Dedham's Noble and Greenough Free Skate for Elementary Schools

  Each year, for almost a decade now, the folks at the Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, offer the children of our four elementary schools a “free skate” at their Bliss Omni Flood Arena. The Omni Rink is a fully enclosed facility that is used for the Nobles ice hockey teams in the winter and converts in to indoor tennis courts in the spring.  The Noble and Greenough School is a 5-day coed day/boarding school for students in grades 7-12. Their mission is to inspire leadership and to motivate their students to achieve their highest potential – both academically and personally.  In what Oakdale Elementary School Principal, Holli Armstrong calls “a very nice community gesture,” dozens of local boys and girls turn out to take advantage of …

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Noble and Greenough School Students Turn Apartments into Homes for Homeless

Students volunteered at Hearth’s all new residential program Olmsted Green.

  Recently, eight students from Noble and Greenough School in Dedham volunteered at Hearth, to assemble and arrange furniture, install shower curtains and place fresh linens on beds as a part of the organization’s adopt-a-room program at Hearth at Olmsted Green, the new residential program in Dorchester. Hearth is a Boston-based non-profit that works to eliminate homelessness among the elderly and its newly constructed Olmsted Green will provide 59 three-room apartment homes to currently homeless seniors in Boston. Many of whom have called the streets of Boston and cots in shelters “home” for years will soon move in. The property offers a laundry room on each floor, common areas including a dining room with a gas fireplace, fitness area …

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5 Things to Do This Weekend: June 1-3

The local high schools provide much of this weekend's action.

It's Thursday, and you've got no idea what you'll do for the weekend. Dedham Patch is coming to the rescue. 1. The Odd Couple Where/When: Friday June 1, 7 p.m. at the Dunne Auditorium at Dedham High School. Why go: The play will be performed by the Dedham High School Drama Guild, featuring a cast of eight DHS students. See the play that spawned the sitcom! $5 at the door. 2. Dedham High School Girls Softball Playoff Game Where/When: Saturday June 2, 3 p.m. Dedham High School. Why go: The Dedham girls posted a 15-5 record in 2012 and stand poised for a strong playoff run, starting today at Holliston. 3. Showing of Documentary: Miss Representation Where/When: Sunday June 3, 9:45 a.m. at the Dedham Community Theatre. Why go: The film, which …

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VIDEO: Nobles Castle Project Aims for Fall Completion

The video was produced by Noble and Greenough School.

  The Noble and Greenough School Castle project is well underway, with plans to finish by the fall. The project includes a 13,000 square foot addition, a modernization of utilities in the historical structure and expansion of the dining area to accomodate more students.

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Firefighters Battle Large Brush Fire at Noble and Greenough

No buildings were damaged during prolonged firefighting operations.

  Dedham and Westwood Firefighters battled a large brush fire that consumed about two acres ajoining the Noble and Greenough School grounds on Jenny Lane. The fire broke out around 2 p.m. Saturday, just as another brush fire was being fought in the area of Joyce Lane. Firefighters were confronted with very dry conditions, as well as difficulties with water supply to attack the fire. Water had to be accessed from a hydrant on the Nobles campus. A feeder hose line was stretched from the campus, across an athletic field, into Dedham Engine 2 and then to a Brush Truck deep in the woods. At one time the fire threatened to spread to a school building, but firefighters were able to contain it.  No injuries were reported and firefighters remained …

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5 Things You Need to Know Today: Jan. 17

Today's weather, DHS boy's basketball and a joint Planning Board meeting.

"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 

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Nobles Hockey to Play at Fenway

The Bulldogs will square off against rival Milton Academy next week.

The Noble and Greenough boy's hockey team will get a chance to skate on hallowed ground - outside. Nobles and rival Milton Academy will battle on Jan. 4 at Fenway Park as part of Sun Life Frozen Fenway, an outdoor event featuring eight high school and collegiate hockey games at the historic ballpark. “Boston is the best sports town in America and the capital of the hockey world,” said Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino in a statement.

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9 Seniors From Dedham Graduate from Nobles

Nobles students received their diplomas at a ceremony Friday morning.

"Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got till it's gone?" Joni Mitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi" echoed through the Noble and Greenough School's auditorium as members of the senior class performed the 1970 hit on stage. The senior celebrated assembly for the last time Friday, but carried their enthusiasm and energy into the school's graduation ceremony.  School Life Council President Thomas Kelly kicked off the ceremony as he compared the seniors' high school experience to Huckleberry Finn's journey in Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Kelly, a Dedham resident, encouraged his classmates to band together as they prepare to face new challenges. "We hope to prove ourselves as some of the best and brightest …

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Tim Davis

10:29 pm on Saturday, June 4, 2011

Great article Dan! Welcome to the patch family!   more ›

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5 Things You Need to Know Today: June 3

Today's weather, donut day and MIAA playoffs start for Dedham teams.

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Postal Workers, Volunteers Help Bring in Food

Volunteers organized the slew of food collected as part of the National Stamp Out Hunger Drive on Saturday.

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