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971 Purple Flags Honor Overdose Victims
September 12, 2026
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Purple Flags Display Honors Lives Lost to Opioid Overdose
Volunteers from SOAR Natick and Natick 180 begin installing the Purple Flags Display at 8 a.m. today on the lawn of the First Congregational Church, with one flag for each of the 971 Massachusetts residents lost to fatal opioid overdose last year. The display remains up through Sept. 26. Anyone with questions can email SOARnatick@gmail.com.
Natick Report
'Recovery City' Film Screening and Discussion Coming to Library
Morse Institute Library screens Lisa Oliveri's addiction documentary 'Recovery City' followed by a panel discussion, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 6-8:30 p.m.
Natick Report
Natick Garden Club to Host Illustrated Lecture at Morse Library
Author and landscape designer Jana Milbocker presents 'Philadelphia—America's Garden Capital' in the Lebowitz Room, Thursday, Sept. 17, 6:30-8 p.m.
Natick Report
Bacon Free Library to Host Romance Book Club on Julie Olivia Novel
The Book Boyfriends Anonymous romance book club meets via Zoom Tuesday, Sept. 15, to discuss 'If It Makes You Happy' by Julie Olivia.
Bacon Free Library
Finance Committee DPW Subcommittee Holds Hybrid Meeting Tuesday
Natick's Finance Committee DPW Subcommittee meets in a hybrid format on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026.
Town of Natick
School Committee Meeting Set for Monday
The Natick School Committee meets in person and virtually Monday, Sept. 14, 6-9 p.m., at Town Hall's third floor, 13 East Central St.
Town of Natick
Finance Committee Capital Subcommittee Meets Tuesday
Natick's Finance Committee Capital Subcommittee meets Tuesday, Sept. 15, from 7 p.m.
Town of Natick
Select Board Meeting Set for Wednesday
The Natick Select Board meets Wednesday, Sept. 16, 6-9 p.m., at Town Hall's second floor, 13 East Central St.
Town of Natick
Charles River Dam Removal Complete; Old Town Park Reopens
Active construction on the Charles River dam removal project has finished and Old Town Park has fully reopened, with the town now moving into Phase III: Monitoring and Maintenance.
Town of Natick
TCAN Hosts 'Italian Wannabe' Film and Community Program
TCAN presents 'Italian Wannabe: An Afternoon of Film, Conversation & Community,' a film screening and discussion, Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 12-13, at its Summer Street location.
The Center for Arts in Natick
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