Snapshots: Newton's National Night Out 2025

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Police officers hand out cotton candy at Newton's National Night Out on Aug. 5, 2025. Photo by Bryan McGonigle

The Newton Police Department held its annual National Night Out block party at Captain John Ryan Park in West Newton on Tuesday.

The gorgeous weather helped bring out a couple thousand people to play games, eat food and get to know their city’s police and firefighters in a fun setting.

National Night Out started in 1984, with the first year’s event held in 400 communities across 23 states, according to the National Night Out website, and grew to include 17,000 communities nationwide.

Newton’s National Night Out is sponsored in part by Wegmans, Village Bank, Honda Village, Tody’s Towing, Green Ocean Property Management, Advance Auto Center, Robbins Property Associates, Newton Cultural Development, Cabot’s Ice Cream, Blue Ribbon BBQ, D&A Pizza and Che Empanada.

Check out these photos from this year’s event.

Retired Village Bank Vice President Susan Paley, left, and current Village Bank President & CEO Joe De Vito mingle at Newton’s National Night Out on Aug. 5, 2025. Photo by Bryan McGonigle

Newton Police Chief George McMains picks a winning name for a bicycle raffle at Newton’s National Night Out party on Aug. 5, 2025. Photo by Bryan McGonigle

Police officers hand out cotton candy at Newton’s National Night Out on Aug. 5, 2025. Photo by Bryan McGonigle

Left to right: City Council candidate Gerry Miller and City Councilors Becky Grossman, Joshua Krintzman and Martha Bixby mingle at Newton’s National Night Out on Aug. 5, 2025. Photo by Bryan McGonigle

City Council candidate Jonathan Kazakoff-Eigen, left, and Corey Bohan, right, attend Newton’s National Night Out on Aug. 5, 2025. Photo by Bryan McGonigle