By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Wednesday, June 14th, The Center at The Heights hosted local clergy members to speak about Religion and LGBTQIA+ Acceptance through a historical lens. Various faiths were discussed including Christianity, Judaism, Unitarian, and Baptists.
In honor of Pride...
By Julia Beauregard
Hometown Weekly Editor
The Bierman Autism Center on Rosemary Street opened its doors to the public last Tuesday evening for a sensory-friendly Field Day Funfest. Children of all ages, both on and off the autism spectrum, delighted in participating in this action-packed evening filled...
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Author and local real estate agent, Betsy Milane, spoke about her recently published book ‘Sixty Blades of Grass’ at The Center at The Heights on Wednesday, June 7th. Seniors listened on while Milane explained how her book is based around her...
By Avonlea Cummings
Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
The Needham Soccer Club hosted its 46th Memorial Day Tournament this past Memorial weekend and hosted thousands of players and their families to come together a play the sport they love. The Needham Soccer Club has put on this extravagant...
By Avonlea Cummings
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Resilience, change, and fearlessness. These are words that are signified to the Class of 2023. Families, friends, and faculty came together on Monday, June 5th to celebrate Needham’s Class of 2023. After having to wait another day to receive their diplomas, the young graduates had...
By Audrey Anderson
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Bob Begin loves studying history, and he is talented at researching and sharing what he has learned. He gives history talks at libraries throughout the area on various topics. Those topics have a common thread: they are those that people feel...
By Elizabeth Connolly
Hometown Weekly Reporter
You could tell by the parking lot that something was going on last week at the Needham Free Public Library (NFPL); though mid-day on a Wednesday seemed like an odd time for it. Until you saw the children, that is. Babies, toddlers and preschoolers alike...
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Seniors at The Center at The Heights in Needham were treated to a captivating performance by the Newton Swing Band last Thursday. With decades of experience in the local music scene, this ten-piece band, accompanied by a variety of vocalists, aimed...
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Officer Kelley Scolponeti returned to The Center at The Heights on Wednesday to host her renowned 'Crafts with Kelley the Cop' event. This monthly gathering, scheduled every second Wednesday, offers senior women the opportunity to create crafts with a thematic twist...
By Audrey Anderson
Hometown Weekly Reporter
In the last concert of the 2023 Needham Concert Series, mezzo-soprano Renée Tatum dazzled the audience with her commanding stage presence, rich tone, and nuanced performance of a group of well-chosen songs by Johannes Brahms, Samuel Barber, Florence Price, and Phillip...
Community members took advantage of the vast culture Needham has to offer on Saturday as a crowd bustled, making their way into the Newman auditorium. The quality entertainment wasn’t far; Needham Community Theatre (NTC)x delivered their spring play, Ramona Quimby with flying colors.
Ramona Quimby is a play based on...
By Julia Beauregard
Hometown Weekly Editor
This past weekend, Needhamites were welcomed to take a behind the scenes tour of the community award-winning artists. All around the town, in thirteen locations, the work of over fourty local artists were displayed for the view of the public.
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Seniors were given a musical treat this past Wednesday as classical and jazz pianist, Mark West, came to perform at the Center at The Heights (CATH) in Needham. Professionally performing and also teaching for years, West played an array of songs during one of his...
by Elizabeth Connolly
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On the evening of April 13th, the Walpole Public Library (WPL) hosted its second Needhamite author in as many weeks when they welcomed Dr. Robert Brooks to speak.
Dr. Brooks, who has a doctorate in clinical psychology and has authored or co-authored...
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Colors were certainly flying high this past Sunday at the Holi and Eid Celebration event hosted by the Indian Community of Needham (ICON). While Holi is usually celebrated in March, members of ICON decided to combine these two holidays to make the celebration even bigger....
By Audrey Anderson
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Needham pulled out all the stops to welcome Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times best-selling author Doris Kearns Goodwin to the Great Hall on Wednesday, April 26. In front of the sold-out crowd, Goodwin and GBH Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen discussed stories of...
By Audrey Anderson
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Harpist Ina Zdorovetchi performed in “Rhapsody, Dances, and Fantasy,” the Needham Concert Society’s (NCS) eagerly anticipated third concert of their 2022-2023 season. The Sunday, April 23rd concert was held before a large audience at the Carter Memorial United Methodist Church in Needham, after being postponed...
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The town of Needham got a fresh new look this past weekend during the celebration of The Pansy Festival Blossoms. Run by the Needham Council for Arts & Culture, one of the elements within this wonderful celebration included the brand new mural painted by Ryan...
By Julia Beauregard
Hometown Weekly Editor
On Wednesday, the Center at the Heights (CATH) welcomed Red Sox Hall of Famer, former catcher, and sports broadcaster Bob "Monty" Montgomery, along with WCVB sports reporter Mike Dowling. Dowling conducted an interview with Montgomery, retracing various aspects of his career before, during, and after...
By Elizabeth Connolly
Hometown Weekly Reporter
A group of children and their caregivers gathered at Needham Free Public Library (NFPL) last Wednesday, April 12th, to learn how to plant peas. Each participant was given a bag from the folks at Needham Community Farm (NCF). The contents included soil, a spoon, some...
