Category Archive for "Needham"

Concert to benefit PR hurricane victims

Local jazz/fusion group Polarized Guru is performing on Saturday, January 20, at the First Parish Church in Needham at 23 Dedham Avenue. Local Needham piano teacher and retired Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble Director at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School Bob Ponte is one of five musicians in the group, playing keyboards. Other players include...

Library hosting Quigley Civil War presentation

The Needham Free Public Library will host William F. Quigley, Jr., author of "Pure Heart: The Faith of a Father and Son in the War for a More Perfect Union," on Thursday, January 25, at 7:30 p.m., in the Library’s Community Room. In the summer of 1862, as Union morale ebbed low with home front division...

On December 16, the three teams that make up the Needham High School Robotics Club attended a FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Robotics Qualifier, where they competed against 20 other teams for an opportunity to attend the state tournament. The three teams "T-10," "HackHers" (girls only), and...

The Needham Rocket Speech and Debate Team warmed up for 2018 on a frozen weekend at Newton South on January 6. The team ranked fourth in the forty school field. Senior Jackson Segal was tournament champion in impromptu speaking and runner-up in extemporaneous speaking. He was joined in impromptu finals by fellow senior Emma Garber,...

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Grandparents, parents, and siblings shuffled into Hillside Elementary School’s auditorium on January 11, quickly finding seats and waving to the familiar faces that joined them in the audience. But as munchkin-sized students filed onto the stage with their instruments, the audience fell silent, ready to enjoy and record the...

Low Lily is set to perform at the Homegrown Coffeehouse on Saturday, January 13 at 8:00 p.m. The Homegrown Coffeehouse is located at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, at the corner of Great Plain and Dedham Avenue in Needham center. The string and vocal trio Low Lily explores the roots and branches of American folk...

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Lucy Campbell has been named the recipient of the December 2017 RAY of Hope. Lucy is a senior at Needham High School. “She has been a volunteer in a number of our programs,” States Carolyn from Youth & Family Services, who nominated Lucy. “She has gone above and beyond the high school volunteer requirement...

The Needham Education Foundation (NEF) is now accepting large grant applications for funding up to $15,000. They can support one- or two-year programs and can benefit the entire school system, multiple schools, an entire school, or a distinct population within the system. Past awards include Google Virtual Reality Expeditions Kits at High Rock, a portable...

CRS hosting ‘#SocialMedia4Girls’ discussion

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On January 18, Michelle Cove, founder and executive director of MEDIAGIRLS, will lead the parent workshop “#SocialMedia4Girls: Helping girls use social media in healthy and positive ways” at Charles River School in Dover. The event is free of charge and open to the general public. Where should parents and educators start when talking...

On Tuesday, January 16, at 4:00 p.m. the Children’s Department of the Needham Free Public Library, 1139 Highland Avenue, will be hosting an Art Makers class for children ages 5 and up. With inspiration from the book "Monsters Love Colors" by Mike Austin, local artist Nicole Donson will lead a drop-in art and craft activity in the library’s STEAM Center. After reading...

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By Lisa Moore Hometown Weekly Correspondent On December 21 it became official: winter is here, but signs of its eminent arrival have been observable for weeks. Leaves fell from trees, squirrels and chipmunks busily collected seeds and acorns, and other than the winter moth, insects and other small animals have seemingly disappeared from the landscape. Every...

Winter concert rings in holiday vacation

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter On the shortest day of the year, Needham High School music and chorus students performed the annual winter concert for friends, family, and peers to enjoy. With just one day before winter vacation, the students’ energy and enthusiasm shined through in the performance. To commence the concert, Needham High’s after-school...

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Lisa Vergara, founder of Stortytime Crafts, presented fire fighter Nick Dabrowski at the Needham Fire Department - Local 1706 with a children's chair and matching book, "The Fire Engine Book," to share with children visiting the fire station at 88 Chestnut Street. Vergara's goal is to create beautiful furniture pieces that encourage reading for young children...

Pollard celebrates breakfast cart benefits

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Mornings at Pollard Middle School are unlike any other middle school’s. Before first period even begins, the students are practically skipping to homeroom, animatedly chatting with friends and classmates. Instead of resting their heads on the desk and pretending they’re still home in bed, the kids are asking their...

Sunnyrock 4-H is one of Massachusetts' biggest 4-H clubs. Located in Sharon, Sunnyrock has members all around Norfolk County and boasts five different animal clubs: the sheep club, the horse club, the rabbit club, the poultry club, and the goat club. All members range in age from 8-18. On Sunday, December 17, the Sunnyrock 4-H...

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The Newton-Needham Regional Chamber has announced the addition of four new directors to its board of directors effective Jan. 1. Michael R. Jaff, Michael St. Peter and Angela Pitter will all begin three-year terms when the board convenes for the first meeting of 2018. John Karacalidis will serve a one-year term. Dr. Michael R....

Charles River Ballet performing at New Year

Forty-four students from Needham’s classical ballet school, Charles River Ballet Academy, will perform on the Needham Town Hall stage on December 31 at 1:30 p.m. as part of New Years Needham. The performance will feature classical pieces from "Sleeping Beauty," "Graduation Ball," and "Giselle," as well as original choreography to the music of Pachelbel, the...

Rotarians install St. Joe’s ‘buddy bench’

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The Rotary Club of Needham, along with help from Galway Masonry, recently installed a "buddy bench" at St. Joseph Elementary School. The bench is a simple way to eliminate loneliness and foster friendship on the playground. The teachers at St. Joe's have taught their students that if they see someone sitting on the...

Needham Artist Nydam exhibiting in Wellesley

Anne E.G. Nydam, Needham artist and author, has an exhibition of relief block prints on display at the Wellesley Library main branch lobby gallery for the month of December. The show, “Around the World,” features 25 block prints inspired by locations in eight countries and ten states. Buildings, plants and animals, landscapes, and images of...

Category Archives: Needham

Concert to benefit PR hurricane victims

Library hosting Quigley Civil War presentation

NHS Robotics Club promotes STEM

Speech and debate excel in Newton

Hillside declares devotion to music

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Low Lily to perform in Needham

Lucy Campbell, December RAY of Hope

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NEF grant apps due January 23

CRS hosting ‘#SocialMedia4Girls’ discussion

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Library presenting Art Makers class

Meet the flockers: why birds migrate

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Winter concert rings in holiday vacation

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What made Hometown Headlines in 2017?

Storytime Crafts donates chair to FD

Pollard celebrates breakfast cart benefits

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4-Hers decorate barn for holidays

New directors joining Chamber board

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Charles River Ballet performing at New Year

Rotarians install St. Joe’s ‘buddy bench’

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Needham Artist Nydam exhibiting in Wellesley

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