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Needham rings in the holiday season

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By Amelia Tarallo Hometown Weekly Staff December is filled with many festive events. Many towns celebrate by lighting a tree, but few can be said to be as iconic as Needham’s Blue Tree lighting. On Saturday, December 7, prior to lighting of the Blue Tree, Needhamites celebrated with a party in Powers...
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A dash of Rosemary in Needham

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By Stephen Press Hometown Weekly Staff In late August of 2016, Hometown Weekly arrived at Rosemary Pool to take in the scene. "So many pools are holes in the ground, surrounded by concrete with an asphalt parking lot – could be anywhere," Patty Carey, director of Needham Park and Recreation, told the paper at the time....
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Rosemary and time in Needham

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By Stephen Press Hometown Weekly Staff When Rosemary Lake closed in 1969 due to issues with water quality, Needham Park and Recreation determined that a temporary pool was the answer. And so it was that Rosemary Pool was born in 1972. Almost half a century later, the "temporary" Rosemary Pool has finally reached the end of...
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A new beginning for Rosemary Pool

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By Sarah Blood Hometown Weekly Correspondent While navigating the grounds of Rosemary Park and pool recreation center this past Saturday, a group of Needham residents, along with Rosemary Pool’s Director Patty Carey, discuss the grounds at length, paying particular attention to the highly-anticipated renovations of the pool into a fully-fledged recreation complex. Rosemary Park and...
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