Natick mourns high school junior who died in car crash

March 7, 2021 by Admin Leave a Comment

Hundreds gathered at Natick High School on Sunday to mourn the death of junior Giovanni Taboh, who died after being thrown from a vehicle involved in a car crash on 93 South in Canton on Saturday night.

The 17-year-old Gio Taboh died after the Jeep he was a passenger in smashed into another car on an off ramp and rolled over.

“We are all devastated by the passing of Giovanni Taboh, a Junior at Natick High School,” Principal Brian Harrigan said in a message to the school community. “Gio was a fantastic human being loved by so many students and adults in our community.”

A WHDH-TV report includes remembrances from students who grew up with Taboh.

A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to raise funds for funeral and medical expenses.

Condolences to Gio’s family and friends.

Police investigating death of women in her thirties in Natick

November 25, 2020 by Admin Leave a Comment

From the Middlesex District Attorney’s office, regarding a death investigation at Natick’s Avalon apartment complex at 1 Chrysler Rd.

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Natick Chief of Police James Hicks have confirmed an ongoing death investigation at a residence in Chrysler Road in Natick.

On November 24, 2020, at approximately 3:52 pm, Natick Police and Fire responded to a 911 call for an unresponsive female at a residence in 1 Chrysler Road, Natick. Upon arrival, officers located a female victim in her thirties deceased in the home suffering from apparent trauma. The preliminary investigation suggests that this is not a random event and there is no threat to the public.

Additional updates will be provided when they become available.

This is an active and ongoing investigation being conducted by the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts State Police assigned to that office, Natick Police Department and Massachusetts State Police Crime Scene Services Unit.

The Natick Police Department posted on its Facebook page words of support to the public:

Please keep the victim and her family and friends in your thoughts as you prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday. We have no additional information at this time so please don’t call. The investigation is ongoing and suggests at this time that there is no threat to the public. Thank you.

More: WCVB-TV 5 report

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The Jeopardy! answer is… Natick

November 17, 2020 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

Here’s a bit of a belated tribute to Alex Trebek, the longtime Jeopardy! game show host who passed away earlier this month.

Jeopardy! fans have created a database, the J! Archive, of more than 400,000 clues, and Natick shows up twice, sort of.

via GIPHY

Clue: This largest deer’s name is from the Natick Indian language, not the cows’

Answer (in the form of a question): What is a moose?

No one got it right.

Clue: Priestly, Watt & Wedgwood were in a scientific club of “Lunaticks” whose meetings were set for each one of these

Answer: What is a full moon?

Hey, don’t blame for that one. That’s what shows up in the search engine.

Six Natick residents are listed as having played on Jeopardy:

Alex Rubington, a marketing communication coordinator from Natick, Massachusetts	Season 21 1-time champion: $6,800 + $1,000.
Sharon Rozines, a solutions support engineer from Natick, Massachusetts	Season 17 player (2001-07-04).
Cinnamon Stetler, a research technician from Natick, Massachusetts	Season 16 player (2000-06-08).
Elayna Kotsaftis, a treasury associate from Natick, Massachusetts	Season 19 player (2003-05-23).
Toby Crew, a commercial pilot from Natick, Massachusetts	Season 29 player (2013-07-12).
Terri Evans, a writer and editor from Natick, Massachusetts	Season 35 player (2019-06-11).

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Natick Historical Society recalls Jim Morley

October 19, 2020 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

Natick Historical Society earlier this month posted a tribute to Jim Morley, a longtime board member and the group’s former president, who passed away in late September at the age of 99.

The Society wrote in part: “He was a tenacious researcher, with a remarkable depth of knowledge of Natick history. A compelling storyteller, he made history accessible, weaving together the threads of Natick’s story for countless audiences.”

Eliot Church in Natick celebrated Mr. Morley’s latest book, Natick 1651-2000: The Many Lives of a Storied New England Town, in early March, shortly before Massachusetts declared a state of emergency due to the pandemic.

Natick Pegasus has reposted a talk Mr. Morley delivered in 2014 about historic homes of Natick from the 1800s that gives you a sense of what the Historical Society meant in its tribute.

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Natick mourns passing of Mysore (Ravi) Ravindra, a man the town relied upon

September 9, 2020 by Bob Brown 2 Comments

Mysore (Ravi) Ravindra passed away peacefully at the age of 80 at his home in Natick on Aug. 15, leaving behind a legacy of good works in the town.

A longtime structural engineer, Ravindra shared his knowledge in helping the town develop buildings such as Kennedy Middle School, Natick High School and the Community-Senior Center. He played a key role in helping the town get big projects done on time and under budget.

Natick Select Board Chair Jonathan Freedman shared remembrances of Ravindra following a general moment of silence near the start of last week’s meeting. “Ravi was one of the people this town relies on to get things done in the way that it does,” he said.

Ravindra was a strong cricket player as a youth and young man growing up in India and England. He switched to tennis after moving to the United States, where he became a citizen, and enjoyed years of playing the sport.

The tennis courts at Natick High were named after Ravindra in 2015. A MetroWest Daily News story at the time included this fun fact: “[Ravindra is] credited with recognizing a flaw in the preliminary design for the high school tennis courts. The original plan had the baselines facing east and west rather than the preferable north and south. The plan was adjusted and Ravindra’s contribution is now acknowledged for all to see.”

Ravindra is survived by his wife Judy and daughter Jyothi.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Natick Service Council in his name.

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