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Crews began renovations this week at Natick's Health Center pump station behind 231 North Main Street, work expected to run through December. The town, in a Friday News Flash post, also opened Natick Days applications to non-profit organizations and youth groups looking to take part in …

A floating boardwalk planned over a Natick pond would connect previously separated walking trails, per a CBS News Boston report published Thursday evening. Meanwhile, the Select Board is recruiting residents for two volunteer posts — the Commission on Disability and the Economic Develop…

Bacon Street paving work continues even as a flash flood watch raises the stakes for Natick this week. The Department of Public Works pressed ahead with its Bacon Street project update on July 29, while forecasters warned of a potential "life-threatening flood event," per a Natick Patch…

Natick imposed a mandatory ban on all nonessential outdoor water use this week, even as a years-long harassment saga tied to eBay closed out with a massive payday for a local couple. The town's News Flash announced the water restriction with no stated end date, directing residents to th…

The governor has endorsed Ravi Simon in the 13th Middlesex District race covering Natick. According to Wayland Patch, the endorsement adds to a list that already includes the Massachusetts AFL-CIO. On the town-hall front, contractors began demolishing the Charles River Dam spillway with…

Natick's Freedom Team is stepping up its response as the town sees a rise in reported hate incidents, Natick Patch reports. The town's News Flash confirms 2026 roadway improvement work resumes the week of July 27, and crews began demolishing the Charles River Dam spillway on July 23 wit…

Walnut Hill School for the Arts has named Craig Sellers interim head of school for the next two years, per a MetroWest Daily News report published Thursday. Separately, Natick's Fire Department launched a new community survey to help shape its long-term strategic plan for emergency resp…

Natick will build a 195-foot floating boardwalk at Pickerel Pond, linking the Oakdale and Wethersfield neighborhoods with new trail access. The town's News Flash says construction on the connector, which promises scenic views and close-up looks at the pond's beavers, begins in late Augu…

A $150 million federal solicitation for sleeping bags at the Natick Soldier Systems Center surfaced this week. The Army's Combat Capabilities Development Command post highlights the base's continued footprint in Natick's economy. Meanwhile, the town's Community Preservation Committee is…

Parole granted in Natick's 2006 fatal stabbing case anchors a quiet stretch for town institutions. Oscar Rosa, convicted in 2008 of fatally stabbing Craig Viera outside a nightclub two years earlier, has been granted parole after nearly two decades, MetroWest Daily News reports. Natick'…