West Newton Community Meeting, Alzheimer's Program, Blood Drive

1. Join the Community Engagement Team for a West Newton community meeting to discuss short-term and long-term enhancements to the village. The meeting will be from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Newton Police Department Community Room.

2. The Senior Center hosts a program Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease today from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. This program provides information about the disease and related dementias, the benefits of early detection, causes and risk factors, treatment, and services offered by the Alzheimer's Association.

3. The Newton Free Library hosts a blood drive today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

4. The Geneology Club meets today at the Newton Free Library today from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The purpose of the club is to share information on records and approaches for starting or extending participants' genealogical research. Novices and experienced researchers are both welcome. Participants are encouraged to bring records and problems from their own research for discussion. Info contact: Ginny Audet at NewtonGenealogyClub@gmail.com.

5. Have a story or information about Newton's high schools? You can post it on Patch. Click here for Newton South and here for Newton North.