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Farmers Market continuing Sunday

The Needham Farmers Market will continue this Sunday, bringing the best farm-to-table local produce, seafood and treats to the Center of Needham. Members of the community will find the Needham Farmers Market in its brand new location on Garrity Way, the paved driveway between Needham Town Hall and the Town Common. The Market is open...
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Williams, Warrior football roll in opener

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Medfield High varsity football team welcomed Dedham to the Tri-Valley League on Friday evening with a 34-14 win on the road in the FOX-25 High School GameDay Game of the Week. Senior captain and defensive utility man John Lowell gave Medfield the ball with terrific field position after...
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4th of July events in your area

Here is a quick guide to some of the 4th of July events in our local area:   Boston The Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular is free and open to the public and is held at the DCR Hatch Shell on the Esplanade located at 47 David G. Mugar Way, Boston. Monday, July 3 Official Rehearsal of the July 4 Show....
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Medfield fifth grade girls take over Garden

The fifth grade girls travel basketball teams took to the TD Garden floor on Sunday as part of the Celtics “Parquet Takeover” program for youth teams. The teams played a full one hour game on the famed court prior to the Celtics taking on the Denver Nuggets. Pictured are: (Front) Kelly Blake, Mary Palladino,...
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Rockets fight Porkers to 1-1 tie

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Walpole Porkers (4-0-1) and Needham Rockets (3-1-1) faced off for the first of two meetings in 2016 on Tuesday night under the lights at Turco Field in their Bay State Conference match. Despite the Porkers jumping out to an early lead, the Rockets were able to fight...
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Walpole Football drops opener to Marblehead

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Walpole High football team traveled to Marblehead on Friday evening to kick off their 2016 season in a non-conference match. The Rebels defense, which was led by senior defensive tackle Matt Rando and senior middle linebacker Zach Conrad, stepped up to the challenge and applied pressure on...
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Get fired up. Win this Rebel fire pit

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The Walpole High School Football Team will raffling off a custom-made metal fire pit. The fire pit is valued at $700. The fire pit will be at Rico’s Pizzeria on Main Street on Friday, July 22, from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. and at Walpole High School Cafeteria from 10 a.m. - 5...
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Steely Dan and Winwood turn heads

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Both Steve Winwood and Steely Dan played 90-plus minute sets at the Xfinity Center that featured material at least three decades old. On this night, the old came singing into the present and classic hits felt like a trip down memory lane. Steely Dan's hits were unmistakable, with "Reelin in the Years," "Do...
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Gardens at Elm Bank celebrates 20th anniversary

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Twilight, swing dancing, local food and drink, all set within a beautiful garden estate. It’s the 20th Anniversary of the Gardens at Elm Bank, and the entire community is invited to celebrate during our special Twilight Garden Party on June 2 from 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Open to members, friends, and newcomers,...
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Dover Library lecture on the value of old and rare books

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Kenneth Gloss, proprietor of Brattle Book Shop in Boston’s Downtown Crossing, will give a free and open talk Wednesday, May 11 at 6:30 p.m. on the value of old and rare books. The talk will be held at Dover Town Library, 56 Dedham Street in Dover. Ken, who is also a frequent guest appraiser...
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Sherborn gymnast qualifies for state competition

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Sarah Parrish, a fifth grader at Pine Hill Elementary School in Sherborn, qualified for the XCEL Gold Gymnastic State Competition held Saturday, April 30 at Algonquin Regional High School in Northborough. She placed first on vault, fourth on floor and seventh on beam, finishing 3rd all-around in the state for her age division....
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Mitchell-Broadmeadow annual parents-teachers hoops game

The annual Mitchell-Broadmeadow parent-teacher basketball game will be played in front of hundreds of screaming and adoring students and families on Friday, May 6. The game will be at Needham High School gym. Players are sneaking in some pre-game practice time, and returning coaches Rich Shaw and Mike Eisenstadt have been looking forward all year...
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Walpole girls tennis drops to Wellesley

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by Stephen Press Hometown Weekly Staff The Walpole girls varsity tennis team lost to Wellesley, 5-0, at Walpole High School on Friday, April 29. After dropping all of their singles and doubles matches on the day to a very difficult Wellesley squad, Walpole (3-3, including a 2-1 home record) is now sitting in the middle of...
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Reinstein to present at Walpole Library

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Ted Reinstein returns to the Walpole Public Library to talk about his new book, “Wicked Pissed: New England’s Most Famous Feuds”. The well-known journalist and reporter for “Chronicle” will appear here again, thanks to the Friends of the Walpole Public Library, on Tuesday evening, May 10, at 7 p.m. Admission is free and all...
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Suspect leads Walpole police on high-speed chase

By Douglas McCulloch Hometown Weekly Staff A suspect led Walpole police on a high-speed chase through multiple towns, including Walpole, Norwood, Westwood, Dedham, Needham and West Roxbury on April 27 before being arrested at an apartment building in West Roxbury. The suspect, identified as 28-year-old Michael LeBlanc of Abington, faces a long list of charges, including attempted...
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Walpole RoboRebels Competing in World Championship

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Once again, the moat, drawbridge, portcullis and any other obstacle opponents placed before them, proved no match for the RoboRebels. Placing first in ability to cross the barriers, and fifth in the District Championship against 64 teams, the RoboRebels qualified for the World Championship at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, MO from...
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Neon Indian performs at the Paradise Lounge

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  By Paul Goldberg Hometown Weekly Correspondent Taking the stage at roughly 10:30 at the Paradise Lounge in Boston, Alan Palomo and company jumped right into things, showing the sold out crowd how Neon Indian sound live. The live drummer bolstered Palomo's intimidating and complex keyboard and added a fine touch to Neon Indian's great hi-fi sound....
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Dover-Sherborn girls basketball rebounds from slow start

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BY ROBERT ROSEN (@roberterosen) The Dover-Sherborn girls basketball team has struggled in recent years, but this year it looks like things may be different after the Raiders have started off 3-3 and hope to achieve their goal of reaching the state tournament. “This is a special group of girls,” said coach Kanee Chlebda. “This group...
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MADS Gymnastics Starting to Roll

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BY JOSH PERRY (@Josh_Perry10) The Medfield, Ashland, and Dover-Sherborn (MADS) gymnastics program started the season with a close loss to Medway but has reeled off four straight wins (including the rematch with the Mustangs) and is looking like a team poised for a return to states. “I think they saw that they can hang with...
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Needham Robotics Teams Earn Trophies At State Competition

BY JOSH PERRY (@Josh_Perry10) Four Needham robotics teams earned trophies at the recent Massachusetts state finals, RoboNautica, held last Saturday at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, including Polkabots, which took third place overall out of the 86 teams that competed in the state championships. In addition, the Robotic Mealworms won a first place Innovation Award for their project, the...
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