DEDHAM DAILY: What You Need To Know Today (Wed, Sep 29)

Happy Wednesday, people of Dedham! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in Dedham today.

First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 65 Low: 49.

Here are the top stories today in Dedham:

1. MBTA Red Line derails at Broadway; Shuttles being used from JFK/UMass to Park Street (WCVB Boston)
2. Boston Mayoral Candidates Michelle Wu And Annissa Essaibi George To Meet In First Debate October 13 On WBZ-TV (CBS Boston)
3. Ask The Doctors: How To Think About School Mask Mandates And Booster Shots (WBUR)
4. NBC-YouTube TV dispute could cause Patriots fans to miss Tom Brady's return (The Boston Globe)
5. Want to address inequality? Stop waiting for schools to solve everything (The Boston Globe)
6. Fall 2021 Restaurant Openings Guide in and Around Boston (Eater Boston)
7. Town Of Dedham: Baker-Polito Administration Provides Update On Pfizer COVID-19 Booster Availability (Press Release Desk)
8. Advocates pushing for new bottle bill in Massachusetts (Boston 25 News)
9. Marblehead man says airline crew at Logan damaged power wheelchair on flight (Boston 25 News)
10. The Boston tech scene is having a moment (BetaBoston)

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Today in Dedham:

• Critical Need For Blood - Schedule a Donation at University Station (1:00 PM)

Dedham Patch Notebook

• Dedham Public Library: "This book is housed in the library of Forsberg, Germany!" (Facebook)
• Dedham Television: "NEW! "Third Thursdays" ~ The Dedham Historical Society Webinar Series~September 23, 2021~ FEDERAL HILL FARM Airing on Dedhamtv.com Tomorrow at 1:15 AM, & 8:00 PM, 9/30 at 12:45 PM" (Facebook)
• Dedham Public Library: "Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng https://find.minlib.net/iii/en... Nomad artist Mia Warren and her daughter Pearl arrive in the meticulously-orderly town of Shaker Heights and begin to reveal the community’s dark..." (Facebook)

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— Mary Ellen Gambon

About me: I am a Freelance Massachusetts Editor covering the towns of Canton, Dedham, Norwood, Westwood and Walpole, MA. I am a Boston native who began my journalism career in 1994. I graduated from Boston University, where I received bachelor's degrees in journalism and political science. In 2002, I graduated from the University of Massachusetts Boston with a master's in public administration. I am a 1994 Pulliam Fellow, a national award given to 10 graduating college seniors who are pursuing careers in journalism. I previously was a staff reporter for Gazette Publications, Inc., The Dedham TImes, The Daily Transcript and The Parkway-West Roxbury Transcript. Over the past four years, I have been a freelance reporter at Bulletin Newspapers, Inc. and Gannett, Inc. covering greater Boston. I also write for The Hopkinton Independent.

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