The League Presents...

With the COVID-era boost in Federal Extra Pandemic Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits ending at the beginning of March, we thought it important to  learn more about Newton’s food pantries.  In this episode of  The League Presents… Marcia Johnson talked with Sindy Wayne, Board Vice President of the Newton Food Pantry and Taylor Lies, Board President of the Centre Street Food Pantry.

It was fascinating to learn about these two very complex and impressive organizations that bring food and personal items to many residents of Newton and several neighboring communities.  The conversation focused on the following topics:

• How the food pantries have adjusted to three years of Covid and the economic challenges of 2022-23.
• The people that they serve and how people in need may gain access to the food pantries.
• Where the food comes from.
• How the organizations fund and manage the operations.
• The role of volunteers. If you would like to be a volunteer, please use these links:
  • Centre Street Food Pantry
  • Newton Food Pantry

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In this episode of The League Presents, Marcia Johnson spoke with Josh Morse, who is Newton’s Public Building Commissioner. Given that the LWVN recently endorsed passage of the three override questions, our conversation is aimed at helping the community to better understand how the override funds, should voters approve the questions, be spent on our school buildings.

In this episode of The League Presents, David Micley talks with Becky Walker Grossman, Newton City Councilor, Chair of Finance, about the Override questions Newton voters will be weighing in on March 14.

For more information about the override questions, including FAQs and a calculator to estimate the increased tax for a given property, see the city website: Three Ballot Questions for Newton’s Future.

 

 

In the October episode of The League Presents, David discusses the Newton Energy Coach Service and volunteer coaching with Stephen Grody, the League’s representative to the Newton Citizens Commission on Energy, and how coaches help residents achieve our city-wide goal of becoming Carbon Neutral by the year 2050.
 

 

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In May 2022, we had the pleasure of having a conversation with Councilor Crossley, Chair of the Zoning & Planning Committee of the City Council,  (ZAP).  The focus of this conversation was Village Redesign.

As a follow-up to this program, David Micley, member of the LWVN’s Board of Directors, recently spoke with Deb about the City’s progress on zoning redesign, with a focus on how it could be an important pathway to comply with the new MBTA Communities legislation.

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