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News & Events
The next cemetery wide clean-up will be January 11, 2021 starting at 7am. If you have any decorations that you would like to save, please be sure to take them prior to Monday, January 11th, as all decorations will be removed. Please feel free to contact the office at 617-332-0047 if you have any questions.
Newton Cemetery & Arboretum has renewed its Level II Accreditation by The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program and The Morton Arboretum. The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program is the only global initiative to officially recognize arboreta at various levels of development, capacity, and professionalism. Newton Cemetery & Arboretum is also recognized as an accredited arboretum in the Morton Register of Arboreta, a database of the world’s arboreta and gardens dedicated to woody plants.
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Newton Cemetery & Arboretum notable Mr. Joseph Lee is a 2019 Inductee of the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Newton Cemetery & Arboretum to participate in Collections Assessment for Preservation Program
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The Friends of Newton Cemetery announces plans for a new pollinator garden as a recipient of the Bayer Feed a Bee Grant!
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