History Center celebrates a creepy Christmas
Charles River Ballet performing at New Year
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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...
Needham Bank celebrates girls lax champs
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While the college freshman were home for Thanksgiving break, the Needham High School girls lacrosse team gathered for a luncheon at one of the family’s homes to celebrate the team’s state championship. During the luncheon, Needham Bank celebrated the students’ accomplishments by presenting each player and coach with a state championship jacket.
“The lacrosse...
The Center hosts first Snow Ball
By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On December 13, Needham’s Center at the Heights invited seniors to dance the cold (and the evening) away at the first ever Snow Ball. Although most seniors would prefer to never endure the New England winter’s snow again, a handful happily welcomed a chance to hit the dance floor and enjoy...
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Temple Aliyah-Cappella Concert a success
Shir Appeal of Tufts University was one of three collegiate Jewish a cappella groups who sang at the Temple Aliyah-Cappella concert on December 2. The concert, which also featured Kol Echad from Boston University and Manginah from Brandeis University, raised more than $2,100 to benefit the Jewish community in Puerto Rico for rebuilding following the...
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Needham’s Keating recognized by VFW
Tom Keating, Vietnam Veteran and longtime Needham resident, has been named Outstanding Community Service Chairman 2017 by the National Headquarters of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW).
The National Recognition Award was presented to him last night by VFW Post 2498 Commander Rob Meltzer, who read the citation praising Keating for “the many outstanding contributions...
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Exchange Club spreads giving spirit
Every December, the Exchange Club collects and donates holiday gifts to children in need. Both the Needham Community Council and the Walker Home receive and distribute these gifts.
Each Exchange Club member takes home holiday gift bags to be filled with gifts for children in need. The gifts are suggested based on a list for each...
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Local painter gives printmaking demonstration
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Needham Art Association, open to all artists in and around Needham, hosts monthly events to inspire and promote the arts within the community. For the month of December, the NAA hosted oil painter Carolyn Letvin on December 5 to perform a demonstration.
“It’s kind of like painting with mayonnaise,”...
New course engineers interest in sustainability
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Seventeen students from Olin College of Engineering have spent the semester studying the lifecycle of clothing in Professor Caitrin Lynch’s new “Dirt to Shirt” course. The students, all in their first year of college, have learned to look at their clothes through a different lens and consider the future...
BID-Needham breaks ground on new facility
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Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Needham (BID–Needham) recently hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for a new, 37,000 square foot state-of-the-art Outpatient Clinical Center. Nearly 100 community members and leaders, physicians, nurses and staff celebrated the occasion together, led by BID-Needham President and CEO John Fogarty, Chair of the Board of Trustees Stephen E. Vanourny, and State...
Pitman-Brown exhibiting art at Broadmoor
Artist Paula Pitman-Brown will present an exhibition of her art, "Animals/People - Environments Urban and Natural," through January 30 at Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary in Natick.
The exhibition is open to the public Tuesdays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Saturdays, Sundays, and Monday holidays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
An opening is...
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Pollard Middle School receives $3.4K grant
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Students that refrain from eating breakfast before school lose two hours of productivity per day, reported a recent study. Officials from Pollard Middle School aim to increase the amount of students participating in school breakfast, an effort that caught the eye of New England Dairy & Food Council. Pollard’s school nutrition department was...
Team Robo PlatyPi headed to states
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The FIRST Lego League Team Robo PlatyPi qualified for the Robotics State Championships, taking place on December 16.
The six 5th graders from Broadmeadow and Eliot Elementary Schools spent the last 14 weeks engineering a robot and writing code to complete multiple missions in addition to researching water usage issues, developing a solution, and...
Needham student scores Bruins jersey
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Over the summer, 10-year-old Emma Perkin was hard at work. The voracious reader spent 9,590 minutes (which translates to 160 hours and 38 minutes) reading, tracking all of her time at the library and online.
The Needham Free Public Library recognized her dedication to reading and entered Emma into the...
Needham K of C raises Fisher House funds
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The Needham Knights of Columbus raised nearly $2000 for the Fisher House in West Roxbury and the K of C scholarship fund at its annual trivia contest fundraiser with celebrity emcee Mike Riley of WBZ-FM 98.5 The Sports Hub....
Blue Tree lighting kicks off holidays
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Throughout the day, Needham families enjoyed mingling with local merchants while creating holiday crafts and participating in children’s activities. As the sun set, though, the festivities were moved outside to the town common, where Needhamites awaited December’s most anticipated town event: the lighting of the Blue Tree.
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NEF awards $35,664 in fall grants
The Needham Education Foundation (NEF) announced the recipients of 16 grants totaling $35,664 in the fall small grants cycle at the Needham School Committee meeting on Tuesday, November 21. Awarded grants include: Playaways and digital magazines for the high school library, a giant floor map for Pollard, ukuleles for the Eliot School, an author panel...
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Temple Aliyah welcomes new cantor
Songs in Hebrew, Yiddish and English filled Temple Aliyah's sanctuary on Saturday evening, November 18, as the community celebrated the installation of its new cantor, Jamie Gloth. Cantor Gloth performed solos, duos with colleagues, and sang with the Temple Aliyah Chorus. A native of Akron, Ohio, Cantor Gloth previously served as cantor for Conservative congregations...
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Exchange Club spreads giving spirit
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Every December, the Exchange Club collects and donates holiday gifts to children in need. Both the Needham Community Council and the Walker Home receive and distribute these gifts.
Each Exchange Club member takes home holiday gift bags to be filled with gifts for children in need. The gifts are suggested based on a list...
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