Deborah Brown

You don’t need us to tell you that an education beyond high school is expensive. Here are a few organizations that are looking to defray the costs for eligible students.

Wellesley firefighters made a dramatic rescue from the icy waters of Lake Waban on Sunday, Jan. 12. At 4:44pm, a 911 call was received for a dog that fell through the thin ice. The owner, trying to rescue “Tommy” the dog, also fell through the ice. Both Tommy and his human were well offshore and unable to make it back on their own.

Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, King: A Filmed Record is a monumental documentary that follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Natick’s 20th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration took place in the Natick High auditorium on a cold morning made beautiful by several inches of overnight snow. The all-ages […]

Help a local high school student with a heartwarming winter clothing drive as part of a climate advocacy project.

A typical day at Haskins Automotive in Wellesley consists of what you’d expect—the family-owned shop does a brisk business providing auto repair, body work, and used car sales, and has since it opened in 1929. But last Friday was no ordinary day at Haskins. The showroom floor buzzed with the energy of a couple dozen people eyeing a covered mystery vehicle, complete with giant bow on top. Looked like it was someone’s lucky day. And in this case, luck favored the prepared.

Goodbye, Year of the Dragon, hello, Year of the Snake. Wednesday, Jan. 29, is Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year. The celebratory holiday welcomes the arrival of spring, and is considered to be the most important holiday in China. The day is celebrated by millions of Asians worldwide with decorations, shopping, good food, family time, and more.

Goodbye, Year of the Dragon, hello, Year of the Snake. Wednesday, Jan. 29, is Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year. The celebratory holiday welcomes the arrival of […]

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. The Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to identify students with exceptional artistic and literary talent and present their remarkable work to the world through the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. The Awards give students opportunities for recognition, exhibition, publication, and scholarships. In 2024, more than 110,000 teens across the United States and Canada entered more than 340,000 original works in 28 different categories of art and writing.

The Natick Cultural Council has announced the distribution list of 37 grants totaling $18k (that's 3k more than last year) to fund