A dash of Rosemary in Needham
Needleman riding in Hub on Wheels
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On Sunday, September 16, Needham local Howard Needleman will be peddling through the city of Boston in this year's Hub on Wheels, a citywide bike ride that benefits the Boston Children's Hospital and sponsored by Education First.
Howard is the top fundraiser for the third consecutive year, having raised over $5,300 to date this...
Joey Alexander Trio playing Great Hall
On Saturday night, September 15, The Great Hall Performance Foundation will welcomes the Joey Alexander Trio.
Joey Alexander numbers among his fans such jazz greats as Wynton Marsalis, Herbie Hancock and Joshua Redman. Now at age 15, the three-time Grammy nominee is considered the Mozart of jazz.
A child prodigy, Joey Alexander taught himself...
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Illuminating the Dark Side of the Moon
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By Ethan Lee
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Part I: Lessons from Afghan Students
“Illuminating the Dark Side of the Moon” is a series written by Hometown Weekly Correspondent Ethan Lee, a student at Needham High School. As a reporter, Ethan has focused on revealing truths about misunderstood cultures around the global community. Thus, when Ethan noted absence...
Needham Pink Barbarians raise cancer funds
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Needham residents Doug Fox and Dina Hannigan will be leading the Pink Barbarian team in the Jimmy Fund Marathon Walk on September 23. The Pink Barbarians, arriving from across the country, will march the 26.6 mile Boston Marathon route in full armor to help fund cutting-edge care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
The...
VFW hosts dinner for paralyzed vets
The Needham Veterans of Foreign Wars, Lt. Manson H. Carter Post 2498, hosted its annual dinner and game night for Boston-area paralyzed veterans at the Post’s building on Junction Street Tuesday. Needham VFW has held this event for more than twenty years.
Twenty-three paralyzed and disabled veterans from the Brockton VA hospital, accompanied by nurses and...
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NHS Boosters Club sticker drive upcoming
The Needham High School Boosters Club’s Annual Sticker Drive fundraiser begins the weekend of September 22. NHS student athletes will fan out all over Needham’s neighborhoods, knocking on doors, asking residents for a contribution to help support the school’s 75 athletic teams and 10 clubs. In return, they will receive a Rockets sticker.
The Boosters...
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Needham mom commits to protecting transgender rights
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
This fall, Massachusetts’s voters will head to their designated polling location to fulfill their civic duty and submit their completed ballot.
While most will be curious to see the results of the election on November 6, Needham’s Tracy McKay will be particularly anxious to discover the results to...
Kids learn Spanish with music
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By Daniel Curtin
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Kids and families at the Needham Library had a great time singing, dancing and learning Spanish last Monday morning.
Marcos Valles, the man behind Rockabye Beats, entertained all in attendance with his upbeat musical program that taught the tots different words and phrases - among them numbers, colors, and body...
History Center hosts country concert
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By Daniel Curtin
Hometown Weekly Reporter
As the sun descended behind Newman Elementary School last Tuesday, families, friends, and members of the community listened to country music while enjoying some homestyle barbecue. The Needham History Center & Museum hosted a festive country concert that had kids playing on the lawn on the warm summer night....
5K Run/1 Mile Walk registration open
The 8th annual Charles River Center 5K Run/1 Mile Walk is a fun family event that is scheduled for Sunday, September 23, at 11:00 a.m. The USA Track and Field-certified course begins and ends at the Charles River Center, 59 East Militia Heights Drive, Needham, and loops through the scenic back roads of Wellesley and...
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Anime Club gives back to library
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On Tuesday, August 9, The Needham High School Anime Club presented the Needham Public Library with a check for $500 to use the Community Room. The Club raised the funds running bake sales during the school year. The Library hosts the club (which is open to all high school-aged teens who live...
Needham youngsters find their groove
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By Daniel Curtin
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Kids, parents and librarians were showing off dance moves at the Needham Library on Tuesday, August 7. With arms flailing, bodies wiggling, and faces smiling, for a brief moment, the Needham Library could have been mistaken for a dance studio.
Brett Outchcunis, who encouraged his kiddie participants to...
Library hosts Australian-themed fun
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By Daniel Curtin
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Last Monday evening, kids at the Needham Library learned about the different cultures, animals and environments of the beautiful “land down under,” Australia.
Rob Thomas, an edutainer with Didgeridoo Down Under, taught the youths about the didgeridoo, an instrument that has been played by Aboriginal Australian communities for 1,500...
Needham’s Maj. Vergados honored at Fenway
For his military service, Peter J. Vergados, Major, USAF (Ret) was one of four honorees at this year’s Greek Heritage Night held at Fenway Park on June 27.
During his 22-year Air Force career, Major Vergados, amassed over 3,500 flight hours in nine different aircraft, thirteen months and 850 hours of which were flown during aerial...
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Seniors enjoy acoustic concert
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By Daniel Curtin
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Senior members of the community flocked to the Center at the Heights last Thursday evening for a get-together that featured live music, food, and friends.
The Bill McGoldrick Acoustic Duo provided the entertainment, playing classic hits like Etta James’ “At Last” that had attendees dancing away. Those that didn’t dance...
Library hosting Allen Boyer presentation
The Needham Free Public Library is set to host author Allen Boyer, with his latest talk about WWII Air Commander General George Churchill Kenney, on Wednesday, August 22 at 7:30 p.m., in the Library’s Community Room.
Boston-bred George Kenney won the air war in New Guinea and the Philippines. Kenney grew up in Brookline and studied...
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Sarah Gardner Trio gets the Heights hoppin’
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By Daniel Curtin
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Visitors to the Center at the Heights in Needham were singing, tapping their feet, and dancing up a storm as they listened to the Sarah Gardner Trio perform classics and original music alike. Dozens filled into a room at the Center to hear favorites like “Pennies from Heaven” and...
Marciello brings baseball to visually impaired
On a Wednesday evening in late June, Needham resident Michael Marciello, MD, performs a typical evaluation on a 40-year-old baseball player. As a physiatrist at South Shore Health System’s Spine Center, he assesses the athlete’s injury, gives his diagnosis, and recommends the best course of action to get the player back to health.
This encounter...
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Ukulele workshop coming to library
