Government · Select Board
Select Board Approves Whiting-Walnut Street Layout
Dedham Select Board weighed a costly MWRA sewer overflow plan and advanced a Whiting Avenue safety project without taking a final vote on the regional sewer question.
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Morning Brief
Dedham Morning Brief, Oct. 22: Police department earns three-year reaccreditation
Dedham Police Department earns three-year reaccreditation from state commission after April review. From our own coverage: Town sets early voting hours for Nov. 3 election; Dedham police earn three-year reaccreditation.
Government · Zoning Board
Zoning Board Continues Court Street Hearing
The Dedham Zoning Board of Appeals continued a contested special permit hearing for a Court Street consignment boutique after residents said a 77-page legal brief arrived with no time to review it.
Morning Brief
Dedham Morning Brief, Oct. 21: Nobles hosts Groton in soccer doubleheader
Noble & Greenough hosted Groton School in boys and girls soccer matches Wednesday in Dedham. From our own coverage: Town sets early voting hours for Nov. 3. Also in today's brief (3 items): Nobles boys soccer hosts Groton School; Nobles girls soccer faces Groton School.
Schools · School Committee
School Committee Reviews Two-School Consolidation Plan
Dedham's finance chief outlined how new elementary schools could reshape residents' tax bills.
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board Backs 12-Month Data Center Moratorium
Dedham Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend a 12-month data center moratorium to Fall Town Meeting. Board member James F. McGrail, Esq., successfully pushed to move the expiration date from December 31, 2027, to November 30, 2027, to avoid missing a Town Meeting cycle.
Government · Board of Health
Dedham Health Board Sets Tobacco Hearing Dates
Dedham's Board of Health began drafting a full tobacco regulation overhaul and voted to add its director to the department's shared email inbox.
Morning Brief
Dedham Morning Brief, Tuesday, Oct. 20
Dedham residents have until Oct. 26 to nominate a neighbor for the town's Public Service Award. Also in today's brief (2 items): Public Service Award nominations close Oct. 26; Dedham JV girls soccer hosts Millis Oct. 26.
Morning Brief
Voter registration deadlines near before Nov. 3
Dedham voter registration and early voting deadlines near ahead of Nov. 3 election. Also in today's brief (3 items): Election deadlines approach ahead of Nov. 3 vote; Dedham hosts North Andover in JV soccer match; Public service award nominations due October 26.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of October 12, 2026 through October 18, 2026
This week's Dedham obituary notices include one Dedham-resident death: Dacey, Dennis F., of Dedham, formerly of Mission Hill, who died October 15, 2026. He was remembered as the husband of Biaggia (Liuzza) Dacey and father of four, two of whom still live in Dedham.
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