UPDATED: School Starts in Dedham Today!

Honoring Our Fallen Veterans

The Combined Veterans Council, along with Veterans' Liaison Officer Francis O'Brien, is reaching out to families of deceased Veterans from all Wars. The council and the town are planning to erect memorial signs for deceased Veterans who made the supreme sacrifice during a war.

If you know of a family member, that was living in Dedham at the time of their untimely death during a war please let contact the Dedham Veterans Office at 781-751-9265. Family members such as a husband, father, brother, sister or cousin may be eligible for a memorial sign. These signs will not replace existing street signs but will be placed on top of pre-existing street names. The sign will have the deceased veteran's name, branch of service and conflict they serviced.  It is the hope of the council to place these signs as close to proximity to the Veterans home address. It is also the intentions of the council to have these signs in place and dedicated before Veterans Day 2010.

Rotarians Help Fund Solar-Powered Well in Nigerian Village

Rotary International is recognizing World Water Week (Sept. 5-11). As part of this initiative, the Dedham Rotary Club and the Neponset Valley Sunrise Rotary Club have joined with other area clubs (Brookline, Needham and Westwood) to help fund the installation of a solar powered well in a Nigerian village. The clubs received a $35,000 grant from the Rotary Foundation. And along with Rotary District 7910, they will be contributing club funds to complete the project which is scheduled to begin in November and be completed in the spring 2011..

Oh, Back to School, Back to School...

Dedham public schools returned to the classroom this morning to begin the 2010 school year. It will be the final full school year - if all goes to plan - for Avery School students in their current building. New teachers received orientation at the Endicott Estate last week, and all teachers reported to school yesterday for meetings and their own orientation. If you have pictures of your child on their first day of school, either e-mail them to TimothyR@patch.com, or upload them right on this page.

Cafe Video Paradiso Is Now Paradiso Cafe

To concentrate on his coffee business, Ali Koushan says he changed the name of his cafe-video combo business to Paradise Cafe. He will still rent and sell movies, but says he wanted to draw attention to where he's invested money. Koushan says a new sign will be up within a couple of weeks.

Dedham High School Sports Season Kicks Off This week!

DHS sports starts its regular season today with Mauraders field hockey, golf and girls soccer. And be sure to mark your calendars for Saturday when the DHS football team takes to the field for the first time this season when they travel to Braintree for the season opener. Support your team and get down there, looks like the weather is going to be perfect for high school football!

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