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Community attends ‘It Happened Here’

Community attends ‘It Happened Here’
On Sunday, March 24, over 75 people gathered at Temple Beth Shalom in Needham for a potluck meal and conversation on how the community reckons with, seeks renewal and reconciles the remnants of the town’s past. Special guest speakers included Executive Director of the Needham History Center and Museum Gloria Greis and Rev. Darrell Hamilton...
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Westwood’s Berardi still driven

Westwood’s Berardi still driven
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By Linda Thomas Hometown Weekly Correspondent Amidst the fear and adversity from immigrating to America, a young boy from Abruzzi, Italy found inspiration for a better life in the joy of a silver dollar — a fortune to a child and a pathway to his dreams. On August 8, 1955, 16-year-old Luciano “Louie” Antonio Berardi and his...
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Wellesley Scoops growing field hockey interest

Wellesley Scoops growing field hockey interest
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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor There are many factors that go into making a specific sport take off and become popular. Maybe the most significant factor, however, is integrating children into that specific sport and developing them at a young age through youth programs. The Wellesley Scoops, an associated club with USA Field...
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Needhamite Goody exhibits quilts at Arboretum

Needhamite Goody exhibits quilts at Arboretum
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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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