🌱 Patch AM: How will Riverside’s new senior housing plan reshape Newton’s west gateway?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will Riverside's new senior housing plan reshape Newton's west gateway?
• How a Newton childhood led to revitalizing a small-town moviehouse

Also on today's calendar: Shabbat on the Beach at the Wayland Town Beach and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 85 and low of 59 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 60.
• Saturday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 74 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Riverside project could get new developers, senior housing, and fewer apartments (figcitynews.com) — Newton's long-delayed Riverside redevelopment could shift to a three-developer partnership, add senior housing facing Lower Falls, cut 55–75 apartments, and shrink the main garage while slightly increasing building heights. City councilors and neighbors are weighing tradeoffs among traffic, parking, family-sized units, and a possible fully affordable Building 5, as the team races toward a 2027 MBTA construction deadline.
   

• The Lakeville Journal - August 20, 2026 (lakevillejournal.com) — A film-loving general manager who grew up in Newton has become a key cultural leader at The Moviehouse, a nonprofit cinema in Millerton, New York. He credits his Newton childhood and later recovery from alcoholism in northwest Connecticut with shaping his community-focused approach, expanding the theater into a hub for events, education, and local business collaboration.
   

📸 Around Newton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Newton

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 21
• Shabbat on the Beach at the Wayland Town Beach →
  Wayland Town Beach, 25 Parkland Dr, Wayland
  6:00 pm
Sunday August 23
• The Boston-Dedham Pokemon & TCG Show →
  Holiday Inn Boston - Dedham Hotel & Conference Center by IHG, 55 Ariadne Rd, Dedham
  4:15 am
• The Boston-Dedham Sports Card & Autograph Show →
  Holiday Inn Boston - Dedham Hotel & Conference Center by IHG, 55 Ariadne Rd, Dedham
  8:30 am

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Other local events

Thursday August 20
• The Cat Connection Calendar Raffle →
  Online
  9:00 am
• Chess Club for Adults
  Newton Free Library Druker Auditorium
  6:30 pm
• Village Movie Nights - Auburndale Cove →
  Auburndale Cove, 104 W Pine St, Newton
  8:30 pm
Saturday August 22
• After Teaching Through 61 U.S. Colleges, Mr. EWS Returns with Affordable Online Fashion Class →
  , Newton
  9:00 am
Sunday August 23
• Reception for Dr. Albert R. Frederick: A Retrospective →
  Scandinavian Cultural Center & Library, 206 Waltham St, Newton
  11:00 am
Wednesday August 26
• MGH Mobile Blood Drive →
  Newton City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Ave, Newton
  9:30 am
Thursday August 27
• Summer Pop-Up with Artist Gene Mackles →
  The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, Newton
  7:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• FREE Hip Hop + K Pop Group Class →
  Dance Fever Studio, 200 Wells Ave, Newton
  9:00 am
Sunday August 30
• ALS Walk for Research →
  Zervas School, 30 Beethoven Ave, Newton
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Watertown

• Bud's Goods Assistant General Manager - Cannabis in Watertown, MA (cleveland.com)
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• Ethos Cannabis Fulfillment Specialist, MA in Watertown, MA (cleveland.com)

Brookline

• Brookline Police Detective Retires After 25 Years Of Service (patch.com)

Waltham

• Man Seriously Injured in Waltham Shooting; Police Say Public Is Not in Danger – [your]NEWS (yournews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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