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Sports

Dedham sports roundup, Aug. 31 to Sept. 6

Dedham Youth Hockey posted its fall travel schedule this week, with Mite, Squirt, Peewee and girls' teams set to face opponents including Wellesley, Woburn, Milton and Framingham starting in late September. The Dedham Basketball Association, with Town and Travel registration already ope…

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of August 31, 2026 through September 6, 2026

This week's Dedham obituary notices cover four residents: Connor, Nancy E. (Gurry); DeCoste, Ann Marie (Connelly); Forrest, Isabel; and Johnson, Dorothy Serviss. Isabel Forrest, 96, was born and raised in Philadelphia before making her home in Massachusetts; Dorothy Serviss Johnson also…

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Dedham Voters Head to Polls for Markey-Moulton Senate Primary

Dedham voters cast ballots Tuesday in a high-profile Massachusetts primary topped by the Markey-Moulton Senate race. Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Seth Moulton face off for the Democratic nomination in a contest Dedham Patch calls "a night of party battles," per its "MA State Primary 2026 Vot…

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Sports

Dedham sports roundup, Aug. 24 to Aug. 30

The Dedham Basketball Association has opened Town Basketball registration (grades K-12, no tryouts, $135/player) alongside its already-open Travel Tryout registration (grades 3-8, $380). The DBA is also seeking parent volunteers for its board and named four scholarship winners headed to…

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of August 24 through August 30, 2026

Two Dedham obituaries were published this week. Spehar, Emil Nicholas, 93, a longtime Niantic, Connecticut resident who most recently lived in Dedham, died Aug. 4, 2026; his arrangements are handled by Folsom Funeral Service, Dedham Chapel. Roberts, David L., 76, of Dedham, died Aug. 28…

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Morning Brief

New Sushi Restaurant Opens First Massachusetts Location in Dedham

A new sushi restaurant opened in Dedham this week, marking its first Massachusetts location with grand-opening freebies. The debut adds a notable addition to Dedham's dining scene, with the restaurant marking its launch by handing out free matcha and caviar samples, running giveaways, a…

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Morning Brief

Dedham Opens New Pollinator Pathway Along Mother Brook

Dedham unveiled a new pollinator pathway along Mother Brook, adding native gardens, art and a seed library. The addition, detailed in a Friday, Aug. 28 dispatch from Dedham Patch under the headline "New Pollinator Pathway Opens Along Mother Brook In Dedham," turns a stretch of the water…

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Dedham Square Circle Announces Free Concerts on the Green

Dedham Square Circle is bringing a free concert series to the town green this week, Dedham Patch reports. The outdoor music series was one of more than a dozen local happenings the outlet flagged in its Tuesday, Aug. 25 roundup, headlined "Dedham Square Circle presents FREE Concerts on …

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of August 17, 2026 through August 23, 2026

One Dedham obituary notice was published this week: George, Badiaa, 89, of Dedham, who died August 17, 2026, with arrangements under the care of Kfoury Keefe Funeral Home. The notice was posted to Echovita; no further biographical details were included in the source material reviewed. R…

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Dedham Remembers Elliot Surkin, Nationally Respected Real Estate Figure

Dedham is remembering Elliot Surkin, a nationally respected real estate figure who died Aug. 15, per an obituary in The Boston Globe. In Norfolk County, the defense rested without Duxbury mother Lindsay Clancy taking the stand in her triple murder trial, according to "Defense Rests In L…

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