5 Things To Know on Dec. 31: New Year’s Eve Festivities

Here's a look at the events in and around town this New Year's Eve!

Happy New Year's Eve! Here are five things you need to know as you start your celebration to bring in 2013.  1. Clouds: The sky will be mostly cloudy on Monday, with no precipitation forecasted, and high temperatures into the mid-30s. The wind will also continue to blow. 2. New Year’s Eve Fireworks: Start your New Year's celebration with a fireworks display at 7 p.m. sharp at the Westwood High School, or, as always, you can head to the country's oldest and biggest First Night celebration -- First Night Boston. 3. Chinese Food: For some New Englanders, eating Chinese food is a tradition on New Year’s Eve. At some restaurants, the orders stack up so get your order in early. Your choices in and around Medfield include: 4. Looking for a family…

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New Year's Eve: What Are Your Plans?

There are plenty of activities right in our back yard this New Year's Eve that are importantly open to those who make up their minds at the last minute.

The crowds and bustle of Boston's First Night are not for everyone and neither is staying home to ring in the new year. What is a person to do? The area is brimming with options for those wishing to stay close to home as they ring in the new year. You can take in some comedy at the Amazing Things Art Center. Tickets are $30 for non-members will get you a comedy show that features headliner Joe Wong. Wong has roasted Vice President Joe Biden at the Radio and TV Correspondents Dinner in Washington, D.C., and been named Boston's "Comedian of the Year" while also winning the Great American Comedy Festival. The festivities start at 8 p.m. Planning on being completely last minute? Hate cover charges? The British Beer Company in Framingham has …

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Grahame Turner

10:40 am on Thursday, December 27, 2012

That is a fair comment, although this is more of a regional piece, and appears on multiple sites--so, localization to everywhere is a little hard to do. That said, we do have some more info on New Year's Needham, for interested parties: http://patch.com/A-0t1G   more ›

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Five Things You Need to Know Today, Dec. 31

What to look for around town and on Patch today.

  "Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Check back later for more, and let us know what you think of the new feature in the comments section. It is the last day of 2010 and the holiday season is winding down. Medfield will remain fairly quiet on New Year's Eve, with not many events scheduled for around town as everyone relaxes and rings in the New Year.  1. Relieve the memories of 2010 as Medfield Patch features the Year In Review: Best of 2010. Be sure to e-mail your thoughts about 2010 to jeremie.smith@patch.com and have them published online! 2. The Medfield Police station brought a lot of success for Toys for Tots as one of the drive's drop-off …

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