Hello, Dedham.
If you’re as tired of shoveling as I am, you’ll be happy to hear there is some sunshine in the forecast for the days ahead. Get outside and soak it in.
In this week’s Drop:
From wrestling to theater, those DHS students do it all.
The long, budget-paved road to town meeting begins.
A reader poll (new!)
Quite the variety of events to check out this week. Of course, check the links before you head out as events are subject to change and/or sell out.
— KB
📰 Digest
🤼 Dedham Wrestling Wins Big! Congrats to the team and coaches for bringing the Division 3 title home. Cue the Duck Boats!
🏡 Victorian Glow-up. Check out the high-gloss feature on a Dedham home in the latest issue of Boston Mag.
🐆 Beware of Wildlife. After a(nother) Bobcat sighting, animal control officers have some advice about coming in contact with any of our wildlife neighbors.
🎫 Day at the Museum? The Friends of Dedham Public Library have added three new locations to their museum passes. (This is paid for partially through their book sales, next one is 3/13!)
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📍Local Drops
🌷 Think Spring thoughts. The Stem Bar is offering a 5-week locally grown tulip share this April — and pick-up is right here in Dedham at the Boston General Store. Spots are limited this year. Sign up early.
💆♀️ Women's Day Sip N' Shop. Sat, March 14 | Essential Medspa and Love & Grace are throwing an International Women's Day pop-up celebrating local women-owned businesses with astrology readings, dog tag pendant stamping, smart keychain making, permanent jewelry, vitamin injections, and more.
🏃 Dedham's Amazing Race. Sat, March 21 | (Rescheduled from the fall — don't miss it again!) Think you know your way around Dedham? Teams race across town completing tasks and clues, with HQ at the Legion. $30/person. Benefits the DHS Alumni Association, which gave out nearly $20,000 in scholarships last year.
🍷 RESCHEDULED! Sip & Savor at the Dedham Museum. Rescheduled and hoping for better weather. The annual wine, beer & hors d'oeuvres party will now be held on March 27. 6:30–8:30PM. $55/$65.
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📆 What’s Happening
⭐️ Here’s hoping for clear skies the next few days.
On Saturday, step outside after sunset to catch a 6-Planet Alignment! Saturn, Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, and Mars all visible at once. (Four with the naked eye.) THEN, a Blood Moon. Early Monday morning (3/2-3) a total lunar eclipse turns the full moon a deep red. This will be very low on the horizon at sunrise, making it hard to see in New England, but worth a try if you’re an early bird.
Coming up this week:
➡️ Today! Thursday 2/26:
🏛️ Select Board Meeting. 6:30PM. Town Hall / Virtual.
Friday 2/27:
🎮 Pokémon Club at the Main Library. Monthly hang for Pokémon fans with fun activities. 3:30PM–4:30PM. Register. (Pokémon turns 30 this year!)
🎭 DHS One Act Plays. Students take the stage. Dedham High School. 6:30–8:30PM.
🎶 Friday Folk Coffeehouse: Blue Train. A Dedham Square tradition. First Church & Parish. $15. 7:30PM.
⛸️ Family friendly skating at Trillium. 45-minute sessions with skate rental available. This isn’t your typical ice rink, so check all the details before heading out. Friday-Sunday.
⚘ Everett Pendleton at Trillium Canton. 6-9PM.
🍻 Tunes on Tap at Roundhead (Hyde Park) featuring Janna Maria Frohlich & Tom Smith. Tickets: $10.50 includes 1 local brew. 7-9PM.
Saturday 2/28:
🧩 Puzzle Race at the Main Library Piano Space. 2/28. 10AM–Noon.
📚 Peter H. Reynolds Book Launch — When You Dream Big. Dedham's own beloved author-illustrator is launching his newest book! Peter will read Happy Dreamer and When You Dream Big, answer questions, and sign books. TLC Studios. 2/28. 11AM.
⛸️ Olympics fever? WAITLIST ONLY Get even more ice skating nearby at Ice Chips, a World Journey, starring Olympic Champion Alysa Liu! Starring five 2026 Olympians at The Skating Club of Boston. 2/28 & 3/1.
Sunday 3/1:
🎵 N.E. Vinyl Record & CD Show. Buy, sell, and trade vinyl and CDs with dealers from across the region at the VFW. 9:30AM–3PM.
🃏 Boston-Dedham Sports Card & Memorabilia Show. Buy, sell, trade sports cards and memorabilia at the only monthly card show in New England that's still 95% sports cards. $3 admission, under 16 free. Hourly door prizes. Holiday Inn. 8:30AM–2PM.
🃏 Boston-Dedham Pokémon & TCG Show. (Same venue, evening session.) Pokémon, Magic, One Piece, Yu-Gi-Oh and other TCG cards and collectibles. $2 admission, under 16 free. Holiday Inn. 4–9PM.
Monday 3/2:
📙Tween Graphic Novel Book Club with free books provided. Endicott Branch. Registration required. 3:30-4:30PM
🧑🎨 Get crafty with paint night at Trillium. 6-8PM.
Tuesday 3/3:
📕 Endicott Book Group. Fiction and nonfiction — titles chosen by the group. 6:30PM.
🕯️Candle making & a cold one. Join in for a craft making night at Trillium. $55. 6-8PM.
Wednesday 3/4:
💼 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group. Professional forum for career transition support. Registration required. Virtual. 9:30-11:30AM.
❓ Wednesday Trivia: Geeks Who Drink. Grab your friends and join us for audio, visual and live hosted trivia. Teams of 6. Trillium Canton. 7:00-9:00PM
Thursday 3/5
📘 Local Author Book Talk - Jane Healey discussing her novel The Women of Arlington Hall. Registration Required. Main Library. 6:30-7:30PM.
🏆 Activities & Sports
Spring Youth Sports Registration Continues!
⚾️ Dedham Youth Baseball Spring registration open.
🥎 Dedham Girls Spring Softball registration open.
⚽️ Dedham Youth Soccer Spring Town & Travel, grades K–8. Sign up here.
🏑 Dedham Youth Field Hockey spring registration open.
🏒 Hyde Park Eagles Youth Hockey is looking to add players at the Pee Wee, Bantam, Midget, Girls U12, and Girls U14 levels for the 2026–2027 season. The program includes uniforms, skill sessions for skaters and goalies, and ice time at two rinks.
🏛️ Civics class
❄️ Snow Impact:
Several meetings were cancelled last week due to snow. Always check the town’s website for the latest including to see if any have been moved virtual. Here’s what’s coming up:
Tonight | February 26
Select Board - 6:30PM
March 2
Open Space & Recreation Subcommittee - 6PM
March 3
School Committee - 6:30PM
March 4
Active Transportation Working Group - 4PM Design Review Advisory Board - 7PM
📝 Select Board updates (2/10 meeting)
The MBTA will conduct ADA upgrades at Endicott Station from March through the Fall of this year. Parking will be temporarily impacted during the work. Specifics to follow.
Early in-person voting on 4/3 & 4/4 was approved. (Election day is 4/11)
Town Manager Leon I. Goodwin III provided budget updates including:
School Committee voted for 6.33% increase (Level Service would be 5.29%)
Municipal departments requesting approx. 4.5-5.9% increase for level service; still working refine and reduce where possible.
Town Manager Goodwin will give his FY27 Proposed Budget Presentation to the Select Board at tonight’s meeting (2/26). Keep reading for more on the budget.
💰 Budget season is here. The warrant for the 2026 Spring Annual Town Meeting closed on February 13, and the road to Town Meeting officially begins this week. Mark your calendars:
Spring Annual Town Meeting: Monday, May 18 | 7PM | Dedham High School
Before then, the Finance & Warrant Committee holds a series of public budget hearings where the FY2027 budget — covering schools, DPW, fire, police, and more — gets reviewed and debated. All meetings are hybrid (in person at Town Hall + Zoom):
Sat, March 7 | 8:30AM — All-Day Budget Hearings (the big one)
Tue, March 10 | 6:30PM — Budget Hearings continued
Mon, March 23 | 6:30PM — Finance & Warrant Committee
Tue, March 24 | 6:30PM — Finance & Warrant Committee
Wed, April 1 | 6:30PM — Finance & Warrant Committee
Wed, April 8 | 6:30PM — Finance & Warrant Committee
Mon, April 13 | 6:30PM — Finance & Warrant Committee
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💭 Closing thoughts
As always, check the links before you head out as events, times, and availability are always subject to change, especially this winter. The Dedham Drop is a local effort to curate all things Dedham, your kind and constructive input is welcome.
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