Speaking to a reporter from National Public Radio during a meet the candidate event on May 23, Gomez called his Democratic opponent Congressman Ed Markey “pond scum.”

The remark not only aired on NPR Friday but quickly went viral as it was picked up by The Washington Post, Buzzfeed,    Huffington Post and countless other news sites and blogs.

Gomez comments were made when he was asked about a TV ad that alleging that Ed Markey has compared him to Osama bin Laden and blamed him for the Newtown shootings.

The Green Business Awards Breakfast will be held outdoors, along the banks of the Charles River, adjacent to the Newton-Marriott Hotel. The event will also honor local businesses for their environmental achievements.

Attorney General Coakley will discuss the challenges and the opportunities facing businesses in the commonwealth in the 21st Century. She will offer reflections from her upcoming energy summit on how costs impact businesses’ ability to be competitive and energy efficient, and the successes and challenges they have experienced.

Also speaking will be Mark Buckley, vice president of environmental affairs at Staples; Bob Zimmerman of Charles River Watershed Association; and Newton Mayor Setti Warren.

Buckley directs Staples’ environmental commitment and sustainable business practices to protect and preserve natural resources. He is responsible for driving the company’s environmental leadership in four major areas: the purchase and promotion of recycled content products; chain-wide recycling initiatives; energy conservation programs and renewable power procurement; as well as educational initiatives for customers and associates.

“The Green Business Breakfast is a chance to bring together local businesses, energy and environmental experts and policy makers to discuss the challenges and opportunities related to preserving and protecting our environment,” said Greg Reibman, president of the Newton-Needham Chamber.

“Since this is a green event, it’s especially appropriate that we’ll be meeting outdoors, right along the banks of the Charles River,” Reibman added, “and we’re pleased to that Bob Zimmerman and the Charles River Watershed Association are one of our partners for this breakfast.”

The Chamber’s Environment Committee will also recognize businesses from both Newton and Needham that have taken a leadership role in reducing energy or other environmental strategies or for providing noteworthy green products or services.

“The Green Business Awards Breakfast brings business and civic leaders together to discuss and celebrate the economic and social benefits of being green,” said Peter Smith, chairman of the Chamber’s Environment Committee. “It will recognize the outstanding achievements local businesses and civic organizations have taken to reduce our carbon footprint.”

Advance tickets for the Green Business Awards Breakfast,  June 26 from  7:30-9:30 a.m. at the Newton Marriott Hotel.  are $25 for chamber members and $30 for non-members and are now onsale.  Tickets on the morning of the event will be $35.

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Newton was  among the communities chosen to receive a state grant to help facilitate commercial and residential solar panel installation.

“I am thankful to Governor Patrick and Secretary Sullivan for their leadership on sustainability, and helping Newton one of the greenest communities in the Commonwealth,” Mayor Warren said.

“It is my pleasure to stand with the Newton community as they celebrate their participation in the Solarize program,” said Secretary Sullivan.  “We will build on our successes and continue saving residents and businesses money, while creating local jobs.”

Under Mayor Warren’s administration, Newton has been a leader in environmental sustainability. Since taking office, Mayor Warren’s sustainability efforts have saved the city over $2 million annualy. Newton was one of first cities to receive a Green Communities grant to conduct a deep retro-fit of a community building, reducing energy consumption by over 60%.  Last year Mayor Warren announced the Energy  Smart Newton program, aimed at reducing energy consumption by 20% by the year 2020 in the municipal, residential and commercial sectors. Newton was  also the first city in the commonwealth to purchase 100% Green (wind) energy for municipal use, and has also signed a Power Purchase Agreement

For more information, please visit www.newtonma.gov/energysmart.

Get your day off to a productive start with an hour of networking and conversation.

Non-chamber members are encouraged to join us and learn about our members and programs.

Tuesday, June 18th

Golden Living Center- Heathwood

188 Florence Street

Newton

8-9am

Free event for both chamber members and non-members

Register Here

The City of Newton in collaboration with the Newton’s Eco-project (Green Decade) and Energy Commission along with the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (CEC) has partnered to provide a vetted, cost incentivized and s treamlined process for solar panel installations on residential and small commercial properties.  With proper exposure and roof size, photovoltaic solar panels can generate enough electricity to meet 100% of the electricity needed of an average Newton residence!

The program is sponsoring a Solar 101 Workshop to inform residents about the program, discuss the available financial incentives and answer residents questions about what makes a home ‘solar ready’. The workshop will take place Thursday May 30^th at 7:30 pm at the City Hall War Memorial.   All are welcome — please call 617 527-8383 with questions.

Friday July 19, 2013

8-9:30 a.m: Breakfast, speaker and Q&A, 9:30 a.m. Tour of Fenway Park

Fenway Park, Boston MA

$55 for Chamber members, $65 for non-members.

REGISTER HERE

Event Sponsors:

Content is the lifeblood of every organization. The way we create, consume and communicate has radically changed in the last several years – and so must the security systems we use to defend it. Today, attacks on company data are more sophisticated and targeted, and most are aimed at stealing precious data. Every channel of communication is vulnerable; from email and mobile computing devices to a multitude of web-enabled technologies. If it’s hard for large, sophisticated businesses to keep up with the latest security challenges, it’s an even more daunting task for smaller and medium sized businesses.

Featured Topics

• BYOD • Risk/Compliance

• Cloud Security • Current Threats

Keynote Address: State of the State of Security

David J. Sherry CISSP CISM

Chief Information

Security Officer

Brown University

David Sherry is the Chief Information Security Officer at Brown University, with university-wide responsibility and authority regarding matters of information security and privacy. He leads the Information Security Group, charged with the development and maintenance of Brown’s information technology security strategy, IT policies and best practices, security training and awareness programs, as well as ongoing risk assessment and compliance tasks. David came to Brown in 2008 with over 20 years of experience in information technology. He most recently worked at Citizens Bank where he was Vice President for Enterprise Identity and Access Management, providing leadership for compliance and security governance. David sits on the EDUCAUSE Higher Education Information Security Council, is a frequent contributor to Information Security Magazine.

Brought to you by: Towerwall and MassBay Community College

May 30, 2013

8:00AM – 1:00PM

MassBay Community College

50 Oakland Street

Wellesley Hills, MA 02481

Cost: $45/per person   $25 for chamber members

Pre-registration required. To register visit:

http://tinyurl.com/ITsecuritysummit

Board VS Members

all levels welcomed, everyone bats as players are rotated.

We’ll have equipment and refreshments. All you need to bring is your sense of humor.

Monday, June 3rd @ 5:30pm

Mount Ida College Field

777 Dedham Street, Newton

*Post game rehydration at Dunn-Gaherin, Food & Spirits

344 Elliot Street, Upper Falls

Please rsvp to

Karen Cherson, info@nnchamber.com or 617-244-1864

Wednesday, June 12., 5:30-7 pm

Newton Healthcare Center

2101 Washington Street

Newton, MA

$20 chamber members/$30 non-members

Register Here

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Proceeds go towards the A. Peter Leary Scholorship to a student graduating from Needham high school.  Proceeds will also go toward a foundation Seana started supporting Newton, Needham, and Wellesley High School athletes who are unable to afford to play sports.

the race starts at 10am
adults: $25 adults: child under 12: $10
registration closes at pm on June 1st.
We don’t encourage you to sign up the morning of the race but it is possible to do so for the registration fee of $35. All registrations must be in by 9:45am.
after the run there will be a BBQ, raffles, music.

Dunn-Gaherin’s Food & Spririts

344 Elliot Street

Newton Upper Falls, MA

REGISTER HERE