Natick Sets October 20 Date for Fall Annual Town Meeting

Natick set October 20 as the date for its Fall Annual Town Meeting. The Town Clerk's office posted a formal intent-to-call notice Tuesday confirming a 7:30 p.m. start at Kennedy Middle School, giving town meeting members and residents more than three months' lead time before the fall wa…

Natick youth basketball teams closed out their travel season with deep playoff runs, while Natick Little League opened registration for summer baseball and softball.

Natick Little League has opened registration for its summer baseball and softball programs, open to residents only. Meanwhile, Natick Youth Basketball highlighted the close of its travel season: the Boys 8C team went 6-5 in league play, won three straight playoff games, and reached the …

Natick Launches Survey on Interim Uses for Former Johnson School

Natick asks residents to weigh in on interim uses for the former Johnson School. Town staff this week posted a survey and a companion interim-use matrix outlining possible short-term options for the vacant elementary school property, part of a Johnson Future Use project that has pivoted…

Natick Median Sale Price Reaches $1.1M as Upper-End Deals Lead June Market

Natick recorded 18 deeds between June 12 and July 11, 2026, with sale prices disclosed in 10 of those transfers; the remaining eight were trust, estate, or intra-family conveyances with no consideration recorded. Among priced sales, transactions ranged from $300,000 to $1,705,000, with …

Charles River Dam removal set for July 16 amid resident pushback

Charles River Dam removal looms as South Natick residents mourn an "iconic landmark" ahead of the July 16 demolition date. MetroWest Daily News and Wicked Local both reported on opponents reflecting on the dam's history as water levels in the Charles River are lowered in preparation for…

Natick Select Board Appoints Eight Volunteers to Six Committees in Single Session

Natick Select Board fills eight committee seats across six boards in one evening.

Natick Select Board Approves Suru Liquor License, Advances Johnson School Reuse Plan

Natick Select Board unanimously approves Japanese restaurant license and endorses Johnson School interim-use calendar at a four-hour meeting.

Crews Lower Charles River To Begin South Natick Dam Removal

Crews start lowering the Charles River in South Natick ahead of dam removal set for this fall. The work, which MetroWest Daily News reports is dropping river levels by nearly a foot per day, marks the first visible step toward eliminating the South Natick dam and reshaping that stretch …

Select Board to Hear Main Street and Johnson Property Plans Wednesday

Natick's Select Board meets Wednesday with two consequential planning items on its July 8 docket. The board will consider a matrix of interim-use options for the Johnson property and continue discussing the Main Street Improvement Project, with public comment explicitly invited on the l…

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