Great Hall Concert Series announces season
Project VAN promotes service
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
For 20 years now, Project VAN (Volunteers around Needham) has been providing youth entering grades eight through twelve with the opportunity to participate in one-day community service projects around the Needham community. On Thursday, July 20, Project VAN was at Mitchell Elementary School helping with beautification outside.
“Typically we...
NASA engineer to Skype with Library
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The Children’s Department of the Needham Free Public Library is offering children ages 8 and up the unique opportunity to Skype with a NASA engineer. The event will begin with a 20 minute presentation about NASA’s plans for Mars and the Deep Space Exploration System (Orion and SLS). After the presentation, the engineer...
Rube Goldberg comes alive at library
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Rube Goldberg drew 50,000 cartoons over the course of his lifetime, depicting some of the craziest, wackiest, and most complicated ways of completing simple tasks. His illustrations included using a magnifying glass with the sun to create an alarm clock, or knocking over a domino using a series of...
Family receives service dog
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Two years ago, the Shavor Family of Needham began a journey to bring a service dog into their home for their daughter, Rachel. Just a few months ago, the Shavors welcomed Abby into their home. Abby is Rachel’s brand new service dog, trained from just a few weeks old...
July 4 track results announced
As part of their annual July 4 festivities, the Needham Exchange Club hosted a number of track and field events. The Club has released a list of winners. They are as follows:
50 Yard Dash - Girls 5 and Under
1. Claire Carey
2. Becca Booksten
3. Amelia Will
50 Yard Dash – Boys 5 and Under
1. Robert Booksten
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Local tweens deconstruct technology
By Ethan Lee
Hometown Weekly Intern
On Sunday, July 9, the Needham Library hosted a Tween Tech Take Apart event in the Community Room.
Children of all ages were invited to take apart different pieces of technology, including a Keurig coffee machine, a clock, a computer keyboard, calculator, and more. Participants were encouraged to use the destructed...
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Rotary Club hosts first annual carnival
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The weekend of July 7, the Needham Rotary Club held its first-ever carnival at Needham High School. From 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. on Friday, noon to 10 p.m. on Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday, rides and games galore were stationed in the upper parking lot.
Four...
Needham celebrates Independence Day
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As it does every year, Needham celebrated July 4 with a bang, bringing people both from in and outside of town to enjoy the fun and fireworks. The celebrations represent some of the oldest July 4 festivities in the country.
Sponsored by the Needham Exchange Club, the party began on Saturday evening with music,...
Bruins host summer reading program
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By Gabe Stern
Hometown Weekly Intern
Over 50 kids ranging from ages 4-10 packed the Needham Public Library’s community room last Friday, July 7, to kick off “When You Read You Score,” a summer reading event hosted by the Boston Bruins and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
The event, which tours libraries throughout Massachusetts and...
St. Joe’s breaks ground on renovation
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St. Joseph Elementary School (SJES), located in Needham, has officially broken ground on a $3 million renovation project, funded by its “Building for Tomorrow” Capital Campaign. Thanks to the generosity of school families, alumni, parishioners, and other donors, the two-phase project will renovate the lower level of the school, including the cafeteria, library,...
Briarwood hosts ‘Music Under the Stars’
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Christina Perrone
Hometown Weekly Intern
On Wednesday, June 28, the Willow Crossing Ensemble Trio played a mix of jazz and classical music for the residents at the Briarwood Nursing home. It was a sunny, warm evening, perfect for spending time with friends and listening to great live music. The beautiful venue was decorated with string...
Rotary Club hosting Needham Carnival
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On July 7, 8, and 9 the Rotary Club of Needham and Cushing Amusements are bringing the Needham Carnival back to town. The day will feature rides, kiddie rides, family rides, thrill rides and games.
The rides will be perched on the hill at Needham High School, visible from Highland Ave. Parking will...
Alison Borrelli an Unsung Heroine
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Alison Borrelli of Needham was honored as a member of the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women’s 2017 class of Unsung Heroines. Senator Richard Ross of Norfolk, Bristol, and Middlesex districts recommended Mrs. Borrelli for this recognition because of her outstanding commitment to the youth of the community. Mrs. Borrelli was honored...
Rocket rundown 2016-2017: Shaughnessy, Conley, Burnett
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Oh what a year it was for the high school teams - and Needham athletics in general - in 2016-2017. There are so many names to point out and achievements to highlight, so let’s go all the way back to the beginning.
August 26, 2016. Needham’s own Aly...
Hicks takes medals at Senior Games
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At the 2017 National Senior Games, held in Birmingham, Alabama, from June 5-11, Needham’s master athlete, Amy Hicks, came home with four National Championship medals. Hicks' accomplishment represents the most she has ever made in in in one Senior Olympics out of 13 National Senior Games that she has competed in since 1991.
Hicks...
Rotary Club hosting Needham Carnival
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On July 7, 8, and 9 the Rotary Club of Needham and Cushing Amusements are bringing the Needham Carnival back to town. The day will feature rides, kiddie rides, family rides, thrill rides and games.
The rides will be perched on the hill at Needham High School, visible from Highland Ave. Parking will...
Children design bouncy balls at Library
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By Peter Kougias
Hometown Weekly Intern
The Needham Library hosted parents and children for a fun activity last week. On June 22, librarian Veronica McCarthy demonstrated how to make bouncy balls. Nearly 30 children mixed water, Borax detergent, cornstarch, and glue. In roughly 10 minutes, the children were whipping the balls off the wall, bouncing...
Needham, Wellesley celebrate Race Amity Day
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By Kumari Devarajan
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
On Sunday, June 11, Sumner McClain addressed a small crowd at the First Annual Needham-Wellesley Race Amity Day. He told a story about a white passenger on the T who deliberately moved away from him to the other end of the car. He described his first thoughts after it...
Karizel Chapman is ACE award winner
