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Walpole student is state champ speller

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

Last year, Eleanor Johnson Middle School seventh grader Sanya Nadeem won her school level spelling bee and was going to compete for the state title, but the event was cancelled due to COVID-19.

This year, she defended her school title and...

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Coach Coogan details indoor track season

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

When indoor track got moved to the “Fall II” season, it led to a myriad of changes and issues for coaches and athletes, ranging from dealing with the weather (while still called indoor track, all events were held outdoors) to losing athletes to football, which...

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Wolverines battle Mustangs in Norwood

This beautiful pass breakup from Aidan O’Connor kept the Wolverines in the game during a tough first quarter.

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

With their senior captain quarterback unavailable, Westwood sophomore Brendan Donegan had to make his varsity debut on the road against Norwood....

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NCC celebrates 90th year ‘plus one’

Bob Dermody noted this holiday season the NCC delivered more food than ever before.

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

Last March, the Needham Community Council planned on celebrating its 90th anniversary with a historical exhibition at the Needham History Center & Museum. Unfortunately, when...

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Wolverine volleyball wins on Senior Night

After a brief Westwood run, a Mustang timeout allows Coach Jenny Murphy to instructs her team in the first of two wins against Norwood.

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

The Westwood Wolverines volleyball team moved to 3-3 on the year this week, thanks to...

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DSCFF decries Anti-Asian violence

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

Months ago, some of Dover’s Chinese residents created the Dover-Sherborn Chinese Family and Friends (DSCFF) organization, in large part to make sure they would have a voice in the community. While much of that speaking out was, and still is, about school reopening plans, town...

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Rockets run over Brookline Warriors, 42-24

Tommy Fullbrook brushes aside a Brookline defender en route to a dominant 29-0 halftime lead.

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

After their game against Brookline, the Needham sideline was wearing gold chains, getting stickers put on their helmets, taking pictures with their family...

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Building Committee hosts informative tea time

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

On Thursday afternoon, Community Center Building Committee Chair Ford Spalding and Selectman Bob Springett hosted and informal chat on Zoom about the Community Center project, with a focus on the Council on Aging.

Dubbed a “Tea and Chat,” the 2 p.m....

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Committee argues for Hanlon-Deerfield consolidation

The design choice for the new school was named the “tree” option.

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

On Thursday night, the Westwood School Committee held a meeting to outline why they felt a consolidation of Hanlon and Deerfield Elementary Schools would be the town’s...

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Girls volleyball splits Westwood series

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

Medfield volleyball continued their same-week, home-and-away schedule with a pair of matchups against the Westwood Wolverines. While they took the first matchup in four sets, just two days later, the Warriors would suffer their first loss of the year by way of straight sets, which...

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Malone interception gives Walpole first win

Brian Malone ends Weymouth’s comeback chance with a one-handed interception in the endzone.

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

With fan capacity severely limited at the Weymouth High School football field on Friday afternoon, Walpole’s 17-14 victory over the Wildcats might not have represented the...

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Seed swap moves to Adams Farm

A pair of gardeners decide what they’d like to grow in the coming season.

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

While years past have featured presentations from gardeners and sugar cookies for those that ventured to the Walpole Library in search of seeds, this year,...

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School Committee approves full in-person learning

Emily Parks outlines her recommendations for a return to in-person, five day a week learning.

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

On Thursday night, the Westwood School Committee unanimously approved a motion to send all of Westwood’s students back to school for in-person learning, five...

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Girls volleyball starts Fall II undefeated

Medfield volleyball takes a unique, mask-wearing team photo ahead of a very different season.

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

When girls’ volleyball moved to the new Fall II season, one of the biggest among a myriad of changes made to the sport was in...

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Girls volleyball extends undefeated streak

With handshakes gone due to COVID-19 protocols, Needham beat Braintree and immediately waved them goodbye, as is the new customary 'good game' message.

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

The Needham High School women’s volleyball team didn’t lose a game last year, and despite a...

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Sherborn Film Club gets fantastic results

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

With movie theaters across the country closed, it is becoming increasingly difficult for even the most critically lauded film to break into the cultural zeitgeist. And while COVID-19 lockdowns have kept everyone in the house, the increasing number of streaming platforms people have, combined with the...

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Art in Bloom moves online

Beth Paisner used birch bark, sweet pea, Queen Anne’s lace and monstera leaves - among others - to interpret Julia Clark’s artwork.

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

Last March, Needham’s 12th annual Art in Bloom was one of the last public events in town...

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Indoor track season moves outdoors

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

When schools across Massachusetts were deciding how they were going to handle their athletics, most, including Walpole, opted to move sports like football and indoor track to the new Fall II season. But while much of the media has focused on the uniqueness of football...

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Westwood finishes unique indoor track season

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

While many other Massachusetts schools pushed their indoor track season, which is actually being played outdoors, to the MIAA’s new Fall II schedule, Westwood was able to finish their indoor track season indoors during its usual, winter season.

“We had the...

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Keep Walpole Beautiful hosting design contest

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

Move over Dog Rock, there’s about to be some competition for Walpole’s most impressive painting covering up a former town eyesore. Yes, the Walpole Cultural Council (WCC) and Keep Walpole Beautiful are working in cooperation to turn seven metal electrical boxes into works of art...

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