Guitarists from as far away as Madagascar were at TCAN on Saturday to delight the crowd with their 6-string melodies. The concert featured Martin Taylor, who is world-renowned for his intricate melodies and technical skill. Check out our photos from the event above. If you were at the concert, leave a comment below and tell us your favorite part of the performance.
Volunteers from the Massachusetts Vest-A-Dog non-profit organization raised funds in Natick's Pet World shop on Saturday as part of their efforts to provide protective vests to the state's K9 units. Providing a demonstration of the capabilities of police dogs at the event was officer Chris Alberini and his furry partner, Dax, from the Ashland Police Department. During the event Dax was wearing a vest that protects from knives and can act as a hoist or a harness in various scenarios, Kathy Hinds, President of Massachusetts Vest-A-Dog said. Over its 12-year career, Massachusetts Vest-A-Dog …
The Natick Service Council gathered food for weeks at its headquarters before organizing it for delivery to the town's families in need on Tuesday. Students at Natick High School volunteered at the event, preparing bags of food that was donated by area residents. Around 300 families will benefit from this year's efforts. To donate to the Natick Service Council, head to their website.
Holding picket signs that read "be fair to those who care" and chanting "we are mighty mighty nurses," dozens of employees of the MetroWest Medical Center protested Monday afternoon for increased staff numbers in order to better treat patients. "Every patient deserves a nurse to provide basic care," Katie Murphy, an employee of the Leonard Morse hospital, said. In a press release issued by the hospital's staff on Monday, nurses said they treat too many patients at once, which compromises their ability to provide care. "When nurses have too many patients to care for at one time, …
A 5K to benefit the Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism aimed to aid financially disatvantaged households who care for an autistic family member and to fund autism research.
Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp, stars from the Broadway play RENT, performed with their bands to bring popular covers, broadway tunes and original songs to a crowd of donors.
Sitting at sewing machines, surrounded by thousands of different fabrics at Natick's Fabric Place Basement, volunteers busily crafted tiny pieces of clothing that will benefit those in need during the holidays. Lorrie Ferraro, president of the Boston Chapter Sewing Guild said she hopes the event will produce 100 handmade sets of doll-size clothing. The tiny outfits will be donated along with matching dolls, to the Toys for Tots foundation. "I've been sewing all my life, and it's better when you get to give something to someone," Sandi Henderson-Agius, volunteer at the event, said.
The Natick Neptunes traveled to Framingham for a swim meet against the Frogs last week. Natick lost 347-107.
Natick High School will be torn down on Monday as a new incarnation of the building will be ready for the upcoming school year.
Supporters for the candidates have been braving the cold weather for Town Election Day Tuesday. Upload your own photos to contribute to this photo album.
Driving down West Central Street, it's difficult to miss the giant wooden dog stationed outside the Natick Animal Clinic. Throughout the year, the business changes the dog's outfit to reflect the holiday. Today, we caught him dressed as cupid in honor of Valentine's Day on Feb. 14.
The nationwide Occupy movement spread to Natick this Saturday, with around 15 people showing up to Natick Common to protest and demand accountability in government. The group held signs and spoke to those passing by the protest. According to Betsy Boggia, who helped to organize Occupy Natick, said the group plans to meet on the common every Saturday from 11 a.m. to noon. For more information on Occupy Natick, visit the group's Facebook page.
Saturday's freak snowstorm left thousands in Natick and across the Northeast without power and some will not have it restored until Monday. Despite the inconveniences and the lack of heat, many across town are making the most of this Halloween weekend in the dark. Add your photos to this article or email them to Alissa.Letkowski@patch.com. If you don't have any photos to share, tell us what you did or are doing in the comments section below. Keep warm! And if you're still without power today and tonight, the Morse Institute Library will stay open overnight as a shelter.
Last Friday, fifteen kids from Franciscan Children's Hospital in Boston visited the Belkin Family Lookout Farm to pick apples, meet the animals and explore the farm.
The Bacon Free Library hosted art for all on Friday afternoon an event where kids can come be creative. This week’s craft was playing with modeling clay. The kids got to tons of colorful clay into whatever they wanted. Several of the kids molded their clay into the ever popular Angry Birds characters, these characters are from a well known puzzle game that was designed for touchscreen based technology. The kids really got into the clay and made their characters look very much like the ones in the game. There will be another Art for All event at the Bacon Free Library on Oct. 21. This upcoming…
More than 1,200 runners laced up their sneakers and raced to raise money for the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism on Sunday, raising more than $60,000, according to a statement. “Every year Laurie and I are so impressed with the turnout of participants,” said Doug Flutie, a Natick native. “We want to thank all of the runners who came out with their families and friends to help raise money for Dougie’s Foundation. It was great to see familiar and new faces on and around the course.” The 12th annual race, sponsored by Eastern Bank, began its 3.1 mile course at the MetroWest Medical Center…
The girls of Natick field hockey took on Needham on their home field yesterday and despite a good game, the girls tied 0-0. Natick looked strong through out the whole game, but the Needham defense kept them from scoring. In the last two minutes of the game, Natick took the ball down field and took a shot on the Needham goal. It came close to making it in, but was stopped by the Needham defense.
Bethany Health Care Center of Framingham celebrated its 50th anniversary Thursday night at a gala event in Newton, with residents from the area, including Natick, in attendance. Emceed by Kelley Tuthill, the event also honored WCVB-TV's Susan Wornick and her philanthropic work. Bethany Health Care Center has been nationally recognized. U.S. News and World Report ranked it as one of the top 18 nursing homes in the country for 2011, the only center in Massachusetts to receive the recognition.
Catie Curtis performed at the Center for Arts in Natick over the weekend. Curtis performed with Jenna Lindbo, who accompanied her on the piano and banjo as well as sang on several of the songs, also performing with Curtis was Thomas Juliano on the electric guitar. This Boston based folk singer had fans singing along and swaying to the music, while also keeping them very entertained by personal anecdotes about her life int he music business. As she lead into her song “Stretch Limousine on Fire,” the title track to her album, she recalled “I remember waiting for a cab after a show one night …
Natick's Community Organic Farm holds programs for kids of all ages, not only through out the summer, but also during the school year. Kids on Wednesday kids got to learn about the farm and the wildlife that lives on the farm. The programs at the farm emphasize experiential learning and give the kids the freedom to look, touch and ask questions about the many attributes of the farm.
