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NewBridge on the Charles is a beautiful state-of-the-art continuing care retirement community located on a 162-acre multigenerational campus along the Charles River in Dedham, Mass.

12/26/2025

Musicologist and baritone Michael Goodwin returned to NewBridge on the Charles to discuss the history of Christmas carols and Hanukkah songs before singing some with 25 assisted living residents in attendance. Together, they sang songs like “Joy to the World,” “The First Noel,” and “Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel.”

12/25/2025

🎄✨ Merry Christmas from Hebrew SeniorLife ✨🎄

This Christmas season, we’re wishing our community peace, warmth, and moments of joy shared with loved ones. We’re deeply grateful for the compassion, dedication, and connection that define Hebrew SeniorLife — from the older adults we serve, to their families, caregivers, staff, and partners who make our mission possible every day.

May your holiday be filled with comfort, kindness, and meaningful moments. ❤️
From all of us at Hebrew SeniorLife, Merry Christmas.

12/24/2025

The Kol Emanuel choir celebrated the season at NewBridge on the Charles with a Hanukkah concert featuring songs in Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, and English.

The choir, joined by Cantor Elias Rosemberg and directed by Eugenia Gerstein, performed songs by composers Meir Finkelstein, George Frideric Handel, and Benedetto Marcello, among others, to a full house at Great Meadow Hall. The choir also led a sing-along of songs like "S'vivon," "Light One Candle," and "Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah."

"It is a pleasure to be here at NewBridge and bring you concert music, mostly Hanukkah music," Rosemberg said. "We are happy to share these beautiful compositions."

Rosemberg also led the audience in singing "Happy Birthday" to NewBridge on the Charles resident Janet Chiel, wife of Rabbi Samuel Chiel. Rabbi Chiel served as rabbi of Temple Emanuel of Newton for 27 years and is honored as the namesake of their Rabbi Samuel Chiel Sanctuary.

12/23/2025

Singing Christmas carols is an annual tradition at NewBridge on the Charles. Led by Nancy Flathe, residents sang classic songs like "Frosty the Snowman," "Joy to the World," "The Twelve Days of Christmas," and many more, accompanied by classical pianist Lucas Kamon on piano.

Following the sing-along, residents enjoyed seasonal treats including hot cocoa, cookies, and candy canes.

12/22/2025

During a special Hanukkah-themed cooking demonstration, Chef Steve Vaczy fried potato latkes for residents in memory care assisted living at NewBridge on the Charles.

"Everybody has a different recipe for potato latkes. It's like Italians with meatballs," Chef Vaczy said, noting he was using a gluten-free recipe for this batch.

After demonstrating how to shred potatoes with a box grater, he switched to a rotary grater to speed up the process. Once the potatoes were drained, he added eggs, corn starch, onion powder, chopped chives, salt, and pepper before frying the latkes in oil.

"The great thing about food is it can bring people together," Chef Vaczy said. "This is about good food, good people, and good times!"

12/19/2025

The latest resident art show at NewBridge on the Charles features the Makerspace artists. Located in the NewBridge Art Studio, Makerspace is a community of creative thinkers continuing their artistic journey within an inclusive environment of their peers, under the expertise and guidance of artist and illustrator Roberta Paul.

“This is a great, great show, and everyone should be very proud,” Paul said. “I think it is great to work with everyone. It’s very meaningful to me, and hopefully, it’s meaningful to them too.”

Featured artists include NewBridge residents Susan Glazer, Barbara K***t, Joan Ditzion, Marlene Yesley, Florence Weener, Bernette Rashba, Bryna Bettigole, Charles Studen, Peter Halfon, Marsha Penti, and Betsy Young.

Young’s two mixed-media pieces, “Rhythm and Blue” and “Red Dusk,” were made using paint, paper, graphite, and ink.

“I love the show,” she said. “I’m new to NewBridge and am delighted to be included. I’m so happy we have such a beautiful art studio.”

Artists of all levels are welcome to join the Makerspace in the weeks ahead!

“I think Makerspace is great. Roberta is very helpful if you need her, and if you don’t, you know she is there. It’s great to have someone you can ask a question of, should you need help,” Weener said.

Paul’s work has been featured at the North Dakota Museum of Art, the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, the Women’s Studies Research Center at Brandeis University, and the Dryden Gallery.

12/18/2025

A very merry unbirthday to you! The resident-run Hospitality Committee channeled Alice in Wonderland’s Mad Hatter during their latest Wine Down party, which honored residents who were unable to attend their birthday night celebration over the past year.

Every month, NewBridge on the Charles invites residents with recent birthdays to a birthday party with cake, friends, and the community. Thirteen residents who missed their birthday night celebration due to travel or other reasons instead marked their unbirthday during this second chance to party and enjoy some cake and ice cream.

First featured in "Through the Looking-Glass" by Lewis Carroll, an unbirthday can be celebrated any day of the year that is not a person's birthday. Not a single resident in attendance was born on November 17, the day of NewBridge’s unbirthday party.

The resident-run Hospitality Committee hosts themed Wine Down gatherings every month, giving community members the chance to socialize over a drink, whether it's wine, beer, a cocktail, a mocktail, or something else entirely.

12/17/2025

Every night of Hanukkah, residents at NewBridge on the Charles gather to light the candles of the menorah. In addition to the blessings, residents are invited to sing songs with Rabbi Judi Ehrlich, including “Rock of Ages,” “Light One Candle,” and “Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah.” As a special treat, they were recently accompanied by NewBridge director of sales Sheila Waxman on piano. Happy Hanukkah!

12/16/2025

Susan Wilson, house historian of the Omni Parker House in Boston, provided NewBridge on the Charles residents with a look at Boston history through the perspective of the historic hotel, which opened in 1855.

Now celebrating its 170th anniversary, the Omni Parker House was described as "heaven by hotel standards" by Mark Twain and has hosted luminaries like President Ulysses S. Grant, Charles Dickens, and Babe Ruth. The hotel also hosted The Saturday Club, a gathering of writers, scientists, and notable thinkers like James Russell Lowell, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Oliver Wendell Holmes, among others. The gathering led to the creation of The Atlantic Monthly, now known as The Atlantic, in 1857.

Wilson chronicles the history of the Omni Parker House in her book "Heaven, By Hotel Standards: The History of the Omni Parker House." She is an affiliate scholar at the Women's Studies Research Center of Brandeis University and an honorary fellow of the Massachusetts Historical Society.

12/15/2025

Students from The Rashi School and residents of memory care assisted living at NewBridge on the Charles celebrated winter with some arts and crafts. Together, they built gingerbread houses and decorated them with stars, snowflakes, and more. Thanks to their shared campus, Rashi students are frequent visitors to NewBridge on the Charles and will join residents for other seasonal and holiday events throughout December.

12/12/2025

Celebrating a Week of Impact at NewBridge on the Charles 🌟

This week, we proudly honored four outstanding NewBridge on the Charles employees whose dedication and leadership earned them Impact Awards at our recent employee town hall. Our final award goes to our security team.

In September, a local transformer issue caused a power outage at NewBridge on the Charles, but the dedicated security team of Andrew Sousa, Andrew Barret, Zach Ortega, Jimmy Bolanos, Mohammed Al-rekabi, Mike Lis, Steve Noia, Dan Turner, Brian Hutton, and Harrison Naglin ensured things went as smoothly as possible.

“It was a challenging night and very unprecedented. We were incredibly blessed to have the team we had on duty and those who came in early to assist,” said William Kent, director of security and emergency operations.

Thank you to all of our honorees for the impact they make — not just through their work, but through the spirit they bring to our community!

12/11/2025

As our series of Impact Award spotlights continues, we’re proud to honor another NewBridge team member whose contributions make a meaningful difference every day. Today, we recognize Andrea Whitman, Member Service Coordinator and one of the first friendly faces you see when arriving at the community center at NewBridge on the Charles.

At our recent employee town hall, Member Service Manager Tina Tiglianidis presented Andrea with an Impact Award and shared why she is so beloved in our community.

“She is funny, she is warm, and she just brings in and welcomes residents and their pets to her desk every day, and they love her for it,” Tina said.

Thank you, Andrea, for creating such a welcoming beginning to everyone’s day.

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5000 Great Meadow Road
Dedham, MA
02026

Telephone

+17812349500

Website

http://www.newbridgeonthecharles.org/

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About Newbridge on the Charles

Newbridge on the Charles has set a new standard in senior living, combining luxurious surroundings with exceptional amenities, first-class educational and cultural programming on a lush 162-acre multigenerational campus. Our complete continuum of care includes independent living, assisted living, memory care, rehabilitative services, long-term chronic care, and a Harvard Medical School-affiliated physician practice.