Category — Newton Corner

Tony Moreira, who teaches technology courses at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, has posted an article about a series of items he’s hidden around Newton as part of a “geocaching” project, a scavenger hunt that require the use of GPS technology.

He’s hidden caches in 13 different village locations — even in Thompsonville. (Given today’s forecast, I’m hoping some are located near ice cream vendors.)

Moreira writes:

Childhood memories were the inspiration for the hides, and while looking for each cache, be sure to take in the local sights, shops, and check the cache’s listing at the geocaching.com website for interesting historic information about each location.

5/31 update: This event has been rescheduled for 7pm on Wednesday, June 15.

Newton Mayor Setti Warren is hosting a community coffee for Newton Corner residents and business owners.

The mayor’s office is soliciting input on such questions as:

• How can we improve the quality of life in Newton Corner?
• What changes can we collectively bring about?
• How can you work with your neighbors, businesses and City Hall?

The Newton Corner meeting will be held from 7-8pm on Tuesday, May 31, at the West Suburban YMCA at 276 Church Street.

This is the third community coffee in a series of outreach efforts by the mayor. Earlier meetings have been held in Auburndale and Newtonville.

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The John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club of Newton and more than a dozen village businesses are working together this week to raise money for the youth center.

The club provides after-school programs, school vacation camp, summer camp, and many other services for children ages 6 to 18.

The hundreds of children attending the Boys & Girls club come from 15 Newton elementary schools and other area schools. To defray tuition costs, the club is able to offer full or partial scholarships to more than 200 children.

Merchants participating include:

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The Newton Corner Neighborhood Association will discuss proposed new signage at the Newton Corner Rotary (Exit 17) and West Newton Square (Exit 16) at its next meeting. This discussion follows a city engineer’s presentation on the proposed signage improvements.

The meeting’s agenda will also include discussion of potential improvements along the MBTA’s 57 bus route, which is part of its Key Routes program. Key Routes have higher frequency and longer spans of service than local routes. (More background on Key Routes.)

The neighborhood association will meet in the old Newton Corner Library, 126 Vernon Street. For more information, please contact David Koses, 617.796.1133, dkoses@newtonma.gov.

The City of Newton’s planning department plans to track LEED-certified construction within the city. If you know of a building that has received or is intending to receive LEED Certification, please email Alexandra Ananth or call her at (617) 796.1121.

According to the U.S. Green Building Council, only three projects in Newton have been LEED-certified to date:

1. The headquarters of MOCA Systems (silver) in Newton Corner,
2. A renovation of the offices of Chapman Construction/Design (platinum) in Newton Highlands
3. The Newton Centre branch of Wainwright Bank (gold)

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Detail from a 1917 atlas of Newton showing the YMCA building at bottom left. Click to enlarge.

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