Noble and Greenough School Plans to Borrow $35 Million

DEDHAM — Noble and Greenough School, the private Dedham prep school with ties to the Kennedy family, plans to borrow $35 million, Bloomberg reported Thursday. The private school's financing plans emerged the same day Dedham Patch highlighted a statewide rise in residential property tax bills and MaxPreps flagged an upcoming girls soccer matchup on the school's home turf.

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"Harvard-Feeder School That JFK Attended to Borrow $35 Million," Bloomberg's headline read. The Dedham campus, a longtime Harvard feeder school that President John F. Kennedy once attended, is moving forward on the $35 million borrowing plan, though Bloomberg's report did not detail how the school intends to use the funds (read it at https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-20/harvard-feeder-school-that-jfk-attended-to-borrow-35-million).

"Here Are The Highest, Lowest Property Tax Bills In MA," per Dedham Patch's Thursday newsletter. Residential tax rates rose in 109 Massachusetts communities for fiscal year 2026, according to the outlet, a statewide trend that touches homeowners across Norfolk County along with the rest of the state (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/dedham/s/kn4ec/these-ma-communities-have-the-highest-lowest-property-tax-bills-in-2026).

"Wellesley Girls Varsity Soccer @ Dedham," according to MaxPreps. The high school girls soccer teams are scheduled to face off in a non-conference match at Dedham on Wednesday, August 26, per the sports-data site's schedule listing (read it at https://www.maxpreps.com/ma/soccer/girls/match/dedham-vs-wellesley/8-26-2026/?c=dbf27a46-971d-4b18-8ba1-1cf3593e574f).

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