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Community excited for NEF Spelling Bee

Community excited for NEF Spelling Bee
Friends, neighbors, Needham Public School students, members of the local business community, and civic leaders are gearing up for the annual NEF Spelling Bee on Sunday, March 18, at 3 p.m. in the Needham High School "A" gym. Admission and refreshments are free, thanks to the generous support of many sponsors. Members of the community...
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Needham Spelling Bee has residents ‘buzzing’

Needham Spelling Bee has residents ‘buzzing’
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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

The Needham Education Foundation’s annual Spelling Bee was held this past Sunday in the Needham High gym and once again the event was filled with eager teams of spellers from all grade levels, local businesses, teacher and school officials, community organizations, and residents looking to prove that...

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‘Beautiful and Bizarre’ to be screened at Needham Town Hall

‘Beautiful and Bizarre’ to be screened at Needham Town Hall
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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

The Needham Historical Society will screen the premier of “Beautiful & Bizarre: William Baker’s Ridge Hill Farms,” a documentary film that “examines the visionary and eccentric personality that produced one of the country’s first amusement parks,” which was located in Needham.

The free screening will...

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