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What’s Up With Waban Common?
It’s 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.’s 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 […]
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Lots of progress thanks to continued donations and Newton Serves.
The flower beds of Waban Common were mulched during Newton Serves on April 28th, 2019 by twenty volunteers from near (Waban) and far (Needham and Westborough). Forty cubic yards of mulch that were delivered by the City to a spot on the south side of the site were moved, in a seemingly endless circling of […]
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Exciting fundraising milestone!
Thanks to generous citizens like you, we are 75% of the way to our $100,000 fundraising goal! We have been truly humbled by the amount of support our community has shown us, and we cannot wait to close the gap and see Waban Common come to life. If you would like to help us reach […]
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Young trees find their new home.
After our groundbreaking earlier this month, we are thrilled to plant several healthy saplings with the help of Urban Forestry and Newton’s Lupien Tree and Landscaping Service.
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Earth moves at Waban Common Groundbreaking.
Members of the Waban Common Board met with local officials, including Mayor Ruthanne Fuller (center) to break ground on Waban Common on October 3rd. On Wednesday, October 3rd, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller gathered with City Councilors John Rice and Andreae Downs, several Waban Area Councilors, representatives of city departments, private businesses, and Waban residents for a […]
