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Sullivan's Travels: Help determine future of South Natick dam Wicked Local For nearly 90 years, since the days of the Great Depression, the dam at South Natick has drawn visitors – animal and human – to its beauty. It has been the inspiration for artists, a few moments of peace for bench-sitters, and even where the occasional fish becomes dinner for the occasional heron. But the dam is aging. There’s the possibility the dam could fail, causing damage to property downriver. According to information provided by the town, the current dam – there’s been a dam at this site since colonial...

Family Promise Metrowest is holding two events to raise funds to help local homeless families.

Sullivan's Travels: Local Relay for Life takes to the road this year This year’s Relay for Life of Natick, Framingham, Sherborn, Ashland and Holliston is hitting the road. According to Lewis Glass, one of this year’s organizers, plans call for a “Rolling Relay,” starting at Dover-Sherborn High School, then on to Natick with a finish in Framingham. There will be an FM transmitter to broadcast the ceremonies in each location and “on the road” between locations. Organizers are also planning a modified luminaria ceremony using lawn signs, as well as live entertainment along the route,...

Sullivan's Travels: Natick begins planning for Memorial Day The calendar may read April, but Natick is already making plans for Memorial Day. Like last year, there will be no “traditional” parade. Instead, there will be a car parade through town, with stops at the cemeteries and the Town Common. There will also be a stop at the Indian Burial Ground on Pond Street, where the Sons of the American Revolution will conduct a re-internment ceremony for Alexander Quapish, a Praying Indian who fought during the Revolutionary War. Also, the annual Transfer of Flags will be held virtually this year...

Sullivan's Travels: Join Sound & Spirit for a virtual holiday concert Wicked Local  Like everyone else stuck in the pandemic vortex, Sound & Spirit had to find a way to perform without the benefit of a live audience.        The group will present its first virtual concert, called “Thankful.”             Guaranteed to delight its audience just as it does the 84 choir members who bravely jumped into the virtual realm, this true multigenerational performance choir ranges in age from 8 to 80-plus. The concert spotlights songs of every genre and era, from Regney’s majestic...