ICON celebrates India Day
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Indian Community of Needham (ICON) came together to celebrate India’s 78th Independence Day. Also known as India Day, this day marks the end of the British rule that happened in 1947 which was brought about by the Indian Independence Act...
Rivers Symphony Orchestra wows Needham
By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff
The overcast Sunday skies of November 13 provided the backdrop as Needham locals to made their way to Powers Hall for a special performance of the Rivers Symphony Orchestra. The Town Hall has a rich historic significance of its own, and lent some of its...
Needham rings in the holiday season
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
December is filled with many festive events. Many towns celebrate by lighting a tree, but few can be said to be as iconic as Needham’s Blue Tree lighting. On Saturday, December 7, prior to lighting of the Blue Tree, Needhamites celebrated with a party in Powers...
Veteran Sahagian visits High Rock School
‘We Did It for You!’ coming soon
Seven Eagle Scouts recognized in Needham
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On Thursday, August 15, Troop 10 celebrated an Eagle Scout Court of Honor for seven of their recent Eagle Scouts at Powers Hall in the Town Hall. Those Eagle Scouts included Cyrus Kurd, Justin Rocco Ochalla, Andrew McCaffrey Atallah, Kevin Patrick Grady, Andrew Patsios, Daniel Stephen Habermas and Nicholas Peter Savage.
Scoutmaster John Reichard...
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...
Charles River Ballet performing at New Year
Charles River Ballet performing at New Year
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Forty-four students from Needham’s classical ballet school, Charles River Ballet Academy, will perform on the Needham Town Hall stage on December 31 at 1:30 p.m. as part of New Years Needham.
The performance will feature classical pieces from "Sleeping Beauty," "Graduation Ball," and "Giselle," as well as original choreography to the music of...
Great Hall Performance Series kicks off
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Orion Ensemble to play Needham
Conductorless Orchestra to play Powers 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...
Asylum Quartet plays Needham concert series
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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff
The saxophone quartet Asylum Quartet kicked off the second half of the 2015-16 Great Hall Concert Series with a performance on Saturday night that included Needham student musicians.
The concert packed Powers Hall on the second floor of Needham Town Hall and the ensemble showcased...