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Needham Antiques Show coming soon

The 20th annual Needham Antiques Show will be held on Sunday, November 5, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Needham High School. By bringing a printed copy of this article to the door, attendees will receive a Beth Shalom Garden Club (BSGC) $1 discount off the $7 admission fee. Beth Shalom Garden Club, sponsor...

Historical Society celebrates, rebrands at meeting

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Everyone who attended third grade in Needham knows about the town’s Historical Society. Their 1850’s School House Days program sends third graders back to the mid nineteenth century to experience class in the little red schoolhouse. The Needham Historical Society invites not only third graders to review history, but...

Needhamites celebrate Indian culture with Diwali

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Needham’s Indian community gathered at the local VFW on October 21 for an evening of friends, food, music, and dancing to celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights. The annual festival is celebrated with different traditions and festivities over five days. Last year, Needhamites celebrating Diwali decided it was finally...

Emilia Dahlin playing Homegrown Coffeehouse

Emilia Dahlin will take the stage at the Homegrown Coffeehouse on Saturday, October 28, at 8:00 p.m., at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, at the corner of Great Plain and Dedham Avenue in Needham center. There is free parking and full handicapped accessibility. Admission is $15, $12 for students and seniors, to benefit the...

St. Joseph Elementary School is inviting parents to their Information Night on Thursday, October 26, at 7:00 p.m., to learn more about its mission, curriculum, school community, and newly renovated building. The meeting will be held in the St. Joseph School Library on 90 Pickering Street in Needham. Noted for its academic excellence, the school provides...

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Every Tuesday, the multipurpose room of Needham’s Center at the Heights is filled with the sounds of laughter, singing, and piano notes. Keeping Needham’s most musical seniors busy, the Center’s Vintage Voices inspired participants to join the choir director, Tom Gallant, and pianist, Jack Cadigan, in performing old favorites. With...

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Those driving by Needham’s Center at the Heights the morning of October 12 might be anxiously awaiting the week’s police log to see why police cruisers were parked around the building. Well, they weren’t responding to any kind of report of a crime at the Center. Instead they were...

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The Halloween Trick or Trot 5K Run/Walk & Monster Fun Run, a Halloween-themed 5K run/walk and kids' fun run, will be held on Sunday, October 29. The fun run (kids aged 12 years and under only) will take place around the Hillside field on 28 Glen Gary Road at 8:30 a.m., and all...

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Kindred Assisted Living at Needham Heights’ pear and squash bisque was the winning soup at the annual Needham Souper Bowl, sponsored by the Needham Business Association. This is the second year in a row that Kindred Living at Needham Heights has won the Souper Bowl....

On October 3, The Needham Art Association launched its 2017-2018 season with an acrylic demonstration by renowned artist Maris Platais. Established in 1949, the art association's stated purpose was to encourage and further the arts and art education in the community, dispelling the notion that art is not only for (or by)a select few, but...

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In 1971, 17-year-old Elizabeth Carter Wellington was at a crossroads. She had already left Newton North High School to travel the world, and lived in India for a year. Back home, her search for a different path led to one that even she didn't expect: the circus. Wellington, who has since earned a PhD...

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The Needham Exchange Club is 70 years old this year. The club’s 100 women and men are proud of the 70 years of service they have provided to Needham. As most Needhamites know, the Exchange Club raises all of the money and provides all of the events for Needham’s 4th of July including...

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Could there have been a better way for Needham’s community to ring in the long weekend than with the Needham Business Association’s Harvest Fair? Perhaps a trip to Europe or to a tropical island would have been nice, but for those staying local for Columbus Day weekend, the Harvest Fair...

One thousand books, immeasurable opportunities

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Many adults remember being read to as a child. As children, no amount of bedtime stories is ever enough, and the best time in elementary school seems to be sitting on a big rug as the teacher reads a story aloud. To get parents and caretakers involved in kick-starting literacy...

Needham Park and Rec will be hosting the first TGIF Night of the 2017-2018 school year on Friday, October 13, from 7:30-10:00 p.m. at Pollard Middle School. The program is just for 6th graders who live in or go to school in Needham, and will include music from a DJ, a crazy fun inflatable obstacle...

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NewBridge on the Charles and Orchard Cove residents and staff represented Hebrew SeniorLife at Needham’s annual Jog Your Memory 5k and Family Walk on Sunday, September 16. Now in its 4th year, Jog Your Memory drew more than 500 runners and walkers who helped raise money for Cure Alzheimer's Fund and the JYM...

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On October 14, three women ranging in age from 55 to 85 will present their work to the public. The work, which includes watercolor, pen & ink, and photography, will be displayed at a Fall Fair on Sat., October 14, at 5 Chambers St., Needham. The event will run from 11 a.m. to...

A life of trafficking, addiction, and redemption

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter “The first time he put his hands on me, we were coming from Connecticut and I was driving, probably two in the morning. I say something he doesn’t like, and he backhands me so hard that my head hit the window and my vision actually became blurry. I couldn’t...

Category Archives: Needham

Needham Antiques Show coming soon

Historical Society celebrates, rebrands at meeting

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Needhamites celebrate Indian culture with Diwali

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Emilia Dahlin playing Homegrown Coffeehouse

St. Joseph’s hosting Information Night

Great Hall Performance Series kicks off

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Vintage Voices revive sentimental songs

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Seniors brew up conversations with cops

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Trick or Trot 5K coming soon

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And the winner is…

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Art Association launches new season

‘Circus girl’ to visit Needham Library

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Exchange Club celebrate 70 years

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Annual fair kicks off holiday weekend

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One thousand books, immeasurable opportunities

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TGIF Nights coming for middle schoolers

Trick or Trot 5K coming soon

Needham Jogs its Memory for Alzheimer’s

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Art fair scheduled for Saturday

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A life of trafficking, addiction, and redemption

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