Morse Institute Library To Screen 'Recovery City' Documentary Sept. 15
The Morse Institute Library will screen the documentary "Recovery City" and host a panel discussion on addiction recovery on Sept. 15, according to reports from MetroWest Daily News and Milford Daily News. The event stood out on an otherwise light day of Natick news that also included a MassDOT update on the Routes 27/9 interchange project and several community volunteer stories.
TOWN HALL
MassDOT posted an update Monday on the Routes 27/9 interchange improvement project in Natick, according to the town's official News Flash. The posting did not include further detail beyond the update notice itself; residents can find the full item on the town's civic alerts page.
Separately, Tuesday's Massachusetts state primary, previewed in earlier Patch coverage, brings Natick voters to the polls across the town's precincts.
COMMUNITY & ARTS
The Morse Institute Library will screen "Recovery City," a documentary about addiction recovery, followed by a panel discussion on Sept. 15. "Natick MA library will screen acclaimed 'Recovery City.' What to know." The screening pairs the film with a community conversation about the disease and paths to treatment, according to MetroWest Daily News and Milford Daily News, which both carried the report today (read it at https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/story/news/local/2026/08/31/recovery-city-documentary-gets-sept-15-screening-morse-institute-library-natick-ma/91507201007/).
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
"Natick MA company to build playhouses for military kids. Here's when." Employees at Natick-based MathWorks are partnering with Habitat for Humanity this week to build playhouses for children of military families, according to MetroWest Daily News (read it at https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/story/news/local/2026/08/31/natick-ma-mathworks-employees-will-build-playhouses-for-military-children-habitat-for-humanity/91490544007/).
"🌱 Patch AM: Are Natick's immigrant families getting the health support they really need?" Patch's morning roundup raised questions about whether immigrant families in Natick have adequate access to health resources, without elaborating further in the preview, per Natick Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/natick).
"Natick nonprofit news: Cocotree Kids hosting Rise & Shine Breakfast; Service Council awarded $10k." The nonprofit Cocotree Kids is holding a Rise & Shine Breakfast fundraiser while the Natick Service Council received a $10,000 grant, part of a wider wave of fall nonprofit fundraising news, according to Natick Report (read it at https://www.natickreport.com/2026/08/natick-nonprofit-news-cocotree-kids-hosting-rise-service-council-awarded-10k-golf-tourney-fundraiser-on-tap-sincere-foundation-grant-deadline-approaches/).
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.