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Needham CATH throws shortcake social

By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly staff

Tables quickly filled up at the Needham Center at the Heights (CATH) on Friday afternoon, September 9, as the Friends of The Center at the Heights held a luncheon to discuss fundraising and future plans. Seniors looked forward to the yearly event that includes infamously...

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CRBA performing at New Years Needham

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Forty-one students, ages 8-18, from Needham’s classical ballet school, Charles River Ballet Academy (CRBA), will perform on the Needham Town Hall stage on December 31 at 3:15 p.m. as part of New Years Needham. The performance will feature classical pieces from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “Giselle and Coppelia,” as well as...
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Taylor’s Stationery marches towards retirement

By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Taylor’s Stationery has been Needham’s most beloved store for paper goods. However, March 3 will mark the end of an era, as owners and siblings Jack McQuillan and Maureen Fitzgerald have announced they will be closing the store and beginning their retirement. “It’s time for us to say – while we’re on...
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Dahlin playing Homegrown Coffeehouse

Emilia Dahlin is set to play the Homegrown Coffeehouse, located at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church at the corner of Great Plain and Dedham Avenue in Needham center, on Saturday, January 27, at 8:00 p.m. Born on a small farm south of Boston to a musical instrument-collecting father and accordion-playing mother, Emilia was destined for...
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Needham Street Fair celebrates local non-profits

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter Needham Center is often bustling on the weekends these days, filled with families and children enjoying a bit of sunshine and fresh air in the newly emerging spring. However the normal buzz of Needham Center is nothing compared to the crowd that turned up for the Needham Business Association...
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Hillside students learn about water

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter For the past three years, the Needham Center at the Heights has invited Hillside students in the Water Project to give a presentation on the current state of water in the world, as well as their findings and new learnings about water. Amy Cicala’s fourth grade class and George...
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