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Natick’s best benches

September 18, 2020 by Bob Brown 1 Comment

Take a load off and park yourself on one of Natick’s best benches.

These are seats recognizable for their style, significance or unusualness.

Our list will grow—this is a work in progress: Suggestions? natickreport@gmail.com

Memorial School playground Natick — Memorial Elementary School playground

Natick's Fallen Soldiers bench, Rte. 135 — Natick’s Fallen Soldiers bench on Rte. 135 near Natick VFW Post 1724

Women Veterans memorial bench at Morse Institute Library

outside art mustache bench title city — Mustache bench outside Title City Barbers in Natick Center

SmartPak Saddlery on Rte. 9 east bench — SmartPak Saddlery on Rte. 9 horse bench

Wilson Middle School, Connor Heffler bench

seating at natick common — Natick Common

Broadmoor wildlife sanctuary — Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary

log bench Hunnewell Town Forest off Oak St — In Hunnewell Town Forest off Oak Street

D'Agostino's bench — D’Agostino’s flowery bench

south natick dam bench — South Natick Dam bench is no great shakes, but can’t beat the view

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Natick Days & cats

September 12, 2020 by Bob Brown 1 Comment

The annual Natick Days community festival would have been today, Sept. 12, if it weren’t for the pandemic. That call was made a while back.

While lamenting the absence of the event this year, I was reminded of a picture I took back in 2011 of a Natick Days sign.

What’s with the cat? Was there really an issue with people bringing cats?

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Natick observes 9/11 anniversary

September 11, 2020 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

Natick police and fire department members observed the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks at a brief ceremony at 9:55am on Friday, which included a moment of silence to remember those who lost or injured in the terrorist attacks.

Natick 9/11 memorials

AMVETS Post #79 9/11 memorial — AMVETS Post #79

Fallen soldiersmemorial at VFW Post — Natick VFW Post #1274

9-11 police monument — Natick Police & Fire stations

Natick Police & Fire stations

9/11 memorial police fire — Natick Police & Fire stations

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Weekly Natick Black Lives Matter vigil set for Sunday

August 29, 2020 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

Update 8/30/20: Photos from the event.

BLM vigil on Natick Common, with beats pic.twitter.com/1N8jVwm2yW
— Natick Report (@NatickReport) August 30, 2020

Natick Black Lives Matter will be hosting its weekly vigil at Natick Common on Sunday, Aug. 30 at 3pm.

All are welcome to join in peaceful protest against racism and racial injustice.

More: Sickened by racism, Natick takes a stand

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Natick artists & friends rally behind injured couple

August 23, 2020 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

The group behind this summer’s LOVE 01760 public art campaign has taken the hundreds hearts down from the Natick Center bridge, but now they have a new cause: make hearts for Kimberly Gunner and Andy Colbert, the couple injured in the recent hit-and-run accident. The couple married last year at the bridge, then decorated with flowers.

The public is invited to create mini hearts using the template file on this page. Templates will be available this week at the Natick Center Cultural District Welcome Center, 20 Main St. Completed hearts, featuring art and messages, can be dropped off at 3 Adams St., double blue doors, by Sept. 30.

The public has already rallied around the injured couple by pledging about $90,000 through a crowdfunding campaign.