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Needhamite Goody exhibits quilts at Arboretum

Needhamite Pamela Goody will be having a solo quilt show at the Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain. It is the first quilt exhibit to be featured in the Arboretum’s Hunnewell Building, which serves as the visitor’s center. The exhibit will run through May 7. An artist demo and talk will be held on April 1...

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter For the ninth year running, the Beth Shalom Garden Club is organizing Needham’s Art in Bloom. Modeled after the identically-titled annual springtime exhibit presented by the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the goal was to create a community event that would engage people of all ages, interests and...

Needham resident publishes Native American book

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter Many native New Englanders have a difficult time understanding other parts of the country, especially the ethnographic aspects. The concept of wide open spaces is hard to grasp when your neighbor lives less than 12 feet away from you. However, Susanna Hayes, born and raised in Michigan, and a...

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For over 25 years, the Needham Education Foundation (NEF) has funded over 600 entertaining and educational programs that "make learning come alive" for Needham public school students. Now, they are soliciting innovative ideas from the town to enhance the learning experiences and school community of Needham students. The NEF is accepting applications for its Spring 2017...

Historical Society throws Mardi Gras bash

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter Every year since 2004, the Needham Historical Society has hosted an annual Winter Gala. This year, the theme was Mardi Gras, and the celebration was as extravagant and lively as ever. With over 150 tickets sold (which is more or less the capacity of the Historical Society’s building), the...

Dr. Qi Sun, a faculty member at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School, will present a talk, "Type 2 Diabetes: Are Food Choices A Key to Prevention?", in the Community Room at the Needham Free Public Library on February 12 at 2 p.m. The talk is free and open to...

Historical Society demonstrates ‘Beautiful and Bizarre’

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter Needham has a rich and varied history, much of which even those who grew up here don’t know much about. One of the most unusual and interesting pieces of this history is the story of William Emerson Baker and his estate at Ridge Hill. One hundred and twenty years...

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter On January 23, Needham Youth Services hosted the eleventh Patrick C. Forde Good Person Memorial Award Ceremony. Honored this year was Kate Findlen, a pillar of service and strength in the community. This award was started after Patrick Forde, a Needham resident and community activist, passed away unexpectedly in...

By Ethan Lee Hometown Weekly Correspondent Think fast! The Needham High School Quiz Bowl Team travelled to WGBH studios on Saturday, January 21 for their first round matchup between Brookline High School in the channel’s eighth edition of “High School Quiz Show.” Results of the tie are classified until it is aired on WGBH 2 and WGBX...

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Needhamite Pamela Goody will be having a solo quilt show at the Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain. It is the first quilt exhibit to be featured in the Arboretum’s Hunnewell Building, which serves as the visitor’s center. The exhibit will run from Feb. 10 through May 7, with an opening reception on Saturday,...

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter On Friday, January 20, the 45th President of the United States was sworn into office. The election leading up to Donald Trump’s victory was one of the most divisive in US history. However, President Trump’s inauguration did not mark the end of these strong feelings. All across the country,...

Children STEAM forward at Needham Library

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Children in Grades 1-6 have been STEAMing away in the new STEAM Powered Creation Station at the Needham Free Public Library. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math, and is being taught in Needham elementary schools. The Needham Free Public Library partnered with Olin College, The Needham Science Center and Needham...

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A two-alarm conflagration on 7 Sutton Road last Tuesday, January 17, had local fire departments and television news crews scrambling to the scene. The fire took place around 1:30 p.m. on Sutton Road, which runs between Webster St. and Rt. 135., and necessitated the assistance of firefighters from Dedham, Newton, Wellesley and Westwood in...

Toby Walker teaches history, music, passion

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter Toby Walker is an incredibly dynamic performer. Telling his stories to the students at Needham High School, he exudes an energy rarely seen anywhere besides rock concerts. Relaying his tales of meeting sharecropper Jack Owens in Mississippi and the racial dynamics as recently as the 1990s, the audience was...

Babies and Books readies youngest readers

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter The Needham Public Library has events for locals of all ages – lectures for the older crowd, movie nights for the younger crowds, and a number of events specified directly at the very young. Diane Browne, Technical Services Supervisor and Children’s Librarian, teaches a number of these classes. The...

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Nicole Luka is a senior at Needham High School. She was nominated by Karen Mullen for the work she does in SALSA (Students Advocating Life Without Substance Abuse). Nicole has been participated in SALSA for the past four years and has been a member of the leadership team now for her third year....

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter The children of Needham are overachievers in many ways. They undergo hours of community service to give back, dedicate huge portions of their days to sports teams or musical groups, and strive for perfection when it comes to academics. Since 2011, the Youth Services VIP Program has presented another...

Echo Bridge railing project gaining steam

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With the recent reopening of Cook’s Bridge linking Needham’s Central Avenue with Newton’s Elliot Street, a plan to repair a second bridge over the Charles River linking the two communities has now moved forward for consideration. Last fall, Needham and Newton residents formed the Echo Bridge Railing Committee to focus public and private resources...

Chabad Center lights Town Common Menorah

As part of its Chanukah outreach campaign, the Chabad Jewish Center joined thousands of Chabad Lubavitch centers across the globe in lighting an ice-carved Menorah on the Needham Town Common. The Menorah was lit on December 25, this year's second night of Chanukah. In addition to the lighting itself, the event also delighted attendees with music,...

North Hill Gallery offers artistic experience

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter The walls of North Hill are lined with some of the greatest art in the world. Picasso, Klimt, and Hopper greet your eyes as you stroll through both of the community’s large buildings. However, something that sets North Hill apart from many other senior living communities is its Art...

Category Archives: Needham

Needhamite Goody exhibits quilts at Arboretum

Art in Bloom gets rolling

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Needham resident publishes Native American book

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NEF now accepting grant applications

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Historical Society throws Mardi Gras bash

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Diabetes presentation coming to library

Historical Society demonstrates ‘Beautiful and Bizarre’

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Kate Findlen wins Good Person Award

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NHS students on ‘High School Quiz Show’

Needhamite Goody exhibits quilts at Arboretum

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Inauguration protest held in Needham

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Children STEAM forward at Needham Library

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Two-alarm fire rages in Needham

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Toby Walker teaches history, music, passion

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Babies and Books readies youngest readers

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Needham VIPs help one another

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Echo Bridge railing project gaining steam

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Chabad Center lights Town Common Menorah

North Hill Gallery offers artistic experience

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