to the BSE agent.
Every animal received ante-mortem inspection by an FSIS Public Health Veterinarian. This involves observing each animal at rest and in motion and there is no indication that any of the cattle slaughtered displayed any signs of BSE.
FSIS and Fruitland American Meat have received no reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about a reaction should contact a healthcare provider.
FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list will be posted on the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls.
Consumers and media with questions about the recall should contact company sales manager James Fortner at 573-243-3107.
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2nd annual Feast of the Falls
The 2nd annual Feast of the Falls will be held on Sunday June 22 from 5 – 9 PM.
The Feast is an amazing event – a catered four course fabulous dinner for 300 people, at one single table, in Hemlock Gorge.
The majority of tickets go only to Upper Falls residents but 20 tickets are being auctioned off to the highest bidders.
The ticket auction is now in progress and will conclude at 5 PM on Sunday June 8. You can bid on tickets here – or see more info and photos of last year’s event here.
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2nd Annual Tour de Newton
The 2nd annual Tour de Newton will be on Sunday June 15 at 9 AM.
The Tour is a fun, family friendly, 20 mile, 13 village tour of the city.
It starts simultaneously in all 13 villages so you’ll be riding with your neighbors. Each group is led by a trained pair of leaders/sweeps. Each village-to-village leg is just 1-2 miles.
At each village stop you’re greeted by locals, receive a village badge, refreshments and an overview of the village.
Sign up soon because its filling up fast!
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Summertime at The Street: Free Series!
THE STREET ANNOUNCES
SUMMERTIME AT THE STREET,A SEASONAL SERIES FEATURING LOCAL ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCES, BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC ARTISTS, YOGA ON THE GREEN & FESTIVE, FAMILY-FOCUSED ACTIVITIES
JUNE 1st – SEPTEMBER 18th 2014
The Street in Chestnut Hill launches Summertime at The Street with entertainment for all ages. Summertime at The Street programming ranges from live music– with performances by up-and-coming local artists as well as Berklee College of Music’s Summer in the City student series to yoga to family friendly activities.
Summertime at The Street will take place every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday from Sunday, June 1stthrough Thursday, September 18th 2014.
The series is free and open to the public; all events will be hosted on The Green, across from Shake Shack.
Guests are encouraged to picnic or can dine al fresco at The Street’s restaurants with outdoor patios: Shake Shack, The Cottage, and Legal Seafood. The Street is located at 55 Boylston Street in Chestnut Hill, MA.
Stores slated to open at the property throughout the Spring and Summer include Vince, Bluemercury and Ku De Ta. Recent newcomers now open at The Street include Jonathan Adler, Carousel Kids, skoah, Splendid, INTERMIX, DAVIDsTEA, Calypso St. Barth and Del Frisco’s Grille.
The June calendar for Summertime at The Street currently includes the events detailed below. For the complete and most up-to-date lineup of artists performing and events taking place June through September please visit here.
Thursday, June 5, 2014; 6pm-8pm:
Live Performance by Friendly People, a Boston based folk-pop duoSunday, June 8, 2014: 10-11am; 12pm-2pm:
Yoga on The Green; Berklee Summer in the City Live Performance by Damn Tall Buildings, an acoustic Bluegrass and Blues bandTuesday, June 10, 2014: 3pm-5pm:
Face Painting and Glitter Tattoos with Art on the Spot; Sports Club/LA’s “For Kids Only” butterfly & bug-themed crafts and gamesThursday, June 12, 2014: 6pm-8pm:
Live Performance by Local singer-songwriter Hayley SabellaSunday, June 15, 2014: 10-11am; 12pm-2pm:
Yoga on The Green; Berklee Summer in the City Live Performance by acoustic jazz band Simon Moullier TrioTuesday, June 17, 2014: 3pm-5pm:
Kids’ Music: Live Performance by award-winning children’s singer Stacey Peasley; Sports Club/LA’s “For Kids Only” music makers crafts & gamesThursday, June 19, 2014: 6pm-8pm:
Live Performance by Grey Season, a Boston based 5-piece folk-rock bandSunday, June 22, 2014: 10-11am; 12pm-2pm:
Yoga on The Green; Berklee Summer in the City Live Performance by electric bassist Osmar Okuma,Tuesday, June 24, 2014: 3pm-5pm:
Sports Club/LA’s “For Kids Only” parachute play and game dayThursday, June 26, 2014: 6pm-8pm:
Live Performance by a local pop singer-songwriter AJ EdwardsSunday, June 29, 2014: 10-11am; 12pm-2pm:
Yoga on The Green; Berklee Summer in the City Live Performance by electro-pop band Animal Flag -
Summer Parenting Workshop Series from Pine Village Preschool
In celebration of their new location opening on the Brighton/Watertown line, Pine Village Spanish Immersion Preschool is excited to announce their summer workshop series for parents on a variety of topics.
Babysitting is available, so parents can bring their kids and take some time to learn firsthand from experts on topics like bilingualism in children and guidance around toddler growth and development.
Free Parent Workshop SeriesWed, June 11th: The Benefits of BilingualismWed, Aug 20th: TransitionsWed, Sept 17th: Ages and Stages/Developmentally Appropriate CurriculumPine Village Preschool is a Spanish language immersion school, with 8 locations around the Boston area. Toddlers as young as 15 months are exposed to teachers talking 100% in Spanish and are educated in this environment until Kindergarten, providing them both the language background for their future, as well as their educational foundation. The school’s curriculum was developed around the philosophy that educates and nurtures each child’s individuality in a diverse environment to build a true passion for learning so they can thrive in the future. You can learn more about the Pine Village program here.All workshops take place at 400 Western Ave., Brighton, from 6:00–7:30 p.m. Babysitting and light refreshments will be available free of charge. Space is limited, so please register in advance to pvpjen@gmail.com.
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Elite 150 Boys’ Sleepaway Soccer Camp: Grades 5-12
Brian Ainscough, head soccer caoch for men’s soccer at Northeastern University, has an elite boys’ sleepaway soccer training camp for one week in July at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island.
The Elite 150 Camp is for boys, Grades 5 – 12.
Northeaster University also has day soccer camps for kids.
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KuumUnity Performing at NNHS
KuumUnity will be performing at Newton North High School. They will perform the music of the African diaspora, negro spirituals, and gospels.
KuumUnity Collaborations was created by Sheldon K. X. Reid, who is the director of the Kuumba Singers of Harvard College, and of the Jubilee Singers of Newton North High School.
Newton North High School
Sunday, June 15th
4 pm
You can purchase tickets at the door or email kuumunity@gmail.com.
Here’s a clip from a past performance.
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Former Trader Joe’s CEO Doug Rauch Speaking
Former Trader Joe’s CEO Rauch to speak at annual Green Business Breakfast
Conscious Capitalism CEO Doug Rauch will be the keynote speaker at the Newton-Needham Chamber’s Green Business Awards Breakfast, on Thursday June 19 in Newton.
The Green Business Awards Breakfast will be held outdoors, along the banks of the Charles River, adjacent to the Newton-Marriott Hotel, and will also honor local businesses for their environmental achievements.
Also speaking that morning will be Mass Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner David Cash, Newton Mayor Setti Warren and Needham Board of Selectman Chair John Bulian.
A nationally known speaker, Rauch will discuss his newest business venture, the Daily Table, an innovative non-profit solution to the issue of “food waste” and hunger/obesity by bringing high quality, nutritious food at affordable prices to the underserved in our inner cities.
Rauch, a Newton resident, spent 31 years with Trader Joe’s Company, including 14 years as president, helping grow the business from a small, nine-store chain in Southern California, to a nationally acclaimed retail success story with more than 340 stores in 30 states. He developed their prized buying philosophy, created their unique private label food program, and wrote and executed the business plan for expanding Trader Joe’s nationally.
He is presently CEO of Conscious Capitalism Inc., a non-profit dedicated to challenging business leaders to rethink why their organizations exist, and to acknowledge their roles in the interdependent global marketplace. He is also a trustee at Olin College and chairs the Board of Overseers at WBUR.
The Chamber’s Environment Committee will recognize seven businesses from Newton and Needham that have taken a leadership role in reducing energy or other environmental strategies or for providing noteworthy green products or services.
“The Green Business Awards Breakfast brings business and civic leaders together to discuss and celebrate the economic and social benefits of being green,” said Peter Smith, chairman of the Chamber’s Environment Committee. “It will recognize the outstanding achievements local businesses and civic organizations have taken to reduce our carbon footprint.”
Advance tickets for the Green Business Awards Breakfast, Thursday June 19 from 7:30-9:30 a.m. at the Newton Marriott Hotel, are $30 for chamber members and $35 for non-members and are now on sale atwww.nnchamber.com or by calling 617-244-5300. Tickets on the morning of the event will be $40.
