Panel rejects MassDOT's Route 9 wetlands claim
From Natick News
- Conservation Commission presses MassDOT over Route 9 stormwater. Natick's Conservation Commission pushed back on MassDOT's claim that a Route 9 bridge exemption frees the state from wetlands review, even as the agency's own numbers show sharply increased stormwater flow into an already flood-prone channel near Lake Cochituate.Natick News
- Finance Committee reviews fall warrant, budget-format debate. Natick's Finance Committee swore in three new members and opened its fall hearings on a 17-article warrant, as members sparred over whether condensing the town's roughly $211 million budget into a single Town Meeting motion limits debate or preserves subcommittee efficiency.Natick News
Today in Natick
- Natick's 375th-anniversary powwow at Cochituate postponed. The town calendar lists Saturday's public powwow marking Natick's founding as the first Massachusetts Praying Indian town in 1651 as postponed; MetroWest Daily News had reported the gathering was set for Cochituate State Park to mark the 375th anniversary.Town of Natick
- Natick Farmers Market cancelled this Saturday. The Natick Farmers Market announced its Saturday, Sept. 26 market is cancelled due to weather, the first cancellation in 25 years; the market returns Oct. 3 with a street-fair vibe on Common Street for the rest of October.Town of Natick
- Natick's $50,000 cedar grant could reshape Pickerel Pond. Natick Patch reported on a $50,000 cedar grant that could reshape the future of Pickerel Pond, part of its daily roundup covering community grants and local environmental projects.Natick Patch
Coming up
- Tomorrow, 8:00 p.m.: Illusionist Leon Etienne plays TCAN Friday. Magician Leon Etienne brings his show Magic Rocks! to the Center for Arts in Natick's Mainstage Friday at 8 p.m., with tickets starting at $52.The Center for Arts in Natick
- Sat, Sep 26, 10:00 a.m.: Adaptive cycling program returns to rail trail. The town's All Aboard Adaptive Cycling Program runs Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. along the Cochituate Rail Trail at 11 Mechanic Street, offering adapted bikes for riders of all abilities.Town of Natick
- Mon, Sep 28, 4:00 p.m.: Natick High School Council meets Monday. Natick High School's School Council meets Monday at 4 p.m. at 15 West Street to discuss school policy and improvement planning.Town of Natick
- Mon, Sep 28, 6:30 p.m.: Trails group holds annual meeting, e-bike panel. The Friends of Natick Trails holds its annual meeting Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Morse Institute Library, followed by a panel on micromobility and e-bike use on town trails.Town of Natick
- Mon, Sep 28, 6:30 p.m.: School Committee meets Monday at Town Hall. Natick's School Committee meets Monday at 6:30 p.m. on the third floor of Town Hall, 13 East Central Street.Natick Public Schools
- Tue, Sep 29, 10:00 a.m.: Safety Committee meets Tuesday morning. The town's Safety Committee meets Tuesday from 10 to 11:30 a.m., according to the town calendar.Town of Natick
- Wed, Sep 30, 5:30 p.m.: Flower drying workshop set at organic farm. The Natick Community Organic Farm hosts a flower drying workshop Wednesday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at 117 Eliot Street.Town of Natick
- Wed, Sep 30, 8:00 p.m.: Grammy-winning blues artist Ruthie Foster plays TCAN. Grammy-winning blues and soul singer Ruthie Foster performs at the Center for Arts in Natick Wednesday at 8 p.m., with tickets starting at $49.The Center for Arts in Natick
- Thu, Oct 1, 7:00 p.m.: Library hosts virtual talk with Veronica Roth. The Morse Institute Library hosts a virtual author talk Thursday at 7 p.m. with dystopian novelist Veronica Roth on courage, choice and what comes next.Morse Institute Library
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