Unlike Dedham, other communities have built senior centers

The recent rejection of a Dedham senior center brings to mind our coverage last year of the new centers popping up in the western suburbs.

Last year, Megan Woolhouse reported that: "Communities across Boston's western suburbs are building new senior centers or expanding existing ones, spending millions in taxpayer dollars to create havens for a fast-growing 60-plus population. Framingham, Franklin, and Medfield are among the communities building or expanding centers. Natick, Needham, and Northborough are preparing to hire architects to draw up designs.''

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