Program allows Natick residents to put memories online

The environment dominated a large part of last night's Board of Selectmen meeting, as members received a report detailing the town's efforts to reduce greenhouse gases and moved to stop a project which could threaten local water supplies.

It started as a bet. Geeta Gowd's husband said he'd give her $1,000 if she lost 50 pounds. He was kidding. Gowd was not. The then- 35-year-old lost 50 pounds from her weight of 220 and Balaji Singh paid the big bucks.

This weekend, art will be visible seemingly everywhere you look — in downtown buildings, at the library, in peoples homes, even at a barn.
The work of 70 Natick artists will be on display as part of the annual Natick Artists Open Studios on Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.
 

]Last month’s approval of the Chapter 40B housing project on Chrysler Road by the Zoning Board should allow the town to reach its affordable housing goal, but some say the new developments have forever changed the town for the worse.