Last month, Angie Menzi took a leap of faith.
On the eve of Autumn, just as leaves were beginning to blush, the Natick mother of two tried her turn at the big brother of Spartan Races. This was no mean feat. The event is a long-distance...
Oct 2019
Oct 2019
2033 deep purple flags stood on the lawn of the First Congregational Church in Natick center until next spot in mid-September, each flag representing a person who died from an opiod overdose in Massachusetts in 2018. The corner of the lawn...
Aug 2019
One of Natick High’s best-kept secrets during the 2018-19 school year was just how capable and dynamic Kenny Phillips would be as a starting pitcher and how dominant Will Haskell would be as a hitter.
The tandem not only compiled some...
Sunday, August 4, 2019, Next Renewable Natick Meeting
Aug 2019
Home of Janis Luedke, 20 Garden Road, Natick. 4:00 pm. Renewable Natick is a citizen-led grassroots effort to increase our use of renewable energy sources and improve energy efficiency, which will lower our community’s greenhouse gas emissions...
Aug 2019
“What I keep hearing is the border is everywhere,” said Marjorie Roberson, member of the First Church Natick. Since January, a family of four who fled Honduras has been supported in Framingham by local religious organizations and individuals....
Aug 2019
Lights for Liberty began with a series of tweets describing the conditions of detention camps at the U.S.-Mexico border. With support from immigrants’ rights organizations and other grassroots activists, it grew into a global vigil and protest...
Aug 2019
When a vacancy on the Natick School Committee occurs during a member’s term, the remaining members of the Committee along with the town’s Board of Selectmen are charged with appointing a new committee member. This is how Shai Fuxman came to be...
Aug 2019
To reflect on his first year as Director of the Natick Community Organic Farm, Casey Townsend sat down with me at a picnic table on the farm. “This is the first time I’ve sat down all week,” he said, “besides lunch.”
Formerly the NCOF...
Jul 2019
The girls outdoor track team at Natick High had a spring season that was unique.
The squad, led by rookie head coach Mike Russo, bounced back after a 2-3 dual-meet campaign and became the first girls outdoor track team in Natick High...
Jul 2019
Natick High’s volleyball team added confidence to its list of assets after coasting through the Division 1 Central Sectional playoffs. Then came a dramatic triumph against Winchester in the State semifinal where the Redhawks rallied after losing...