by Jeff Lemberg | Jan 27, 2026 | Featured, Volunteer
As she approaches her 50th birthday later this month, Colleen Nolan will soon be marking another milestone: running in her fifth Boston Marathon! But unlike the Waban resident’s previous 26.2-mile journeys, this year’s run will support the Newton Food Pantry. Colleen...
by Jill Coull | Nov 26, 2024 | Donor, Featured
“Don’t stop remembering.” These were among the last words Norman Salsitz heard from his mother, Ester, in their home country of Poland. Remember their family, remember their stories, remember their values. Ester and her husband, Isak, were murdered in 1942 during the...
by Jill Coull | Aug 20, 2024 | Featured
The Newton Food Pantry is once again partnering with Three Squares New England for the 13th annual Ride for Food. Three Squares New England is a nonprofit that supports food pantries, food rescue organizations, and community farms throughout Eastern Massachusetts that...
by Jill Coull | Jun 21, 2024 | Featured
The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) is the largest hunger-relief organization in New England, among the largest food banks in the country, and the Newton Food Pantry’s largest supplier. As one of GBFB’s 600 partner organizations across Eastern Massachusetts, we...
by Jill Coull | Mar 25, 2024 | Featured
Spring is finally here, which means it is almost time for the Boston Marathon. We are thrilled to have Bernarda Montes de Oca running to support the Newton Food Pantry and our mission of alleviating food insecurity throughout the city! Originally from Argentina and...
by Jill Coull | Feb 29, 2024 | Featured
Since its start three years ago, in March 2021, the Newton Community freedge has become a fixture on 420 Watertown Street. The freedge is a free, volunteer-run, 24/7 refrigerator and dry pantry accessible to anyone. It operates under the guiding principle of “take...
