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Wayland Public Schools unveiled a new Community Mural Project and confirmed the Wayland Festival for October 3. The district's Wednesday newsletter also flagged a patriotic halftime show planned at Wayland High School this week, tied to Friday's 25th anniversary observance of the Sept. …
Wayland Public Schools unveiled a new Community Mural Project and confirmed the Wayland Festival for October 3. The district's Wednesday newsletter also flagged a patriotic halftime show planned at Wayland High School this week, tied to Friday's 25th anniversary observance of the Sept. …
Wayland Museum & Historical Society will open a new year-long exhibit exploring the town's sports history this month. The museum's "The Home Team" exhibit debuts with an opening reception September 20, its first chapter, "Out Until Dark," running through November. Separately, Arts Wayla…
Wayland Museum & Historical Society will open a new year-long exhibit exploring the town's sports history this month. The museum's "The Home Team" exhibit debuts with an opening reception September 20, its first chapter, "Out Until Dark," running through November. Separately, Arts Wayla…
Wayland Historical Commission spends half its meeting contesting library plan to move local history collection upstairs.
Wayland Historical Commission spends half its meeting contesting library plan to move local history collection upstairs.
Wayland Historic District Commission conditions Bow Road window replacement on exterior muntins.
Wayland Historic District Commission conditions Bow Road window replacement on exterior muntins.
The Melrose Cultural Council opened its 2027 grant cycle Tuesday, giving residents until Oct. 15 to pitch event ideas. According to a Patch report headlined "Melrose Cultural Council Grant Application Cycle Begins For 2027," any resident with an idea for a community event can now apply …
Hopkinton Public Library will host a Narcan training and harm reduction session with the Health Department on Sept. 8. The free session runs from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Ellsworth Conference Room, part of a fuller September calendar that also includes a virtual writing program the same…
Hopkinton Public Library will host a Narcan training and harm reduction session with the Health Department on Sept. 8. The free session runs from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Ellsworth Conference Room, part of a fuller September calendar that also includes a virtual writing program the same…
The Melrose Cultural Council opened its 2027 grant cycle Tuesday, giving residents until Oct. 15 to pitch event ideas. According to a Patch report headlined "Melrose Cultural Council Grant Application Cycle Begins For 2027," any resident with an idea for a community event can now apply …
Leominster Public Library opens a new art exhibit this week as the city's fall events calendar fills up fast. The "Many Pieces One Image" show opens Wednesday, Sept. 2, with an artist's reception Thursday, Sept. 3, from 5 to 8:45 p.m. Beyond the library, the city has a run of public eve…
Leominster Public Library opens a new art exhibit this week as the city's fall events calendar fills up fast. The "Many Pieces One Image" show opens Wednesday, Sept. 2, with an artist's reception Thursday, Sept. 3, from 5 to 8:45 p.m. Beyond the library, the city has a run of public eve…
Fall River Public Library expanded its free cultural offerings this week, adding two new museum passes and opening digital access to decades of local history. The library, run through the city's Fall River Public Library system, added passes to Norman Bird Sanctuary in Middletown, Rhode…
Cambridge Arts unveiled a new fall exhibition by artist Rachel Rizzo, opening with a Sept. 5 reception downtown. The show, titled "WEB: Works by Rachel Rizzo," joins the city's fall cultural calendar as Cambridge Patch flagged Tuesday's high-profile U.S. Senate Democratic primary betwee…
Cambridge Arts unveiled a new fall exhibition by artist Rachel Rizzo, opening with a Sept. 5 reception downtown. The show, titled "WEB: Works by Rachel Rizzo," joins the city's fall cultural calendar as Cambridge Patch flagged Tuesday's high-profile U.S. Senate Democratic primary betwee…
The Saugus Public Library booked an author talk for Sept. 15 in its Community Room, adding to its fall calendar. The listing, posted to the library's site Monday, came as the Board of Selectmen and Cultural Council, part of Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree's administration, prepare to mee…
Morse Institute Library will screen the addiction-recovery documentary "Recovery City" with a panel discussion on Sept. 15. MassDOT posted an update Monday on the Routes 27/9 interchange project in Natick's town News Flash, and Tuesday's state primary brings voters to precincts across t…
Hopkinton Public Library closed its lower level Monday for a recarpeting project that will keep some services limited through Sept. 8. The closure also brings delayed morning openings on Sept. 8 and Sept. 11, and canceled Monday's regular Scrabble and Mahjong group, even as a virtual ta…
Millbury town offices and the public library will close for Labor Day weekend, town officials announced. Municipal offices shut down Monday, Sept. 7, and the library closes from Saturday, Sept. 5, through the holiday, according to the town's calendar; the town also posted new polling-lo…
Fall River Public Library expanded its free cultural offerings this week, adding two new museum passes and opening digital access to decades of local history. The library, run through the city's Fall River Public Library system, added passes to Norman Bird Sanctuary in Middletown, Rhode…
Millbury town offices and the public library will close for Labor Day weekend, town officials announced. Municipal offices shut down Monday, Sept. 7, and the library closes from Saturday, Sept. 5, through the holiday, according to the town's calendar; the town also posted new polling-lo…
The Saugus Public Library booked an author talk for Sept. 15 in its Community Room, adding to its fall calendar. The listing, posted to the library's site Monday, came as the Board of Selectmen and Cultural Council, part of Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree's administration, prepare to mee…
The Townsend Public Library will close for four days over Labor Day weekend, from Friday, Sept. 4, through Monday, Sept. 7. Town Hall also reminds voters that Tuesday, Sept. 1, brings the State Primary Election, the first of three trips to the polls in Townsend this fall. The library's …
Hopkinton Public Library closed its lower level Monday for a recarpeting project that will keep some services limited through Sept. 8. The closure also brings delayed morning openings on Sept. 8 and Sept. 11, and canceled Monday's regular Scrabble and Mahjong group, even as a virtual ta…
The Townsend Public Library will close for four days over Labor Day weekend, from Friday, Sept. 4, through Monday, Sept. 7. Town Hall also reminds voters that Tuesday, Sept. 1, brings the State Primary Election, the first of three trips to the polls in Townsend this fall. The library's …
Morse Institute Library will screen the addiction-recovery documentary "Recovery City" with a panel discussion on Sept. 15. MassDOT posted an update Monday on the Routes 27/9 interchange project in Natick's town News Flash, and Tuesday's state primary brings voters to precincts across t…
Stevens Memorial Library landed a $20,000 federal grant to expand food literacy programming for Ashburnham residents. The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners provisionally awarded the Library Services and Technology Act funding for a new initiative called "At the Table: Food Li…
Walnut Hill Community Theater Academy opened fall registration this week, one of 11 events in Natick Patch's Monday roundup. Natick also marked the passing of longtime resident Anne "Curran" Knight, 96, who died August 28 surrounded by family, according to a notice carried by Legacy.com…
Living historian Judith Kalaora brought Revolutionary War figure Rachel Revere to life Sunday at Vokes Theatre. The free performance of "Rendezvous with Rachel Revere," presented by the Wayland Museum & Historical Society, was sponsored by the Wayland Historical Commission, Wayland Rev2…
Peabody hosted its annual Summer Concert and Fireworks Spectacular at Leather City Common Sunday evening. The city's News Flash feed touted free parking and a 4:45 p.m. senior center shuttle for the event, which closed out the 2026 Summer Concert Series, even as Peabody's mandatory outd…
Peabody hosted its annual Summer Concert and Fireworks Spectacular at Leather City Common Sunday evening. The city's News Flash feed touted free parking and a 4:45 p.m. senior center shuttle for the event, which closed out the 2026 Summer Concert Series, even as Peabody's mandatory outd…
Brookline Public Library launches a new Community Catch-up speaker series at its Putterham branch this week. The social hour, opening Thursday, Sept. 3, brings local guest speakers to the branch alongside two other new fall offerings: an offsite Caffe Italiano conversation group at the …
Ayer Library launches a new Community Read program built around Doug Tallamy's "Nature's Best Hope." The library announced the selection this week as its first title under the new program, with a community discussion set for Saturday, September 26, at 10 a.m., timed to coincide with the…
Ayer Library launches a new Community Read program built around Doug Tallamy's "Nature's Best Hope." The library announced the selection this week as its first title under the new program, with a community discussion set for Saturday, September 26, at 10 a.m., timed to coincide with the…
Stevens Memorial Library landed a $20,000 federal grant to expand food literacy programming for Ashburnham residents. The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners provisionally awarded the Library Services and Technology Act funding for a new initiative called "At the Table: Food Li…
Walnut Hill Community Theater Academy opened fall registration this week, one of 11 events in Natick Patch's Monday roundup. Natick also marked the passing of longtime resident Anne "Curran" Knight, 96, who died August 28 surrounded by family, according to a notice carried by Legacy.com…
Brookline Public Library launches a new Community Catch-up speaker series at its Putterham branch this week. The social hour, opening Thursday, Sept. 3, brings local guest speakers to the branch alongside two other new fall offerings: an offsite Caffe Italiano conversation group at the …
Living historian Judith Kalaora brought Revolutionary War figure Rachel Revere to life Sunday at Vokes Theatre. The free performance of "Rendezvous with Rachel Revere," presented by the Wayland Museum & Historical Society, was sponsored by the Wayland Historical Commission, Wayland Rev2…
Sudbury Public Schools is recruiting new members for the town's Cultural Council as the district finalizes its return-to-school lineup. The Sudbury Senior Center opens registration for September programs on Tuesday, September 1 for residents and Wednesday, September 2 for non-residents,…
Saugus Public Library sets its early September calendar as summer programming winds down. Adult Craft Night returns Tuesday, September 1, at 6 p.m., the same evening the Saugus Cultural Council meets, while the New Friends of the Saugus Public Library gathers Wednesday, September 2, at …
Wilmington Public Library expands its fall lineup with new and returning family programs starting this week. The library's "Coffee, Tea, My Toddler, & Me" toddler program returns Thursday, August 27, at 11 a.m., while a new "Homework Happy Hour" launches Wednesday, September 2, at 3:30 …
Amherst opened applications for a new public art advisory committee tied to its elementary school as the town library launched Library Card Sign-Up Month. The Percent for Art Advisory Committee, which will help select artwork for the new elementary school at 70 South East Street, begins…
Saugus Public Library sets its early September calendar as summer programming winds down. Adult Craft Night returns Tuesday, September 1, at 6 p.m., the same evening the Saugus Cultural Council meets, while the New Friends of the Saugus Public Library gathers Wednesday, September 2, at …
Sudbury Public Schools is recruiting new members for the town's Cultural Council as the district finalizes its return-to-school lineup. The Sudbury Senior Center opens registration for September programs on Tuesday, September 1 for residents and Wednesday, September 2 for non-residents,…
Wilmington Public Library expands its fall lineup with new and returning family programs starting this week. The library's "Coffee, Tea, My Toddler, & Me" toddler program returns Thursday, August 27, at 11 a.m., while a new "Homework Happy Hour" launches Wednesday, September 2, at 3:30 …
Amherst opened applications for a new public art advisory committee tied to its elementary school as the town library launched Library Card Sign-Up Month. The Percent for Art Advisory Committee, which will help select artwork for the new elementary school at 70 South East Street, begins…
Saugus Public Library will restart its "Yoga Experience" series Sept. 2, meeting four Wednesdays in the Community Room. The class runs 6 to 7:15 p.m. and follows a summer that saw the library host early voting and its Iron Works concert series. Also on the library's near-term calendar: …
The Bedford Public Library will close early on Saturday, Sept. 5, for the town's Beats and Eats festival. The library is also recruiting volunteers to help unload a semitruck of pumpkins into its Pumpkin Patch on Oct. 5 and Oct. 12, with anyone who signs up by Sept. 1 receiving a free t…
The Bedford Public Library will close early on Saturday, Sept. 5, for the town's Beats and Eats festival. The library is also recruiting volunteers to help unload a semitruck of pumpkins into its Pumpkin Patch on Oct. 5 and Oct. 12, with anyone who signs up by Sept. 1 receiving a free t…
Wareham Free Library rolled out two new fall programs as staff finalized September's calendar. The library announced a Fall Family Storytime series running Tuesdays from Sept. 15 through Nov. 17 at 6:30 p.m., along with a comics and mindful doodling workshop for teens and tweens led by …
Lynn's city calendar added a Sept. 26 date for the Brews, Views, Bites & Beats Festival, running noon to 6 p.m. The listing appeared alongside recurring Lynn Public Library programs, including Messy Mornings and the library's Teen Tech Space, part of a fall lineup that continues weekly.…
Norwell Public Library launched a new Device Lending Program with 11 loaner laptops available this week. The library now offers four Dell Pro 14 laptops for in-library use and seven Dell Latitude touch-screen laptops for at-home checkout, expanding computer access for cardholders who in…
Norwell Public Library launched a new Device Lending Program with 11 loaner laptops available this week. The library now offers four Dell Pro 14 laptops for in-library use and seven Dell Latitude touch-screen laptops for at-home checkout, expanding computer access for cardholders who in…
Townsend Public Library closed Friday, August 28, for a scheduled cleaning, its only announced closure this week. The department gave no reason beyond routine maintenance in a notice posted to its website, and did not list any further closures ahead. Separately, an obituary posted to Le…
Townsend Public Library closed Friday, August 28, for a scheduled cleaning, its only announced closure this week. The department gave no reason beyond routine maintenance in a notice posted to its website, and did not list any further closures ahead. Separately, an obituary posted to Le…
Lynn's city calendar added a Sept. 26 date for the Brews, Views, Bites & Beats Festival, running noon to 6 p.m. The listing appeared alongside recurring Lynn Public Library programs, including Messy Mornings and the library's Teen Tech Space, part of a fall lineup that continues weekly.…
Saugus Public Library will restart its "Yoga Experience" series Sept. 2, meeting four Wednesdays in the Community Room. The class runs 6 to 7:15 p.m. and follows a summer that saw the library host early voting and its Iron Works concert series. Also on the library's near-term calendar: …
Wareham Free Library rolled out two new fall programs as staff finalized September's calendar. The library announced a Fall Family Storytime series running Tuesdays from Sept. 15 through Nov. 17 at 6:30 p.m., along with a comics and mindful doodling workshop for teens and tweens led by …
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