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West Newton Cinema Faces Closures After Nearly 90 Years: Report
The building was sold to a developer last August. But there is still hope it could stay.
![The building was sold to a developer last August, Susan Bernstein, a co-director of the West Newton Cinema Foundation, told Boston 25 News.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/26493768/20230627/044851/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-249276412___27164835315.jpg)
NEWTON, MA – The West Newton Cinema, an independent theater in the community for almost 90 years, could be closing its doors, reports Boston 25 News.
The building was sold to a developer last August, Susan Bernstein, a co-director of the West Newton Cinema Foundation, told Boston 25 News.
But there is still hope the theater could stay.
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If the theater formed a non-profit and raised funds to buy back to building at the same price for which it was sold – $5.6 million – it could potentially stay.
So far, the theater has raised $1 million in funds to buy back the building, and has until August 2024 to raise the rest.
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