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Newton Serves Day Helpers
Thanks to our Waban neighbors and Waban Common Board members who toiled mightily to spread the mulch for our shrubs, plants and trees on Newton Serves Day.
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Waban Common Nearly Complete
June 16, 2022 The Waban Common Board continues its stewardship over our priceless garden jewel. Since last October, we conducted both a fall clean-up and a spring clean-up. Under the leadership of Barbara Brustowicz and Tom Elkind, we participated in Newton Serves in early May and, with the help of Scout Troop 9, spread the […]
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Game On!
October 14, 2021 was a warm fall morning during which Newton’s Parks and Recreation Department installed our long-awaited picnic/game table on the cement pad installed earlier in September by the City’s Department of Public Works. The table is manufactured by the same company that manufactured the eight benches on the site and is a pleasing […]
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Observation by Waban Common, Inc. Board Member, Marjorie Arons-Barron
A group of Waban residents met September 18th on Waban Common to envision the future of our village center, reminiscent of public gatherings in Londonโs Hyde Park minus the vitriol. Idea sharing and site visits, amidst thoughts on shops, housing, restaurants, amenities, and access.
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What’s Up With Waban Common?
Itโs been a hot and wet summer so far and our lovely park is lush and flourishing, offering a welcome respite to weary Waban feet. The flowering perennials that continue to bloom sequentially amuse and surprise us with their fragrant and changing beauty. Of course, wet weather also brings weeds and Newton has a […]
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Website Update March 18, 2021
We are proud to announce the creation of this new appearance for the Waban Common website, (wabancommon.org) facilitated by the expert design, documentation and training donated by BraunWeiss. We are also very happy to introduce our new logo, pictured above, created with Canva, a free software program suggested by BraunWeiss. Our Executive Board worked closely […]
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Waban Common, Inc. Update November, 2019 – February 2021.
These last fifteen months, the members of the Waban Common, Inc. Board of Directors have continued to install, upgrade and maintain the beauty of Waban Common. In chronological order this is a snapshot of what we have accomplished: We added a New Director to our Board of Directors: Matt Stanberry was welcomed to our ranks […]
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Waban Common is finally electrified!
Waban Common is finally electrified! Check out the LED lights embedded in both walls. They are programmed to be on in the evenings and are both elegant and useful! Thanks to Waban Common, Inc.โs Treasurer, Tom Elkind, for his persistence in working with Eversource to bring power to the island. Lots of perennials have been […]
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The Tape Is Down, Waban Common Is Open for Business!
Waban Common Treasurer Tom Elkind taking the last of the caution tape off the posts, signaling that our wonderful green space is now open to the public. On July 1st, 2019, the yellow caution tape was torn down by Barbara Brustowicz, Tom Elkind and Sallee Lipshutz (the Executive Board of Waban Common, Inc.), signaling that […]
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Waban Common Is Here!
On June 8, 2019, the Waban community came together to lay 9,000 square feet of sod to complete the new park on Beacon Street opposite the Angier School. The sod was donated by Sam White and Sons of Newton and was laid by members of Scout Troop 9, together with their family and friends, under […]
Waban Common
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