Did you know that Newton residents can drop off unneeded and expired medications at the Police Department Headquarters at 1321 Washington St. in W. Newton? An alternative that is recommended by new federal prescription drug disposal guidelines are as follows: Take unused, unneeded, or … Read More
Monthly Archives: July 2016
Like everyone else we know, my wife and I have gotten hooked on Marie Kondo. But maybe we shouldn’t have. After reading her book The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up, we tidied up. We are frugal people and don’t … Read More
On Tuesday, July 19 the Newton Community Farm marked its tenth anniversary at its annual Dinner on the Farm. With over 120 attendees, Dinner on the Farm was an intergenerational celebration and featured kids taking their parents around the Farm … Read More
From July 14-18 hundreds of people marched 43 miles from Medway to the statehouse in Boston to protest the gas pipeline tax. What follows is Daniel Abdulah’s inspiring speech that was delivered to the large crowd at a rally along … Read More
On Saturday, July 16, Green Newton’s Students For a Greener World (SGW) was an exhibitor at the Newton Free library’s STEAM Expo, where 17 exhibitors put on hands on workshops both inside and outside the library. SGW students were on … Read More
Be sure to stop by Green Newton’s Farmers Market booth at Cold Spring Park on Tuesday afternoons to meet our high school student interns, Nastassja and Jenny, who were matched with our group as part of the Mayor’s Summer Youth Internship Program. In addition … Read More
Days ago, Governor Baker issued $10M in vetoes to environmental funding for Fiscal Year 2016. As the Massachusetts legislature considers which of the Governor’s vetoes to override, the Legislative Director of the Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM) communicated the following to … Read More
Please forward to friends in other MA communities The Massachusetts House and Senate have until July 31 to come to agreement on an compromise energy bill. They must decide between an energy policy that builds our nation’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, or moves us … Read More
The CRWA has kicked off their summer Water Quality Notification Program. This program provides the public with up-to-date water quality forecasts on the CRWA website, and will continue throughout the summer months. The website uses data from the CRWA’s weather station and other sources to … Read More
Green Newton recommends the Environmental Working Group’s Guide to Bug Repellents in the Age of Zika at the following link: http://www.ewg.org/research/ewgs-guide-bug-repellents – You will find reliable information about common ingredients in bug sprays and how they may or may not be effective in preventing bug bites.
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