Category: Spotlight

Local companies highlighted in Newton, MA.

Wegmans Food Market Coming to Newton!!

Wegmans Food Markets Inc. said Monday it plans to bring a smaller urban concept store to Newton, Mass.

The Rochester, N.Y. family-owned supermarket chain, which opened a full-scale store in Northborough in October, plans to build a 70,000-square-foot food store at the Chestnut Hill Square development on Route 9 (Boylston Street), directly across from The Mall at Chestnut Hill in Newton. The company does not have a construction schedule or opening date planned, however, according to a press release.

“Though smaller in size, this store will have almost everything customers have come to expect from Wegmans, including a Market Café,” says Bill Congdon, vice president and New England division manager, in a press release. “We are thrilled with the success of our Northborough store, which broke every previous grand opening record set by our company.

“We’re delighted that Wegmans will be part of our Chestnut Hill Square development,” said Douglass Karp, executive vice president of New England Development, in the release. “We’ve always wanted to have a grocery store as part of this development – a sentiment that has been expressed both by Newton residents and by prospective retailers. Wegmans, with its emphasis on customer service, quality, value pricing, and community outreach, is the ideal grocery store for this location.”

Founded in 1916, Wegmans Food Market is a 79-store supermarket chain with stores in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland and Massachusetts.

p.s. This exciting news is via my mom friend Nathalie and The Boston Business Journal.

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They will be hiring for the new store and CNNMoney voted Wegmans #3 for Best Companies to Work For.

Rank: 3 (Previous rank: 3)

What makes it so great?

This customer-friendly supermarket chain cares about the well-being of its workers, too. This year, 11,000 employees took part in a challenge to eat five cups of fruit and vegetables a day and walk up to 10,000 steps a day for eight weeks.Another 8,000 took advantage of health screenings that included a flu shot and H1N1 vaccine — all covered by Wegmans.

Headquarters:
1500 Brooks Avenue

Rochester, NY 14603

2009 revenue ($ millions): 5,193
Website: www.wegmans.com

December 9, 2011
What Does This House Say to You? Not Your Grandparents’ Victorian House!

My real estate agent pointed out this house to us a decade ago when we were looking at houses. I’ve always loved this house with its vibrant colors and I’m happy that it’s stayed colorful. This is what the house says to me:

1. I am not afraid of color.

2. Happy people live here.

3. We have a really good house painter.

4. Our city has no ordinances about house color.

5. I am not trying to blend in.

6. I may be on the Historical Society list of houses, but I am not Traditional.

7. I invite feedback.

8. I am in my happy place.

9. I bring the sun.

10. I influence neighbors because…

Meet my next door neighbor! …

and this house says…

1. I really like my neighbor.

2. We use the same house painter.

3. I own a paint company/I am a house painter.

4. We are thinking of adding pink flamingos to the yard.

5. We make a statement.

6. I thought of this first. (No, I did.) (You painted first, but I thought of it first — remember, we talked about it?). (Oh yeah!) (But I thought of the pink flamingos.)

7. Pink flamingos are a good idea.

8. You can never have too much color.

9. Happy people live here.

10. We are not afraid of color.

What do you think these houses say? Please share!

December 5, 2011
The Freedman Center for Child and Family Development (formerly Warmlines): A Great Resource for Parents

Navigating the Rocky Road of Adolescence FREE!

Four Sessions – November 2, 9, 16, 30, 7:00-8:30 pm

Newton Cultural Center, 225 Nevada St.. Newtonville

FREE four session Parent Group Series for parents of teens, led by licensed psychologist Deborah Weinstock-Savoy, Ph.D. This group series will explore the many changes that occur during adolescence, and how they affect relationships at home and school. Parents will discuss relevant topics such as promoting healthy choices, setting realistic limits and appropriate consequences; understanding when and how to negotiate; dealing with changes and crises (e.g., divorce); identifying risk factors for anxiety and depression; handling experimentation with sex, alcohol, drugs, and learning to “let go” while maintaining family connections.Sponsored by the Friedman Center for Child and Family Development and The Newton Partnership. Pre-registration required: click here or call 617-244-INFO.

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I knew this organization as Warmlines and it’s changed now The Freedman Center for Child and Family Development. It continues to be a great resource for parents, especially those with very young kids with great programs including:

New Babies/New Moms Group

Music Classes from 3 months to 4 years with adult

Parent Support Groups

Playgroups including Free Fun Playtime

Parenting Teen Classes

Diet and Development for Children Classes

They also offer continuing education classes for adults at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology.

Finally, they have great content on their site including Tips for Parents series:

Top Ten Tips for New Parents

The Continuing Importance of Freedman CenterNew Parents Groups

Five Tips for Easing the Stress of New Parenthood

Fostering Baby’s Growth and Development with Music

Top Ten Tips for Adding a Sibling to Your Family

Top Ten Tips for the Transition to Preschool

Top Ten Tips for the Transition to Kindergarten

Top Ten Tips for the Transition to Middle School

October 1, 2011
Vinyasa Slow Flow Class at L’Aroma Cafe with Bea Abascal of Hola Yoga
Slow Flow Vinyasa at L’Aroma Cafe in West Newton

Beatriz Abascal, CYT, RYT provides a warm and playful environment for your yoga practice. Alignment, breath and core work are the primary focus, along with soothing energy to refuel you for the day. You will be nurtured and challenged. And then stay for tea … or espressso!
Where: L’Aroma Cafe, 15 Spencer Street, West Newton (behind West Newton Cinema)

When: Mondays 9:30-10:45, OCTOBER 17 thru DECEMBER 12 (make‐up DECEMBER 13)

Cost: $135 for the session, $48 for 3 Pass

Sign Up: email beehiveflow (at) yahoo (dot) com. Replace the (at) with @ AND (dot) with .

Keep Up with Bea: Twitter (@HolaYoga), and Blog (BeaAbascal.Wordpress.com).
September 25, 2011
A Lot Going on at Newton Wellesley Hospital: Free Prostate Cancer Screening, Free Diabetes Event, HopeWalks and More!

We are lucky to have a first class hospital in our midst. Newton Wellesley Hospital is part of Partners Healthcare System which includes Mass General Hospital, MassGeneral Hospital for Children and Brigham and Women’s Hospital which are all world class hospitals. Newton Wellesley Hospital also offers FREE services including Prostate Cancer Screen, Diabetes Education, flu clinics and more. They are a stalwart supporter of HopeWalks and will be walking in our neighborhoods for this great event.

Upcoming Events

1) FREE Prostate Cancer Screening

Newton-Wellesley Hospital will offer a free prostate cancer screening on Tuesday, September 20, 5:00-7:00 pm, in the Wikstrom Surgical Center, located at 2014 Washington Street, Newton. The screening is sponsored by Newton-Wellesley Hospital urologists.

According to the Prostate Cancer Education Council, a non-profit coalition of physicians, health educators, scientists, and patients, prostate cancer is second only to skin cancer as the most common type of cancer among American men. Among men who have a family history of prostate cancer, chances of contracting the disease increase by 50 percent.

Doctors say the best way to beat prostate cancer is by detecting it at its earliest stage. Jeffrey S. Lamont, MD, Chief of Urology at Newton-Wellesley, states, “Early detection and treatment of prostate cancer can lead to complete recovery. If caught early, survival rates are 90 percent or higher.”

Dr. Lamont recommends that men over the age of 40 should be screened annually. Screenings take about 10 minutes and include a prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood test and a digital rectal exam (DRE) done by a trained professional. “Prostate examinations take only minutes,” says Dr. Lamont. “Men should make it a priority to get screened – an annual prostate exam can save a man’s life.”

Appointments are required. To take advantage of the free screening at Newton-Wellesley,call 617-243-5900 or email carefinder@partners.org.

2) FREE Diabetes Event

Newton-Wellesley Hospital is hosting a free Diabetes Health Event on Wednesday, September 14 from 7-8:30pm. The lecture will be held in the Hospital’s Shipley Auditorium on the second floor, located at 2014 Washington Street, Newton.

The event will feature a lecture entitled Diabetes and Eye Disease: What You Should Know, with Marc Leibole, MD, Ophthalmologist, Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Dr. Leibole is the Official LASIK provider of the Boston Red Sox. Following Dr. Leibole’s talk, Meryl Lindenberg, RD, CDE, will discuss The Mediterranean Diet for Heart Health and Diabetes.

Attendees will have an opportunity to enter a raffle to win EITHER two tickets to a Boston Red Sox game OR an autographed ball. Must be present to win. The event is free and registration is encouraged by calling 617/243-6144.

3) HopeWalks

The Newton-Wellesley Hospital Charitable Foundation will hold its second annual HopeWalksevent on Sunday, September 25, 2011. HopeWalks is a 3.5 mile neighborhood walk to benefit the Integrative Support Services offered at the Vernon Cancer Center. These life-enhancing services for cancer patients optimize healing and comfort throughout treatment. Newton-Wellesley Hospital wants to make these services available to all patients, regardless of their ability to pay. Last year’s inaugural event drew over 1,400 participants and 108 teams and raised more than $280,000.

4) FREE Flu Clinics

FREE flu shot clinics will be posted on our site soon at www.nwh.org/community.

p.s. To find a physician, please call CareFinder, the Newton Wellesley Hospital physician referral line, at 617.243.6566 or email at carefinder@partners.org.

September 3, 2011