Bonvouloir is Youth of the Year
Needham seniors take piano lessons with Bruce
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Every Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Bruce Claflin offers piano lessons at the Center at the Heights. Having played piano for 60 years, Claflin has been offering lessons for the past four or five years. By his measure, he is not only teaching, but learning how to...
Calcagni, Shaver propel Rockets to South Finals
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
A late offensive barrage sealed the deal for the Needham High School boys varsity lacrosse team on Thursday night. Behind strong fourth quarter performances by attack-men Danny McEvoy (four goals) and Jason Child (three goals), the No. 2 Rockets (16-3) took down No. 7 Marshfield (12-6) by a...
Dover-Sherborn High School graduates
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Thursday, June 1, Dover-Sherborn High School held its graduation exercises, welcoming the class of 2017 into post-high school life. In a period of uncertain weather, this graduating class was extraordinarily lucky to have sunshine and a cool breeze for their ceremony outside. The seniors made their way into...
Sherborn Library construction continues
Construction work continues on the Sherborn Library’s exciting renovation and expansion project. Just a few short months after work began on the site, noteworthy progress is evident. “We invite everyone to see for themselves the progress that’s been made removing ledge and preparing for the library addition,” said Mary Moore, Chair of the Board of...
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Conservation Commission organizes Goat Patrol
Sherborn’s Conservation Commission is several years into a broad program of ecological restoration of the town’s largest and most used conservation property, the Barber Reservation.
Field border encroachments have been cut back, vistas opened, timber thinned, trails relocated, and mowing of paths improved. But like many areas in Sherborn parts of the Barber are infested...
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Shue, Robbins battle Warriors in state tournament
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
When the Medfield and Dover-Sherborn Regional High School varsity girls lacrosse teams were placed in the same part of the MIAA Division II South Sectional bracket on May 26, one had the sense that these two arch-rivals would be meeting up for a third and final time in...
Powisset Garden Club visit 3rd graders
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The Powisset Garden Club of Dover visited the 3rd grade classes at Chickering Elementary School to lead them in an exercise at the school’s historical garden, which was built by the Garden Club in 2015. The garden is an exact replica of the 18th century garden at the Caryl House - a traditional...
Reinhart delivers, Raiders win thriller in extras
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It took nine innings, a three-run comeback, and a heavy dosage of deep breathing, but the Dover-Sherborn Regional High varsity baseball team found a way to win 7-6 in extra innings on Saturday afternoon against Apponequet (12-9) in the quarterfinal round of the South Sectional Playoffs. With runners...
Needham Street Fair celebrates local non-profits
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Needham Center is often bustling on the weekends these days, filled with families and children enjoying a bit of sunshine and fresh air in the newly emerging spring. However the normal buzz of Needham Center is nothing compared to the crowd that turned up for the Needham Business Association...
St. Joseph students donating hair
Students at St. Joseph Elementary School (SJES), located in Needham, MA, are giving back in support of children with cancer. This June, for the fifth year, a record number of more than thirty SJES girls, and a Monsignor Haddad Middle School student, will donate their hair to Pantene Beautiful Lengths to help girls and women...
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Bittersweet commencement for MHS seniors
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By Cameron Small
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
It seemed like a normal June Sunday in Medfield. Clear blue skies, temperature in the low seventies, no humidity to make it unbearable to be outside. But this was not a normal Sunday in June for everyone. For the Medfield High School (MHS) Class of 2017, this past Sunday,...
McCarthy pioneers incredible Warrior comeback
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
When the Medfield and Dover-Sherborn Regional High School varsity girls lacrosse teams were placed in the same part of the MIAA Division II South Sectional bracket on May 26, one had the sense that these two arch-rivals would be meeting up for a third and final time in...
MHS celebrates 25th All Night Grad Party
Celebrating its 25th year and still going strong thanks to tremendous community support, Medfield keeps its seniors safe and substance free on graduation night with the All Night Graduation Party. The Class of 2017’s send off was another bestseller featuring the theme of books. More than 100 volunteers sign up to stage the celebration each...
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Friends Bookstore celebrates grand opening
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By Geena Matuson
Hometown Weekly Staff
While Medfield Memorial Public Library is always highly populated, the evening of Tuesday, May 30 boasted quite the crowd. The Grand Opening Celebration of the Friends Bookstore highlighted the bookstore’s move to the Jane Archer room on the library’s main level, and was host to more than sixty patrons...
Hillside students learn about water
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
For the past three years, the Needham Center at the Heights has invited Hillside students in the Water Project to give a presentation on the current state of water in the world, as well as their findings and new learnings about water. Amy Cicala’s fourth grade class and George...
Hem, Rockets cruise to South semifinals
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After a dominant 18-3 regular season, the Needham High School varsity girls lacrosse team earned the No. 1 overall seed in the MIAA Division I South Sectionals as well as a first-round bye.
On Sunday, the Rockets opened up their 2017 postseason by hosting of No. 8 seed Duxbury...
Westwood High School class of 2017 graduates
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Sunday, June 4, Westwood High School held graduation exercises, welcoming the class of 2017 into post-high school life. The ceremony was held inside the gym in response to uncertain weather outside. The seniors made their way into their seats while the Wellesley High School Band played “Pomp and...
Westwood gymnasts excel in States, Regionals
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Allie McCabe, Taylor Regan, Eva Rice, and Maddy Hack, Westwood gymnasts from Paradise Gymnastics in Walpole, have been recognized in the USA Gymnastics States and Regional competitions.
Allie McCabe competed in the Xcel Platinum division in the Massachusetts State Competition, where she placed first on balance beam, floor exercise and all-around. She qualified to...
Antonucci goes off, Wolverines to semifinals
