Kick off Pride Month a day early on May 31st with Natick is United!

May is community action month! Here’s a tool for finding community action organizations in Massachusetts nationaltoday.com/community-ac... www.masscap.org/agencies/

An interesting piece on the bipartisan laws preventing Americans from buying Chinese electric cars

The selective service (for the draft men ages 18-26)will be harder to enforce than they want you to believe. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyiE... www.sss.gov/conscientiou... There's still time to tell your reps to oppose this before it takes effect in December.

There is a chance that Google Chrome installed an AI tracker on your computer without your knowledge. Here’s how to delete it

Thanks everyone for coming to the clothing swap! If you missed it you can come to Harriet’s Closet next weekend (or any weekend) and support the Natick Service Council.

May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. Celebrating people that have immigrated to the United States or have ancestors that immigrated to the United States from anywhere in Asia and any of the many islands in the Pacific.

It’s a great time to switch from a gas to electric stove. Better for your health and the environment as well as saving money. (As of the time of writing this I am unclear if the government rebate is still in effect.) www.bestbuy.com/discover-lea... www.energy.gov/save/home-up...

Planting a garden? New home owner? You can get mail your soil to get tested at Umass Amherst

The MCAS are finishing up. The scores matter more for the whole school than your student, and reflect more on the wealth of a school district than quality of education; Just some reasons why it's no longer a graduation requirement. www.thecrimson.com/article/2024... www.parents.com/kids/educati...

It’s time to start thinking about summer camp. Check out all these local options! www.natickreport.com/natick-summe...

So much happening downtown Saturday! Free clothing swap: www.natickisunited.org/events/2026/... (link is wrong, really 9-2) Free Holi celebration: natickcenter.org/event/holi-f... Farmer’s Market: www.natickfarmersmarket.org Library book Sale: morseinstitute.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/fri...

Happy Mother’s Day! A fun thing you can do today is Lilac Sunday at the Arnold Arboretum. It’s an annual Mother’s Day event an it’s free!

Check out activities and resources in the Senior Center newsletter

No mow May! It’s super easy. You can help nature by not doing something!

Natick cultural district is always looking for volunteers for events throughout the year. You can sign up to be a volunteer here

Did you know? Natick is a climate leader community. And Natick center is even the picture for this program on the government website! www.mass.gov/info-details...

May 7th, 3:45-4:30pm, Stomp rockets for grades 2-5 at Morse Institute Library. Registration required.

Natick Community Organic Farm: Farm Fest. May 9th, 10am-2pm

Don’t forget! Today, free repair café at the Community Senior Center 2pm-5pm

Tomorrow, Notes of Hope fundraiser for Metrowest Worker Center-CASA, find out more here:

Family Promise Metrowest Walk to End Homelessness 5/3 Natick High School 12pm-3pm find out more and register here: www.natickisunited.org/events/2026/...

Synthetic fabrics shed microplastics in the wash. If you own your washer and dryer, consider installing a filter. If not, here are some tips to reduce shedding. www.nps.gov/articles/000...

Check out this map of local fun activities! You can filter by category.

Find the websites for the town center shops, organizations, and restaurants all in one place!

May 1st May Day general strike. No work. No school. No shopping. maydaystrong.org www.aclu.org/news/immigra...

Earth Day All Around Natick, the whole weekend of May 2nd-3rd. Sponsored by ecoNatick. Kickis off with a fair on the common 5/2 from 9am-1pm.

Free repair café 5/3 at the Community Senior Center, 2-3pm. Part of Earth Day all around Natick. If you are interested in volunteering email the coordinator.

Today, the last Friday in April, is Arbor Day in the United States. A great day to plant a tree!

Check out Natick Community Organic Farm’s new homeschool drop in classes for ages 5-11, the rising farmers

Saturday, free screening of the movie The Librarians, a documentary about book banning. Morse Institute Library, 2:30pm to 4:05pm morseinstitute.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/hol... Or stream online morseinstitute.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/vir...

Free clothing swap May 16th!

2 charity 5K’s happening Sunday the 26th danachangfoundation.org/dana-chang-f... www.jrspawsforacause.com/events

You can report local concerns that the town would need to come fix here. (For example, pothole, water, electrical)

Live animal demonstration at Morse Institute Library, Thursday 4/23

Mushroom growing class at Morse Institute Library 4/21 from 6:30pm-8pm. Registration required.

Membership to any organization in the North American Reciprocal Museum Network gives you membership to all the museums in the network. The same goes for the American Horticultural Society. Membership at the contributor level or higher to Garden in the Woods in Framingham gives you access to both!

Rock & Run at Mile 10. Come watch the marathon at Natick Common with live music and fun activities! 4/20 from 9am-12pm

Saturday 4/19 at 4pm at Walnut Hill School for the Arts, “Dana in Bloom” memorial concert. For the Dana Chang foundation. Dana was a young musician who died of an undiagnosed heart condition. The foundation gives scholarships to other young musicians.

All aboard adaptive cycling event at the rail trail 4/18 from 10am-3pm

To the moon and back! See what you missed from the Artimis II mission here

Contact your representative in support of a bill to limit the invasive privacy violating Flock traffic surveillance. This bill doesn’t go far enough. It doesn’t eliminate them completely. But having restrictions in place is better than the free reign they have now. www.mass50501.org/actions/supp...

Happy Easter!

The Queer Liberation Library can be accessed through your Libby app, regardless of your location. www.queerliberationlibrary.org @queerliblib.bsky.social

My mind was blown when I learned that loofah is a type of squash. Here’s some tips to grow your own

Happy Passover!

Did you know? Harriet’s Closet, run by the Natick Service Council, is open as a boutique thrift store, open to all on Fridays and Saturdays 10am-4pm. And Harriet is 103 years old! Go Harriet!

Boycotting unethical megacorporations can be difficult. They own so many brands, how do you know who owns what? Boycott Buddy helps break it down and also highlights some reasons to boycott the company.

Upcoming kid friendly local Easter events:

Upcoming parks and rec events and programs