🌱 Patch AM: More Than $180K Raised For Family Of Needham Woman Killed In Fire

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In today's newsletter:

• Needham community raises over $180K after fatal Woodworth Road fire

Also on today's calendar: 2026 New England Stamp Expo (Friday and Saturday Jan 9-10) and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: I think I’ll wear only one boot today. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Variably cloudy and breezy, with a high of 33 and low of 27 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 30, low: 12. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Sun mixing with clouds; cold, with a high of 25 and low of 18 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• More Than $180K Raised For Family Of Needham Woman Killed In Fire (patch.com) — Needham residents are rallying around the family of 21-year-old Kayla Renee Corrigan, who died in a devastating house fire on Woodworth Road, raising more than $180,000 through an online fundraiser. The donations will help her family with funeral costs, temporary housing, and basic necessities, while local firefighters and Syracuse University leaders publicly honor her life and ask the community to keep her loved ones in their thoughts.
   

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Saturday January 3

• Colors Storytime with Celebree
  Children's Room Needham Free Public Library , 1139 Highland Avenue , Needham
  10:30 am

Monday January 5

• Preschool Palooza
  Library Community Room Needham Free Public Library , 1139 Highland Avenue , Needham
  10:00 am
• Teen Group Takeover with Tony! (for Middle School and High Schoolers)
  Library Community Room Needham Free Public Library , 1139 Highland Avenue , Needham
  2:45 pm
• CLIMATE ACTION COMMITTEE
  Webster Room, Public Service Admin , 500 Dedham Ave , Needham
  6:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Virtual Program: Artists Inspired by Maine
  Needham Calendar Needham, MA 02492
  6:30 pm

Friday January 9

• 2026 New England Stamp Expo (Friday and Saturday Jan 9-10)
  The Verve Hotel Boston Natick, Tapestry Collection by Hilton , 1360 Worcester St , Natick
  9:00 am

Monday January 12

• High Rock / Pollard School Advisory Meeting
  Pollard Middle School , 200 Harris Avenue , Needham
  3:10 pm
• Revised PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION - HYBRID
  Needham Calendar , HYBRID: Memorial Park Fieldhouse and Zoom 92 Rosemary St , Needham
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 31

• New Year's Noon Party!
  Main Library - Children's Room
  11:15 am
• NYE Comedy Night - Late Show
  Dedham Community Theatre , 580 High St , Dedham
  9:00 pm

Thursday January 1

• Town Hall Closure
  Town Hall Norwood, MA 02062
• Library Closed
  Wellesley Free Library , 530 Washington St , Wellesley

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A structure fire with reported smoke on arrival was reported at 59 Margaret Street in Norwood, MA, with the fire on the second floor.
  11:48AM on Dec 29: A structure fire was reported at 59 Margaret St, Norwood, MA. (Nextdoor )
• Braintree fire operations are using Channel 5 and Braintree prime, with NCC Channel 2 released.
  11:27AM on Dec 29: Braintree is using Channel 5 operations for fire ground communications. (Nextdoor )

• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser in Needham. Apply here.
• Playa Bowls posted a job opening for Assistant Manager, Non Exempt in Wellesley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Needham here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wellesley

• New boardwalk at Guernsey Sanctuary in Wellesley under (snow)cover for now (theswellesleyreport.com)
• New and improved: These 13 eastern MA restaurants will open in 2026 (wickedlocal.com)
• Club sports are reshaping youth athletics—at what cost? (wcvb.com)

Dedham

• Drama at the Trump-Kennedy Center (usatoday.com)

Brookline

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