🌱 Dedham: What's Happening Today (Thu, Nov 18)

Morning, people of Dedham! It's me again, Mary Ellen Gambon, your host of the Dedham Daily.

First, today's weather:

Breezy in the afternoon. High: 69 Low: 39.

Here are the top stories in Dedham today:

1. 15 Thanksgiving Feasts and Takeout Packages in Boston (Boston magazine)
2. Consumer watchdog group lists 10 Worst Toys for 2021 (WCVB Boston)
3. Removal of tents, people from Mass and Cass paused as Boston Mayor Michelle Wu embarks on first full day (WCVB Boston)
4. Boston parking wars will be ongoing (The Boston Globe)
5. ‘Save Mass Ave’ group pushes back on bike lanes planned for Cambridge’s largest thoroughfare (Wicked Local)
6. Needham teen selected to join international campaign to address food insecurity (Wicked Local)

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Today in Dedham:

• Springtide Child Development Dedham Grand Opening This Thursday 11/18 2-4p (2:00 PM)
• Grand Opening: Springtide Helps Children Thrive At New Autism Child Development Center (2:00 PM)
• Select Board - Town of Dedham (6:30 PM)
• Dedham Historical Society & Museum Virtual Presentation by Rare Book Specialist Ken Gloss (7:00 PM)
• Collecting Books: An Evening with Ken Gloss. Dedham Historical free Webinar (7:00 PM)

Dedham Patch Notebook

• 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: "Are you following an elephant and a piggie? if so, click here! ---> https://find.minlib.net/iii/encore/record/C__Rb3945772" (Facebook)
• Dedham Public Library: "Magic: The Gathering Feat: Everything and the Kitchen Sink December 2nd from 5:30-7:30pm at Endicott Join Tobi as we play every Magic: The Gathering variant we have learned this year in one! Everything from Explorers of Ikoria to Planech..." (Facebook)
• Dedham Television: "FALL TOWN MEETING~ November 15, 2021 Airing on Dedhamtv.com" (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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