Community News
“The Village People” Meeting Monday Sept 24 at 7:30 pm at the ACL
Last spring the Mayor’s Office brought together a group of community-minded folks who enrich the city through village days, arts projects, and other creative endeavors. The plan is to come together a few times a year to brainstorm, share best practices and generally cross-pollinate. Join us if you love a good block party, a parade, or other fun stuff. Questions? Contact dhanson@newtonma.gov.
Riverside Project Community Meeting September 27th at 7 pm at Newton North
There will be a public presentation hosted by Mark Development on the Riverside project on September 27th at Newton North. This will be an opportunity to learn more about Riverside, meet the Mark Development team, ask questions, and share thoughts and ideas. If you’d like to connect in the meantime, please contact Brendan from Mark Development’s community engagement team at (781) 474-0149.
Good Shepherd Institute Dinner Thursday November 1st at 5:30 pm at the Newton Marriott
For the past 5 years, Good Shepherd Institute has been proud to offer the signature community-wide event on end-of-life issues. For our 40th Anniversary, we are thrilled to welcome back Dr. Atul Gawande and you can be a sponsor of this important event.
Bestselling author, renowned surgeon and public health leader, Dr. Atul Gawande was recently named CEO of the newly formed not-for-profit healthcare initiative by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase. Dr. Gawande is also the founding Executive Director and Chairman of Ariadne Labs, a Professor at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School, and one of the most sought-after speakers in medicine.