Pool groundbreaking for Dedham Community House

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Dedham Medical Associates' Kevin Dole is the 2009 Pathologist of the Year.

It’s official: Town Administrator William Keegan has taken a new job as town manager in Mansfield, where he will probably begin work in February.

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A few highlights from last week's vendor fair at the Endicott Estate in Dedham.

This summer Dedham High School seniors Matt Mariano and Jack Fay visited the site of the Battle of Gettysburg, enjoyed a guided tour of Philadelphia and caught a Broadway musical following a downpour.

Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ votes on three roll calls from the week of Oct. 26-30. There were no roll calls in the Senate last week.

The Dedham Junior Woman’s Club is putting the final touches on its 28th Annual Craft Fair scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Dedham Middle School, 70 Whiting Ave., from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Craft Fair Committee has been working through the year selecting vendors for the fair. This year the show will have over 80 crafters. All proceeds from the Craft Show benefits local charities and organizations.

The Board of Selectmen recently ratified new contracts with five labor unions. Under the new contracts firefighters, dispatchers, public works, library, and Town Hall employees agreed to four-year deals that provide no salary increases in fiscal 2009, but include raises of 1 percent during the current fiscal 2010 year, 1 percent in fiscal 2011, and 2 percent in fiscal 201

International bestselling author Sue Grafton heads a capital cast of writers, forensic experts, agents and editors spelling excitement and success for the New England Crime Bake, Nov. 13-15, at the Hilton Boston/Dedham.