The Medfield Public Library is back to serving patrons. Though not physically open, patrons can now take out materials through the hold take-out system to get their hands on books, movies, and other physical materials. Patrons can place items on hold using their account on find.minlib.net, the Minuteman Library app (MLNmobile), or by...
On Wednesday, July 8, Needham Park and Recreation announced the reopening of the Rosemary Recreation Complex. The pools at the Rosemary Recreation Complex will reopen for the rest of the summer season during the last week of July. Pool attendance will be restricted to Needham residents only this summer to ensure visitors' safety....
The Needham Public Library's curbside pickup service has temporarily been suspended until further notice. This comes after an announcement on Thursday, July 9, that a library employee was suspected of having COVID-19. The library remained closed through Friday to ensure the safety of others.
The Needham Public Health department...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
In June, the Walpole School Committee voted to drop its team nickname, the Rebels, due to its connection to the Confederacy. Since then, other local communities have been having similar conversations, including Medfield. The Medfield Warriors’ logo includes a geometric figure of a Native American...
On July 14 at 6 p.m., part three of the four-part “Wake Up, Wellesley” series, titled “Where Do We Go From Here?”, will be live-streamed here. This forum will feature experts, educators, and allies at the forefront of national anti-racist efforts. Through this...
By Linda Thomas
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Ernest Hemingway once offered some simple advice for trusting people: “The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them,” he wrote.
This likely would have been a difficult concept to embrace, though, for a young girl...
Esmeralda is a sweet petite tricolored female beagle found stray in by an Animal Control Officer in rural Virginia where we have rescue partners. She is estimated to be 7 years old, healthy and 22 pounds. She is shy at first but warms up and is friendly to people and dogs once she...
Can you help me? I need a new home ASAP. My name is Pippins, and I am 5 years old. My family found me on the side of the road when I was a kitten but they can no longer care for me. I'm friendly, quiet and love to be pet and brushed....
John Edward Piasecki, age 80, passed away peacefully in his Walpole, Massachusetts home on Tuesday June 30, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Norwood, Massachusetts on February 20, 1940, he was the son of the late Stephen and Margaret (Fitzgibbons) Piasecki. As a proud Walpole Townie, Jack attended the Old Stone...
By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Editor
In Flanders fields the poppies grow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place;
For years, July 4 has lulled us into a sense of almost patriotic routine. We know the day, its festivities and rituals so well that its trappings have...
The buds are close to blooming, but not quite ready to go.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
There’s a very famous short story by Ray Bradbury called “All Summer in a Day” that’s widely touted as one of the saddest things ever written. Basically, the story...
The Dover Town Library is taking one step back to reopening to regular operations. In an announcement posted on the library's website on July 2, trustees of the Dover Town Library laid out new procedures designed to ensure that items can be borrowed and returned safely. As of July 6, residents can...
The Dover Town Library continues its summer fun with another game of Facebook Live Trivia. On July 14, starting at 7:00, participants can log on to Facebook, hop over to the Dover Town Library Facebook page, and participate in some "Friends" themed trivia.
What's the name of the coffee...
Just because the library is closed doesn't mean that the fun has stopped. On Tuesday, July 14, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m, the Walpole Public Library will be hosting Ed the Wizard in what is sure to be an exciting Zoom program. During the event, Ed the Wizard will teach kids some...
Due to COVID-19, simple recycling (the pink bags used for textile recycling) will be ending in Westwood. Until next week, residents can use the pink bags for clothes, shoes, belts, and other accessories that can be recycled for other purposes.
The final curbside pickup for the pink textile bags...
While it might not look like much in the photograph, this dam is much higher and louder you would think.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Why are people so infatuated with some obsolete technologies, but don’t care at all about others? It’s a...
Live plants, like these flowers are selling especially well as more people have time to garden.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
If eating healthy, fresh and local produce is part of keeping a healthy immune system, then it only makes sense that the...
The Needham Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2498 is saddened and disheartened to learn of the vandalism of American Flags at Memorial Park during the 4th of July weekend. Several flags were burned or stolen.
These flags are provided to a Needham citizen who volunteers to place the flags along...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The MIAA recently released its new proposed alignment for statewide athletic tournaments set to begin in the 2021-2022 school year.
For Dover-Sherborn, the school will remain in Division III for most sports. This includes boys and girls basketball, as well...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Westwood native Carolyn "C" White was recently named the new head coach for Bentley University's women's basketball team.
A 1997 graduate of Westwood High School, White emerged as a standout guard and led the Wolverines to four undefeated regular seasons...
