Category Archive for "Needham"

Wingate residents collect for Animal Rescue League

Left to right: Linda Johnston, Anna Sudman, Jay Hodgson, Anna Rizzutto and other residents from Wingate Residences at Needham collected donations for the Animal Rescue League of Boston and delivered them to the shelter as part of their community service project for the month. Donated items included toys, blankets, cat litter, animal food, baked...

Jared Horgan, a 21 year old resident of Needham, was a top 10 finalist in the first ever Boston Idol contest. The Boston Idol contest was hosted by WCVB Channel 5. Over 150 contestants sent in audition videos to the station as part of an open casting call to vie for the title and take their...

Coding sisterhood aims to close gender gap

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Wonder Woman, Batgirl, and Black Widow are just three examples of amazing women who are also superheroes. Their strength, bravery, and determination inspire young girls, but at they end of the day, these superheroes are just fictional characters. But that doesn’t mean real superheroes don’t exist. In fact, countless...

DeMaio spearheads Pollard outdoor classroom

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As part of his Eagle Scout project, Needham’s Stephen DeMaio, with the help of about ten other Scouts from Troop 13 Needham, created an outdoor classroom at the Pollard Middle School. [caption id="attachment_20958" align="alignright" width="400"]

The new Pollard outdoor classroom, built by Stephen DeMaio and about ten other members of...
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Pollard parents create new teachers’ space

Parents from Pollard worked tirelessly on creating a new teachers’ space at Pollard Middle School this summer.

With a volunteer interior designer, a volunteer photographer, and many parents, the space was transformed to a wonderful work area and lunch space for teachers....

The Needham Farmers Market will continue this Sunday, bringing the best farm-to-table local produce, seafood and treats to the Center of Needham. Members of the community will find the Needham Farmers Market in its brand new location on Garrity Way, the paved driveway between Needham Town Hall and the Town Common. The Market is open...

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For over 25 years, the Needham Education Foundation (NEF) has funded over 650 grants to fund innovative and enriching programs at each public school in Needham. The Education Foundation is seeking input from members of the community with ideas to enhance their child's learning experience or school community. The NEF is now accepting applications...

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]The Needham Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2498 held its annual dinner and “Vegas Nite” for paraplegic patients from the Veterans Administration HealthCare facility in Brockton. Sixteen guests arrived in wheelchairs with their attendants to the Post function hall on Junction Street, where members from the Post escorted them in for a sirloin steak...

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The Plugged In community recently held a special going-away party for Plugged In teacher and all around amazing human being Rose O’Malley. Rose's path now leads her to Philadelphia and a new musical adventure. More than 15 years ago, Rose was in Plugged In's very first band. She was an important part of that...

Needham artist’s collection featured at library

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter As visitors of the Needham Free Public Library walked up the steps to the second floor, their eyes were drawn to the beautiful splashes of color on the wall of the Friends of the Needham Public Library Gallery. This summer, the gallery showcased the paintings of Paula Pitman Brown,...

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Gone are the days of running through the sprinklers in the backyard and lounging around the house all day, and in are the days of jotting down notes in a spiral-bound notebook and hauling a stuffed backpack home every day. For Dover and Sherborn, Walpole, Medfield, Needham and Wellesley,...

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Members of the Powisset Farm Hens & Hogs 4-H Club of Dover recently competed in a swine show at the Worcester County 4-H Fair in Spencer, MA. Participants were judged on their abilities in the show ring and the appearance of their pig(s). Their pigs were judged for market and breeding suitability....

Needham Library guests make nature crafts

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter In just a few weeks, Massachusetts’s lush greenery will turn brilliant shades of red, orange, and yellow. Autumn in New England is known for its beautiful, vibrant colors in nature. Although it surely is still summer, Needham Free Public Library’s librarian, Veronica McCarthy, set up a colorful nature craft...

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The Manson H. Carter Post 2498, which is the Charter Organization for the Boy Scouts of America Troop 13, Needham, presented a the Eagle Scout Citation to Ryan Matthew Warner, who was award his Eagle Scout Rank at a Court of Honor ceremony held at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post banquet facility...

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Matt Heaton (Toddlerbilly Troubadour).[/caption]Needham Park and Recreation held four free Children's Theatre events this summer on Tuesday afternoons at the Eliot Elementary School, sponsored by Parent Talk and Representative Denise Garlick. Each of the four events were attended...

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The Needham Farmers Market will continue this Sunday, bringing the best local and in-season produce, pasta, maple syrup, meats, fish and seafood, seedlings, and gourmet treats to the Center of Needham. Members of the community will find the Needham Farmers Market in its brand new location on Garrity Way, the paved driveway between...

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By Laura Drinan Hoemtown Weekly Reporter Those familiar with Needham’s Greendale Ave know that construction for 40B housing is well underway. The 10 townhouses and five-story building that will house over one hundred families don’t just pop out of the ground overnight. It takes over 150 men and women on site and months of work...

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By Ethan Lee Hometown Weekly Intern On Monday, August 14, Needham elementary school students were invited to an End of Summer Party in the Community Room at the Needham Library. The party was organized in order to celebrate the conclusion of this summer’s reading program in Needham. Music and snacks were provided, and prizes were...

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By Ethan Lee Hometown Weekly Intern On August 6, the Let’s Build organization hosted the second part of the two-part workshop, “Fairytale Engineering,” at the Needham Library. This session, led by Let’s Build director Liz Lee, focused on the famous story of the three little pigs, with a slight twist. The participating children took the...

Memorial Park hosts truckloads of entertainment

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter The sky was gloomy, but the mood was cheery on August 7 at Needham’s Memorial Park, as kids of all ages took turns in the driver’s seat of a variety of trucks. The Touch-A-Truck event, sponsored by the Needham Free Public Library, brought a Needham Police Department cruiser, a...

Category Archives: Needham

Wingate residents collect for Animal Rescue League

Needham’s Horgan a Boston Idol finalist

Coding sisterhood aims to close gender gap

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DeMaio spearheads Pollard outdoor classroom

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Pollard parents create new teachers’ space

Farmers Market continuing Sunday

NEF accepting fall ’17 grant apps

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VFW hosts Vegas Nite

Plugged In celebrates Rose O’Malley

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Needham artist’s collection featured at library

Back to school

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4-H members compete in swine show

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Needham Library guests make nature crafts

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Ryan Warner an Eagle Scout

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Park and Rec hosts summer fun

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Farmers Market marches onward

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Library builds interest in construction

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Library celebrates end of summer

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Whimsical ‘Fairytale Engineering’ a hit

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Memorial Park hosts truckloads of entertainment

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