🌱 Dedham: What You Need To Know Today (Fri, Dec 3)

Get on up, Dedham! Let's get you all caught up to start this Friday, December 3 off on an informed note. These are the most important things happening around town today.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny; windy, cooler. High: 41 Low: 26.

Here are the top stories in Dedham today:

1. Boston Police Assisting With Report of Bus Stabbing (NBC10 Boston)
2. Mass. education officials report nearly 10K new COVID-19 cases among students, staff over 2-week period| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
3. Dedham-based D'Angelo's Delivers Subs To Area Food Pantry Workers (Dedham Patch)
4. Markey and Warren defend Suffolk DA Rollins in debate over her US attorney nomination ahead of key Senate vote (The Boston Globe)
5. Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond (The Boston Globe)
6. ‘I don’t think we’re back to square one.’ Beth Israel races to find out how much vaccines protect against Omicron (The Boston Globe)
7. Do Existing COVID Vaccines Protect Against Omicron? Boston Doctors Explain (NBC10 Boston)

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Today in Dedham:

• The Dedham Square Holiday Stroll is back (6:00 PM)
• DCS presents: Glory in the Highest! - Dedham Choral Society (8:00 PM)

Dedham Patch Notebook

• Dedham Public Library: "I think we all need to take a look at this book, When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing. ---> https://find.minlib.net/iii/encore/record/C__Rb3656087" (Facebook)
• Dedham Television: "NEW SHOW! From The Kitchen of Angelo Locilento! Tutto Italiano Manicotti and Fine Italian Wine Airing on Dedhamtv.com Today at 12:30 PM, 5:00 PM, 8:30 PM, & 11:15 PM Tomorrow at 8:30 AM" (Facebook)
• Dedham Public Library: "Big and Little Book Group this Saturday at 10:30! Reading is more fun when we do it together! Join us for our next Big and Little Book Group on Saturday, December 4th at 10:30AM. Our book this month is I Really Want the Cake by Simon Phi..." (Facebook)
• Dedham Public Library: "The Library is updating our strategic plan! Visit the link below for information on how to join the strategic planning committee. https://dedhamlibrary.com/strategic-plan/" (Facebook)
• Dedham Public Library: "Measuring Up - Lily LaMotte https://find.minlib.net/iii/en... Measuring Up is a middle-grade graphic novel about Cici, a 12 year old who just moved from her home in Taiwan and is starting anew in Seattle. Desperately..." (Facebook)

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Events:

• A Christmas Family Brunch @ The ICC! (December 4)
• Christmas and More on 12/4 Holiday Craft Fair (December 4)
• Open Range Saturday! (December 4)
• Saturday Sewing Class At Newton Sewing Studio, Beginners Welcome! (December 4)
• Pauline Wells - Home for Christmas 2021 (December 4)
• Taxes In Retirement Webinar (December 8)
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Announcements:

• ICC's Annual 50/50 Raffle! Up To $100,000 up for Grabs! (Details)
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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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