DEDHAM: What You Need To Know Today (Fri, Oct 8)

Rise and shine, Dedham! Let's get you started this Friday with everything you need to know going on around town today.

First, today's weather:

Sunny and beautiful. High: 74 Low: 56.

Here are the top stories in Dedham today:

1. Dedham Celebrates Ribbon Cutting Ceremony For Ames Senior Center (Dedham Patch)
2. Dedham Community Theatre To Show "Dawnland" Saturday Morning (Dedham Patch)
3. TikTok-Inspired ‘Slap A Teacher’ Challenge Assault Reported At Braintree’s East Middle School (CBS Boston)
4. Acting Mayor Janey signs order designating Monday as Indigenous Peoples Day in Boston (The Boston Globe)
5. ‘Hundreds’ of Massachusetts State Police face being fired over vaccine mandate (Boston Herald)
6. I-Team: State Police Traffic Stop Delays Kidney Delivery To Boston Children’s Hospital Transplant Patient (CBS Boston)
7. Your love letters to trees (WBUR)

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Today in Dedham:

Dedham Patch Notebook

• Dedham Police Department: "The Dedham Police Department will be participating in the Pink Patch Project for the first time during 2021, https://pinkpatchproject.com/. Patches can be purchased for $10 each. In support of the fight against breast cancer, a donation ..." (Facebook)
• Dedham Public Library: "The Cheesemongers Kitchen : Cooking With the World's Finest Cheeses. Click link https://find.minlib.net/iii/encore/record/C__Rb3174096" (Facebook)
• Dedham Firefighters IAFF Local #1735: "Our annual Open House is back! Join us at Dedham Fire HQ (Washington St) on Saturday 10/9 from 11am-1pm for our open house. Come by and meet the firefighters, see all of our gear, the trucks & learn some valuable tips about fire safety. ..." (Facebook)
• Dedham Public Library: "Magic: The Gathering Arch Enemy at Endicott October 14th from 5:30-7:30pm at Endicott Join Tobi as we play Magic: The Gathering Arch Enemy at Endicott! Arch Enemy is where one person goes against everyone else in a ‘one versus all’ encou..." (Facebook)
• Dedham Public Library: "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon - Grace Lin https://find.minlib.net/iii/en... This beloved tale from MA author Grace Lin tells the story of Minli, a young girl from a hard working family whose local folklore inspir..." (Facebook)
• Dedham Television: "Dog Park Committee~ October 4, 2021 Airing on Dedhamtv.com" (Facebook)

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Events:

• Line Dancing (October 8)
• Ballroom Dancing Class (October 8)
• DAWNLAND: Dedham Indigenous Peoples Day Film Screening (October 9)
• Free 5-Day Email Course: MA Wills and Living Trusts (October 9)
• Thriving in Your Post Divorce Life – Newton, MA 02465 (October 12)
• Social Security Seminar (October 13)
• A Craft Affair at Norwood (October 16)
• Volleyball Clinic for Girls in Grades 4-6 (October 23)
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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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