Library tees up mini-golf event
Rocket Speech and Debate roll
The Needham Speech and Debate Team won several accolades January 13-14 at Lexington and from January 19-21 at Columbia University.
In Lextinton, in varsity Lincoln-Douglas (LD) debate, sophomore Zachary Lu finished in the top twenty, dropping to Lake Highland of Florida, while in novice LD, ninth grader Sasha Reiser reached quarters, being defeated in a 2-1...
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Pack 23 holds pinewood derby
Needham Cub Scout Pack 23 held its annual pinewood derby event at St. Joseph Elementary School on Sunday. The pinewood derby is a racing event for Cub Scouts who, with the help of parents, create their own custom cars to race on a track. Scouts build their cars out of pine wood, plastic wheels and...
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Needham celebrates MLK’s life and work
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On April 4, 1968, the world mourned the loss of Martin Luther King, Jr., a prominent civil rights activist. King’s advocacy of nonviolence and civil disobedience to achieve social justice made large strides in the civil rights movement. We honor Martin Luther King, Jr. each year on the third...
Photojournalist delivers presentation on life’s work
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Perhaps you might not recognize the name Ed Kashi, but if you’ve picked up an issue of National Geographic in the last two decades, you’ve likely seen his work. Kashi is a freelance, award-winning photojournalist and filmmaker, impassioned by the social and political issues upon which his work sheds...
Needham librarian Rowse honored by MSLA
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The Massachusetts School Library Association has awarded Paige Rowse, School Librarian at Needham High School, the 2018 Web Seal of Excellence Award.
A school library's web presence is an important tool for teaching, learning, communication, advocacy, and public relations. This award recognizes excellence in a school library’s use of web tools. The Needham...
Dahlin playing Homegrown Coffeehouse
Emilia Dahlin is set to play the Homegrown Coffeehouse, located at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church at the corner of Great Plain and Dedham Avenue in Needham center, on Saturday, January 27, at 8:00 p.m.
Born on a small farm south of Boston to a musical instrument-collecting father and accordion-playing mother, Emilia was destined for...
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Artist Wilsey exhibiting at library
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The Needham Library Friends Gallery is presenting a new solo exhibit demonstrating art works by Naomi Wilsey. The title, “Facets,” is an expression of the diverse aspects and range of the artist. The public is invited to view the exhibit through the month of January during library hours.
Naomi Wilsey, a long-time Needham...
CATH proves you can draw
By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
There are three small words that Needham-based artist, Adrienne Lederman, just does not believe. What are those words?
“I can’t draw.”
Through the Center at the Heights’s (CATH) drawing workshop, “You Can Draw,” Adrienne teaches basic drawing techniques advertised to those who can’t even draw a stick figure with a ruler.
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‘Fashions in Fiction’ coming to library
The Friends of the Needham Public Library will present "Fashions in Fiction with Kandie Carle" on Sunday, January 21, at 2:00 p.m., in the Library’s Community Room.
This program is a delightful show-and-tell on the clothing of Regency England as reflected in Jane Austen’s fiction. The event will include dressing "Elizabeth Bennet" and "Mr. Darcy"...
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LWV hosting voting innovation program
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The community is invited for a look at two possible innovations in voting processes, ranked choice voting and automatic voter registration, on Wednesday, January 24 at 7:30 p.m. at Broadmeadow School, 120 Broadmeadow Road.
Speakers will address modernizing the electoral process, explain ranked choice voting and automatic voter registration and how each could...
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...
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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...
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NHS Robotics Club promotes STEM
Speech and debate excel in Newton
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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Hillside declares devotion to music
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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 to perform in Needham
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, December RAY of Hope
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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...
NEF grant apps due January 23
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...
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CRS hosting ‘#SocialMedia4Girls’ discussion
