Monthly Archives: May 2011 -- Click on any title to read the full post.

Green Decade Collecting Emails for MBTA Herbicide Notification List

Posted on May 31, 2011 by zervaspto in Community Notes, Education/Enrichment

Got Herbicides? The MBTA, the Turnpike, the Highway Department, DCR Urban Parks and CSX Railway plan to spray herbicides in Newton this summer. According to the Vegetation Management Plans*, the chemical products they use are Roundup-Pro or Razor-Pro alone or … Continue reading →

Zervas School Council

Posted on May 25, 2011 by zervaspto in From the Principal

The next meeting of the Zervas School Council will take place at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, June 1, in the Zervas library.  Alderman John Rice will join us.  We will discuss traffic issues, and the possibility of making Beethoven Ave. … Continue reading →

Color Day is Coming

Posted on May 25, 2011 by zervaspto in From the PTO

Color Day is Coming – Tuesday, June 7th – Volunteers Needed   Come join the fun while helping to make Color Day a success once again this year!  We are looking for parents to help run stations for a shift … Continue reading →

2nd Annual NewtonPAC for Special Education Awards!

Posted on May 25, 2011 by zervaspto in From Newton Public Schools

Come honor NPS staff!  Celebrate the commitment of over 70 NPS staff to students with special needs!   These awards recognize the outstanding efforts of NPS educators who go above and beyond the call of duty and truly impact the lives … Continue reading →

Planting Day in Newton Highlands

Posted on May 25, 2011 by zervaspto in Community Notes, Events

Have you seen all the beautiful flowers each summer in the Highlands? Please join us to make that happen at Planting Day in Newton Highlands. What: Join us as we plant flowers in pots that will beautifully line the street. … Continue reading →

Ceramics Exhibit to Benefit Newton Schools Foundation

Posted on May 25, 2011 by zervaspto in Community Notes, Events, From the PTO

A ceramics exhibit and celebration brunch to benefit Newton Schools Foundation will be held 10:30 to 1:00, Sun., June 5th, at L’Aroma Café and Bakery (behind Bank of America) in West Newton.  The exhibit, entitled Flat Forms & Nature, features … Continue reading →

The Underwood Spring Carnival

Posted on May 25, 2011 by zervaspto in Advertisements, Community Notes, Events

Rides, music, games, food, prizes and raffles, will be featured at Underwood School’s Annual Spring Fair. The fair will take place on Friday, June 3rd, 3:00 -7:00 pm, rain or shine, 101 Vernon Street!   Take your chances at the … Continue reading →

A Museum in the Making

Posted on May 25, 2011 by zervaspto in Community Notes, Events

The International Life Cast Museum announces its Spring Opening bringing visitors face to face with the wonder of history and the thrill of celebrity.  The ILCM has amassed a world-class collection of life casts  – masks made directly from the … Continue reading →

Watertown Children’s Theatre presents Damn Yankees

Posted on May 25, 2011 by zervaspto in Advertisements, Community Notes

Everybody wants his team to win…but how far will you go to make sure that they do? Damn Yankees, the spring musical at WCT, is the Broadway hit that asks what one man will do to make sure his team … Continue reading →

Sports equipment wanted

Posted on May 24, 2011 by zervaspto in Community Notes, Other

Do you have old sporting equipment that you don’t need any more? I am a Zervas graduate who is collecting used sporting equipment and jerseys and giving it to the local Boys and Girls Club for my Bar Mitzvah project. … Continue reading →