DEDHAM: What You Need To Know Today (Fri, Oct 1)

Good day, people of Dedham! It's me again, Mary Ellen Gambon, your host of the Dedham update.

First, today's weather:

Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 67 Low: 49.

Here are the top stories today in Dedham:

1. Ex-director of Casa Nueva Vida accused of funneling $2M in homeless shelter funding into personal accounts (WCVB Boston)
2. Senate committee deadlocks on Rachael Rollins nomination for US attorney (WCVB Boston)
3. LOOK: Two Local ‘Survivor’ Winners Are Working Together In Boston (CBS Boston)
4. This Newton home is a relative bargain at $449,900. Then again, it's only 251 square feet (The Boston Globe)
5. Boston's New Police Transparency Office Has An Important Public Meeting Thursday. But They Didn't Tell The Public. (wgbh.org)
6. Increased police presence at schools in Waltham, Lawrence, Haverhill after threats made (WCVB Boston)
7. Occupy Boston planning to gather at Fanueil Hall to call for name change of historic market| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
8. 10-year-old boy escapes clutches of kidnapping suspect in East Boston, police say (WCVB Boston)
9. Major transportation project on the Mass. Pike takes another step forward (Boston 25 News)
10. Bostonians protest expulsion of Haitians (BayStateBanner)

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Today in Dedham:

• Country Music Night with SOUTHBOUND Train (7:00 PM)

Dedham Patch Notebook

• Dedham Civic Pride: "Check out the pots in Oakdale Square" (Facebook)
• Dedham Public Library: "Did you know that we have art books? https://www.minlib.net/" (Facebook)
• Dedham Public Library: "Make a Chainmail Bracelet 9/29 @ 6:00 Linked wire rings have been used as armor and jewelry for centuries. Learn the basics of this ancient craft and leave with your own piece of extremely shiny art. Note: This is hard. This program is f..." (Facebook)
• Dedham Public Library: "The Reading List - Sara Nisha Adams https://find.minlib.net/iii/en... In her underwhelming Summer job at a library, Aleisha finds a book list that she begins in her idle time and by the end realizes that they have le..." (Facebook)
• Dedham Public Library: "Little Lab Coats: The Farm Monday October 18th @6:15-7:00PM on Zoom Find out where the broccoli on your plate and the milk in your glass actually come from! Learn how farm animals such as sheep, horses, and cows provide resources we use ..." (Facebook)
• Dedham Television: "NEW! I AM DEDHAM~ Mental Health Awareness~ and The Commission on Disabilities airing on Dedhamtv.com Today at 11:05 PM, Tomorrow at 12:00 AM, 8:25 AM, & 8:00 PM 10/2 at 2:00 AM" (Facebook)

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Events:

• Country Music Night with SOUTHBOUND Train (October 1)
• Free 5 Day Email Course: MA Wills and Living Trusts (October 2)
• NLP Empowerment for Parents (October 3)
• Open House (October 3)
• Women's Business Connection Network - Meet the Professionals (October 4)
• Commonwealth School Virtual Open House (October 5)
• Top 10 Divorce Mistakes & How to Avoid Them – Newton, MA Hub ~ No-Cost Webinar (October 6)
• A Craft Affair at Norwood (October 16)
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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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