Needham celebrates festival of colors
Springtime blooms at Needham Library gallery
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
If you had the opportunity to visit the Needham Free Public Library during the month of March, you probably noticed that spring arrived early at the Friends Gallery. Although the several nor'easters ensured that it still looked like winter outdoors, Kira Seamon's bright and colorful photography welcomed the new season inside.
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Needham debaters celebrate state success
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The Needham Speech and Debate celebrated the “debate” part of its name by capturing its second successive novice Lincoln-Douglas championship at Chelmsford High School.
Freshman Sasha Reiser defeated Brookline High School in the finals, and was also third place speaker overall. Sophomore Zachary Lu, last year’s novice champion, reached quarterfinals and was second...
Bruckner, Muthukaruppan showing at Open Studios
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During Needham Open Studios on the weekend of May 5 and 6, painters Eddie Bruckner and Bala Muthukaruppan will show and sell their work at Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage on 1 Chapel Street.
“Exhibiting at local businesses that open their doors to artists emphasizes the great town that Needham is,” says Bruckner, whose...
PTC fundraiser is a slam-dunk
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Have you ever imagined your dad as Michael Jordan? What about your teacher as LeBron James?
As an elementary school student, few things are more exciting than watching your parents, guardians, and teachers race up and down the basketball court at Needham High School, looking to score against the...
Needham debaters celebrate state success
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The Needham Speech and Debate celebrated the “debate” part of its name by capturing its second successive novice Lincoln-Douglas championship at Chelmsford High School.
Freshman Sasha Reiser defeated Brookline High School in the finals, and was also third place speaker overall. Sophomore Zachary Lu, last year’s novice champion, reached quarterfinals and was second...
Needham High makes a statement
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Many of Needham High’s students came home from school with a new addition to their wardrobes on Thursday, March 15, after participating in the annual Make a Statement Day shirt-decorating event.
“It’s a tradition that has been a part of Needham High School for quite a long time now,”...
NHS students participate in walkout
By Ethan Lee
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
On Wednesday, March 14, over 200 Needham High School students participated in a 17-minute walkout aiming to honor the 17 victims of the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last month. The walkout, part of a national student walkout for stricter gun regulations, took place at 10:00 a.m.,...
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Borrelli, Pitman Brown among Open Studios artists
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More than forty local artists will open their doors for Needham Open Studios during the weekend of May 5 and 6; Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Visitors to this free event can meet artists, tour studios, and browse and purchase original artwork at fifteen...
Local hotspot attracts out-of-towners
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By Ilene Hoffman
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Did you know the hottest hangout spot in Needham this February was the Recycling and Transfer Station (RTS) on Central Avenue?
There is still a flurry of activity at the place Needhamites used to call “the Dump.” Birders are flocking in to see what most of us think is just...
Art in Bloom blossoms at library
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Wet, heavy snow covered the grass and lined the sidewalks outside, but inside of the Needham Free Public Library, flowers were blooming.
Every year, the Beth Shalom Garden Club and Needham High School’s art department team up with the town to bring Needham Art in Bloom, a celebration in...
March’s second nor’easter storms through
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
March certainly came in like a lion with a nor’easter at the beginning of the month that left many without power. Just days later, Massachusetts was hit with another nor’easter – this time bringing wet, heavy snow to the Greater Boston area.
Dover Sherborn Regional Schools closed on Thursday, March...
Community excited for NEF Spelling Bee
Friends, neighbors, Needham Public School students, members of the local business community, and civic leaders are gearing up for the annual NEF Spelling Bee on Sunday, March 18, at 3 p.m. in the Needham High School "A" gym.
Admission and refreshments are free, thanks to the generous support of many sponsors. Members of the community...
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Hillside/Eliot basketball game on tap
For the eighth consecutive year, teachers and parents from Hillside and Eliot schools will meet at Needham High School on Friday, March 16, for a spirited game of basketball to raise money for each school’s Parent Teacher Council. The game will take place at Needham High School. Doors open and pizza and other concession sales...
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Quilt Show returning to Needham
The Quilt Show is returning to Needham. Every two years, members of Quinobequin Quilters from Needham, Newton, Wellesley, and surrounding towns present a two-day Quilt Show. The 2018 show will be held on Friday and Saturday, March 23 and 24, at the Masonic Lodge, 1101 Highland Ave, Needham. Over 120 beautiful quilts will be displayed,...
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Rep. Garlick, Legislator of the Year
On Wednesday, March 7, Gov. Charlie Baker, Speaker Robert DeLeo, and others helped The Arc of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council (MDDC) recognize Senator Jamie Eldridge and Representative Denise Garlick as Legislators of the Year.
WROR-Radio personality Lauren Beckham Falcone, a parent of a child with Down syndrome, emceed the event titled “Honoring 40...
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WSO draws music lovers to library
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Children and caregivers filed into the Needham Free Library’s Community Room to enjoy a classical music concert on March 3.
Four strings players from the Wellesley Symphony Orchestra (WSO) sat with their instruments at the front of the room, practicing before being introduced by WSO President Leslie Holmes, who...
Bassett boosts library’s YA Services
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Over the years, libraries have evolved to meet the growing needs of their communities. With dozens of programs offered in conjunction with computers for use, as well as books and audiovisual materials to check out, the Needham Free Public Library attracts hundreds of community members each month.
In the last...
Paul Christian to read at Library
The Needham Free Public Library will host retired Boston Fire Commissioner Paul A. Christian, author of "South Boston on Parade," on Thursday, March 15, at 7:30 p.m., in the Library’s Community Room.
In this most enjoyable and informative work, author Paul Christian traces the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade’s history from 1901 to the present, through hundreds...
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Mad Science sparks chemistry interest
