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Monthly Archives: November 2020

Rec Department hosts virtual costume contest

The Koo family’s mad scientist costumes took home the best family/group top prize.

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

Whether towns were intentionally looking to limit the number of trick-or-treaters or not, due to fears of contracting or giving the COVID-19 virus, fewer people went...

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DS sports news and notes

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

Dover-Sherborn Regional High School continued to power through this unprecedented Fall I athletic season this past week. Snow forced all of Saturday's games into postponement, but the Raiders played a full slate of games on Sunday in the rain.

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Youth field hockey a hit in Needham

A group of first and second grade Needham youth field hockey players battle for a loose ball. Photo by Dina Hannigan.

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

Needham High School has recently developed one of the top field hockey programs in Division I, qualifying...

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Jeff Sneider scoops Hollywood in Needham

Despite remaining in Needham during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sneider has been able to keep in contact with his sources.

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

Needham doesn’t have many connections to the bright lights of Hollywood. Last year, a Chris Evans movie was filmed in...

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Knights hosts socially-distanced blood drive

Donors were required to have their temperatures taken, although the blood will still be tested for COVID-19 in case anyone slips through.

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

While workers across the country are adapting to working from home and meeting virtually, the shift from...

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