Week in Review

Frozen Fenway, Sears Plans and Memory Lane

A look at the past week’s most notable stories.

This Week in Review is a special one for us at Dedham Patch, because we had the chance this past week to look back at the entire year, one filled with many newsworthy Dedham residents. As you peruse the site right now, you’ll find the year’s best photos, our top videos and the year in sports. We also compiled some of your favorite Tireless Tales and we grabbed the Town Hall stories that had everyone talking. In other news this week, Nobles took to Fenway Park to compete in hockey action, while Emily Mosca demonstrated why she is a leader on the ice and off. Dedham Police announced plans to conduct investigations at local alcohol establishments and Sears announced that it will not close its Dedham Mall store, despite plans to close hundreds…

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5 Things to Do This Weekend: April 9-10

Put on your weekend boots and get ready to stomp away the week's monotony. Here are a few things to do to release some of that hard-earned tension.

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend. Dedham Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities to hit and new bars/restaurants/shops to explore.

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Gallery: Nobles Downed by St. Sebastian's in ISL Hockey Showdown

Nobles had a 3-0 lead slip out of their grasp to lose 5-4 Wednesday afternoon.

The Nobles boys hockey team dropped a chance to control their own destiny heading down the homestretch of the Independent School League regular season. The Bulldogs (12-5, 5-2) pummeled St. Sebastian's in the first period with a 3-0 lead thanks to goals by Matthew Harlow, Chris Calnan and Adam Gilmour. St. Sebastian's roared back with five unanswered goals and eventually won 5-4 on Wednesday. Nobles goalie Connor Maher made 24 saves. The Bulldogs will play Rivers at home Friday evening.

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Bulldogs Basketball Notch Win in Middlesex Tournament

Nobles beat Berwick Saturday in a balanced scoring attack to improve to 2-5 on the season.

Noble's basketball team entered the Middlesex Tournament this weekend looking to get better. "We haven't put it all together, we need 32 minutes of execution," said senior captain Tom Kelly, of Dedham, referring to his team's 2-5 record after dropping the first two games of the tournament. The Bulldogs responded, winning the consolation game of the tournament over Berwick Saturday afternoon. On Friday night, missed lay-ups cost the Bulldogs a chance to win the tournament after their 55-30 loss to Brooks. The Bulldogs tried to regroup in time for Saturday's 8:30 a.m. start against St. George's School of Middletown, R.I. The offensive struggles continued as St. George's jumped out to a 28-12 halftime lead. Nobles coach Michael Herring kept …

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Nobles Rebounds From Early Deficit, Beats Deerfield in Opening Flood Marr Win

The Bulldogs boys hockey team put the stranglehold on Deerfield with a 6-1 win Friday morning.

Already down a goal after the first minute, the Nobles boys hockey team faced a gigantic 5-on-3 power play that they had to kill off in order to turn the tide against visiting Deerfield Friday afternoon. Thanks to a sliding save by Connor Maher, the defense allowed just two shots on net during the 2:27 disadvantage. "The defense did a great job keeping them to the outside and not letting them inside," Maher said. Nobles used the momentum from the killed penalty to beat Deerfield 6-1 in the opening game of the annual Flood Marr Tournament. "That was huge, especially with the way we came out," Nobles coach Brian Day said. "If they had gone up 2-0, it might have been a completely different outcome." While Nobles (5-0) scored a pair of quick …

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