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Newspaper Area County Frequency [verification needed] Circulation [verification needed] Publisher/parent company Athol Daily News [1] Athol: Franklin: Daily: Newspapers of New England, Inc. The Berkshire Eagle: Pittsfield: Berkshire: Daily: 23,835: New England Newspapers Inc. The Boston Globe: Boston: Suffolk: Daily: 245,572
The death of Elizabeth Fales took place on May 18, 1801, in Dedham, Massachusetts. Her boyfriend, Jason Fairbanks, was convicted of the murder and sentenced to death but escaped from jail before he could be hanged. He was recaptured, returned to Dedham, and hanged before a crowd of 10,000. The case made national headlines.
In the mid-1800s, the Transcript was published by John Cox, Jr., and edited by Samuel H. Cox. [2] [a] By 1980, the Transcript-- then called the Daily Transcript-- was the flagship of a five-paper chain, Transcript Newspapers Inc., that included the News-Tribune of Waltham and three weekly newspapers in West Roxbury-Roslindale (neighborhoods of Boston), Newton and Needham (suburbs west of Boston).
Since 1990, Memorial Park has been home to Dedham Day. [13] [14] At the event, which has rides, games, and other activities, the highlight is a pair of cows.[13] [14] Attendees can purchase a plot of land on the field for the day and, if a cow defecates on their plot, the owner wins a cash prize.
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John Fisher's was the first recorded death in Dedham on the "5th of ye 5 mo 1637," but the oldest gravestone still standing is from Hannah Dyar, who died September 15, 1678. [3] The cemetery also holds the remains of Civil War soldiers who died at Camp Meigs. [5] [6] Additionally, 15 soldiers who died in the war are buried there. [7]
Pages in category "Burials in Dedham, Massachusetts" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. E.
After the Columbian Minerva, the Norfolk Repository began covering the news of Dedham. Both were published by Herman Mann. [193] [194] It was followed by the Dedham Gazette, published by Jabez Chickering with Theron Metcalf as editor. [195] There were two weekly newspapers, the Dedham Standard and the Dedham Transcript. [117]