Meet the therapy dogs at Bacon Free Library in Natick

July 20, 2021 by Admin Leave a Comment

Calling all dog lovers—come to the Bacon Free Library grounds on Wednesday, July 21, 10am-11am to meet and greet a variety of therapy dogs. Since these dogs have received extensive training to help people in need, they are very smart, mellow, and sweet. They can handle a lot of love from dog lovers of all ages. These pups can also help people who are fearful or unsure of dogs to learn how to safely approach and pet a dog.

DATE: Wednesday, July 21
TIME: 10am-11am
LOCATION: Bacon Free Library, 58 Eliot Street, Natick, MA

Natick athletes recognized as All-Scholastics

July 19, 2021 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

A handful of Natick High School student-athletes earned recognition for their efforts during the Spring and Fall II seasons through the Globe All-Scholastics program (a print version was available on Sunday, July 18). A bunch more athletes earned honorable mention and all-star honors.

Natick’s All-Scholastics:

Katherine Canty, pitcher and RBI machine, softball
Colby LeBlanc, boys lacrosse
Jalyn Aponte, running back, football
Will Lederman, QB, football
Joe Babson, wrestling

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Natick COVID-19 update: Fully vaxxed settles at 84%

July 17, 2021 by Bob Brown 2 Comments

The share of Natick’s eligible population fully vaccinated against COVID-19 is stuck at 84%, with the 20-29 age category the biggest holdup in getting that percentage higher, according to weekly data released by the state. Statewide, COVID-19 numbers have started to creep up, as the highly contagious Delta variant of the virus infects people, mainly those who are unvaccinated.

(Note, we updated this post to reflect the overall percentage of those vaccinated who are eligible. Previously, we had reported that 72% of Natick residents have been fully vaccinated, based on the state data shown below, but that’s of a total population that includes those under the age of 12 and who are not eligible for COVID-19 vaccines.)

More than 26,000 of about 31,000 Natick residents eligible for the vaccine have now been fully vaccinated, and the state is approaching 4.3 million fully vaccinated against the disease.

Natick is nearing 80% of its overall population with at least 1 dose. State data shows that 93% of 16-19-year-olds in Natick are now fully vaxxed. Those in the 20-29 age range have the most catching up to do, languishing at 69%—though 76% have now had at least 1 dose.

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Upcoming Natick outdoor concerts

July 16, 2021 by Deborah Brown Leave a Comment

Catch the fun sounds of Classic Groove on Monday, July 19, 7pm-8:45 and the family-friendly Ben Rudnick and Friends (be sure to request “A Frog Named Sam”) on Wednesday, 6:30pm-7:15pm.