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- October 18, 2026 — State awards $12.5M for Linden Street housing
- October 17, 2026 — Football beats Braintree 21-7 for first win
- October 16, 2026 — Healey, Minogue Clash at Final Debate in Town
- October 15, 2026 — Train horn ban at Hersey crossing starts Dec. 1
- October 14, 2026 — LWV publishes guide to Nov. 3 races, 9 questions
- October 13, 2026 — Planning Board Weighs Central Ave. Chabad Center
- October 12, 2026 — Power Choice Reports $1.87M in First-Year Savings
- October 11, 2026 — Residents Voice Complaints About HotSpot App
- October 10, 2026 — Six-state police crackdown on Route 128 Oct. 13–15
- October 9, 2026 — Finance Committee backs Pollard borrowing, 5-4
- October 8, 2026 — FinCom backs third-floor cap, not side-wall limits
- October 7, 2026 — Mandarin Cuisine to close Oct. 31 after 37 years
- October 6, 2026 — Library plans Nov. 21 reception for N.C. Wyeth gift
- October 5, 2026 — Recovery art series starts tonight at Memorial Park
- October 4, 2026 — WWII veteran, 100, gets honorary diploma
- October 3, 2026 — Demolition delay hearing set for 1843 farmhouse
- October 2, 2026 — Pollard $325.4M plan faces Oct. 19, Nov. 3 votes
- October 1, 2026 — DEA seizes 5+ kilos of cocaine on Third Avenue
- September 30, 2026 — $50K Seeds New High School Internship Network
- September 29, 2026 — Bill Could Let Tenants Match Building Sale Offers
- September 28, 2026 — Flood watch continues through 2 a.m. Tuesday
- September 27, 2026 — 123 Anonymous Overdose Kits Accessed This Summer
- September 26, 2026 — Nor'easter may bring flooding, power outages
- September 25, 2026 — Wind advisory runs to early Sunday; gusts to 47 mph
- September 24, 2026 — Kindergarten enrollment over 8% below projections
- September 23, 2026 — Circle of Peace Returns to the Town Common
- September 22, 2026 — Monthly Memory Cafe launches for dementia care
- September 21, 2026 — Rail back on schedule; bridge shut to December
- September 20, 2026 — Yom Kippur begins tonight: Kol Nidrei at 6:30
- September 19, 2026 — Volleyball streak ends; football falls 12-7
- September 18, 2026 — Commuter Rail suspended Friday night to Sunday
- September 17, 2026 — DPW Repairs Sewage Leak Near Rosemary Brook
- September 16, 2026 — High School junior Elijah Chen dies suddenly
- September 15, 2026 — Fatal Christmas Eve fire ruled accidental
- September 14, 2026 — Park Board Weighs Possible Elliot Field Closure
- September 13, 2026 — Football Sets Season Goals Under Kopcso
- September 12, 2026 — Nearly 100 Mark 25 Years Since 9/11 at Memorial
- September 11, 2026 — Karen Peirce Appointed to Park & Rec Commission
- September 10, 2026 — Tax calculator estimates Pollard cost
- September 9, 2026 — Library art show opens; meet artist tonight
- September 8, 2026 — Pollard project update before Select Board
- September 7, 2026 — Dedham's 1M-sq-ft 'Campus at 128' draws pushback
- September 6, 2026 — Last day of current MWRTA bus service
- September 5, 2026 — $41M secured to rebuild Linden Terrace housing
- September 4, 2026 — Indoor golf club approved for Kendrick Street
- September 3, 2026 — Students Back in Class, New Literacy Plan
- September 2, 2026 — Pay parking meters by phone starting Friday