FOOD & DRINK
West Newton Cinema Foundation receives anonymous $5.2 million gift
The West Newton Cinema Foundation, which was created to save the theater from demolition, has announced a $5.2 million gift from an anonymous donor, the Boston Globe reports. Dedicated to the foundation’s overall campaign, the gift includes $3.2 million toward purchase of the theater, $200,000 toward any expenses that may be incurred, and up to $2 million in matching funds to incentivize support from other donors. The foundation aims to raise $14 million: $5.6 million to purchase the theater, $4.4 million for renovations and restorations, and another $4 million toward endowed funds for facility care and programming.
Yough art students brighten West Newton windows in preparation for annual flag display
The West Newton Avenue of Flags celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. As part of the display, Yough High School art students painted multiple downtown windows Tuesday. The annual display of 385 American flags in the West Newton Cemetery will be raised beginning at 9 a.m. May 11. Volunteers are...
This Reunion Between A Lost Dog And His Owner After 7 Long Years Will Make You Cry
After being forced to give up her childhood buddy, Chloe, Nicole Grimes, of Brownsville, Pennsylvania, spent years wondering about her long-lost buddy. She was just a little 14-year-old girl back then, but the love for her furry Pomeranian-Poodle mix never vanished. Seven years later, Nicole got a family of her...
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