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Art Assoc. welcomes Latanision

Art Assoc. welcomes Latanision
The Needham Art Association will welcome renowned watercolor artist Carolyn D. Latanision for their next program demonstration. The demo will take place on Tuesday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Room at the Needham Free Library. A brief social reception with light refreshments begins at 7:00 p.m. The event is free and open...
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Needham’s Julian competing in national tournament

James Julian, a sophomore from Needham, and Will Cummings, a freshman from Westwood, will compete in Duo Interpretation at the NSDA National Tournament in Albuquerque and the National Catholic Forensic League Tournament’s Grand National Tournament in Chicago. James Julian knew of Will Cummings from their time together at Monsignor Haddad Middle School in Needham. They...
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Apostolicas, Little Lab Coats discuss illnesses

Apostolicas, Little Lab Coats discuss illnesses
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By Amelia Tarallo Hometown Weekly Staff For the past few months, people have been dodging the various strains and types of illnesses going around, from the newly-discovered coronavirus to the seasonal flu. These viruses and methods to prevent them were perfect fodder for the most recent session of Little Labcoats, held at the Needham...
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Homegrown Coffeehouse hosting Gypsy Jazz evening

Homegrown Coffeehouse hosting Gypsy Jazz evening
The Homegrown Coffeehouse is set to host An Evening of Gypsy Jazz and the music of Django Reinhardt, featuring the jazz quartet 440, led by Tomoko Iwamoto, this Saturday, February 22, at 8:00 p.m. 440 expands the gypsy jazz tradition of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli with abidance swing standards from the era of Cole Porter,...
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Needham designated a Green Community

State officials this week named Needham a “Green Community,” a recognition of the hard work and effort the town has exhibited in meeting the Green Communities Designation and Grant Program’s five criteria. “Meeting these criteria is proof of Needham’s position as an energy leader in Massachusetts, poised to reduce its energy costs, improve the local environment...
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Beginner square-dancers celebrate Snowflake Ball

Beginner square-dancers celebrate Snowflake Ball
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By James Kinneen Hometown Weekly Reporter On Saturday night inside of the Carter Memorial Church, a large group of beginner square dancers got to experience the unique excitement of a big Saturday night dance when the Great Plain Squares held their annual Snowflake Ball. While many of the dancers had been taking classes and going...
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NHA resident needs assessment released

The Needham Department of Health and Human Services has released a comprehensive assessment of the needs of Needham Housing Authority (NHA) residents. The NHA is a valued resource in Needham, providing affordable housing to many town residents, including families, older adults, and people with disabilities. The assessment was conducted to understand the NHA residents’ perceptions...
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Eric Jackson to deliver jazz lectures

Eric Jackson to deliver jazz lectures
The Friends of the Needham Public Library are inviting the community to attend a three-part lecture series led by Eric Jackson, the celebrated host of WGBH’s “Eric in the Evening” radio program and the “Dean of Boston Jazz Radio.” Lectures are planned for Sundays, February 2 (Duke Ellington), February 9 (Miles Davis) and February 23...
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K9 unit visits Needham seniors

K9 unit visits Needham seniors
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By Amelia Tarallo Hometown Weekly Staff On January 15, members from the TSA K9 program came to the Needham Center at the Heights to show seniors the work they do every day while patrolling Logan Airport. It was the first time most members of the audience had met working dogs. Officer Randy Cabral took the time...
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La Farge, Tiffany discussed at McIver Lecture

La Farge, Tiffany discussed at McIver Lecture
By Amelia Tarallo Hometown Weekly Staff On Sunday, January 5, the Needham Public Library hosted the first installment of its yearly McIver Lecture Series. Each year, a theme is picked around which to center the talks. For 2020, the theme is glasswork. On that note, Curatorial Assistant in American Art Elizabeth Fox of the Worcester Art...
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Needham’s Keating publishes ‘Yesterday’s Soldier’

Needham’s Keating publishes ‘Yesterday’s Soldier’
Needham's Tom Keating, Vietnam veteran and VFW Post 2498 Chaplain, has announced the release of "Yesterday’s Soldier: A Passage from Prayer to the Vietnam War." A piece from the book recently appeared in Hometown Weekly's December 26 edition under the title of "A card from Ahn." Tom Keating spent over five years studying to be a...
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Needham Heights Neighborhood Association hosting meeting

The Needham Heights Neighborhood Association will be hosting a town-wide community meeting on Monday evening, January 27, from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. at the Broadmeadow School auditorium, 120 Broadmeadow Road, Needham, MA, and we invite you to attend. If inclement weather necessitates canceling the meeting, then the meeting will be continued on a “snow date”...
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Concert Society presenting Tatum-Sumi concert

Concert Society presenting Tatum-Sumi concert
On Sunday, January 12, mezzo-soprano Renée Tatum and pianist Douglas Sumi will offer a program of Classical, Romantic, and Twentieth-Century music. The concert will begin at 3 p.m. at Carter Memorial United Methodist Church, 800 Highland Avenue, Needham. This event is presented by the Needham Concert Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing excellent live...
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What made Needham

What made Needham
2019: A year in review: Another Patriots Super Bowl. A fire at Notre Dame. The birth of a British royal. Whatever held our attention over the last year, 2019 was certainly a year to remember. Closer home, Hometown Weekly’s communities of Dover, Medfield, Needham, Sherborn, Walpole, Wellesley, and Westwood all experienced their own unique...
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Fitzpatrick receiving honor at Needham Night

Fitzpatrick receiving honor at Needham Night
Needham Town Manager Kate Fitzpatrick will be honored by the Newton-Needham Regional Chamber for her 30 years of service to the town at the annual Needham Night Dinner on January 29. Needham Night is a special evening dedicated to celebrating the town’s economic and cultural vitality. The event at the Needham Sheraton Hotel will also include...
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Needham rings in the holiday season

Needham rings in the holiday season
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By Amelia Tarallo Hometown Weekly Staff December is filled with many festive events. Many towns celebrate by lighting a tree, but few can be said to be as iconic as Needham’s Blue Tree lighting. On Saturday, December 7, prior to lighting of the Blue Tree, Needhamites celebrated with a party in Powers...
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Needham seeks ‘Green Community’ status

The Town of Needham has submitted an application to the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources to designate Needham as a “Green Community,” a designation that recognizes the town’s efforts to lower its energy usage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and positions the town to receive new grant funding for energy efficiency and economic development projects. After...
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Pregame bonfire fires up Rockets

Pregame bonfire fires up Rockets
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By James Kinneen Hometown Weekly Reporter Maybe the pregame bonfire Needham High School held to motivate their athletes had the Rockets a little too fired up before they played Wellesley for the Gorman Cup, leading to the heated exchanges that resulted in the game being called early. While the game didn’t go the way the...
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Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious ‘Mary Poppins’ in Needham

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious ‘Mary Poppins’ in Needham
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By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Correspondent Needham Community Theatre (NCT) presented a practically perfect performance of “Mary Poppins” on November 30 at the Newman Elementary School Auditorium. Additional performances were given on November 22–24 and December 1. Over 140 actors and production team members worked hard to button up every detail of this memorable production,...
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Showa visits CATH in Needham

Showa visits CATH in Needham
By Amelia Tarallo Hometown Weekly Staff Needham’s Center at the Heights has become a hotspot for students of Showa Boston. On Monday, November 18, students from Showa, a women’s university n Tokyo, Japan, arrived for their weekly visit. Showa Boston is a Japanese language and culture center, which has taken on the role as a bridge between...
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