Art’N Bloom charms at Medfield Library
Medfield DI teams advance to States
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Congratulations to teams from Wheelock, Dale, Blake and MHS for the excellent showing at the regional Destination Imagination (DI) Tournament held on March 18 at Stoughton High School. In a field of 74 teams including Millis, Franklin and other area towns, four Medfield teams earned top scores and will advance to the DI...
Zullo lets kids explore artistically
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Zullo Art Gallery offers a variety of art courses for young art enthusiasts. Starting in February, students in grades one to three participated in a Drawing/Mixed Media course taught by Kurt Johnson. Johnson is a professional artist and storyteller. He also currently teaches at the Medfield After School...
Second annual science fair is a smash
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Science fairs are ubiquitous across the country. Boasting everything from homemade volcanoes to rudimentary robots, these infamous events have been documented in movies and TV shows for years. Most of them, however, are organized, sponsored and put on by schools. The Blake Science Fair in Medfield was organized not...
Medfield candidates field Q&As
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At the March 16 Candidate Forum, Medfield voters had the chance to hear from individuals running in the three contested races of Board of Selectmen, School Committee and Library Trustee.
The event was taped by Medfield.TV and can be viewed at http://goo.gl/Obam9F.
The night began with a reception in the lobby of the Medfield High...
Medfield Library offers escape to 1908
By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Sometimes the best escape is not only escaping from the duties of day-to-day life, but also an escape from the very time that you live in. The Medfield Library offered a chance to do just that last Sunday when they hosted an Edwardian Tea. Set in 1908, Rita Parisi of Waterfall...
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Wheelock students treated to music enrichment
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Third grade students at Wheelock School were recently treated to a delightful, educational and entertaining music enrichment program by the recorder quartet, Eine Kleine Konsort. The interactive program, entitled “The Recorder Goes to School,” was sponsored by the Medfield Music Association and served to enhance the recorder and general music curriculum at Wheelock...
Medfield’s Johnsons receive new hope
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
William Johnson is a junior at Medfield High School. He’s working hard to get through his classes, tackling such beasts as AP US History, while at the same time working with the basketball team, playing soccer, and applying to and checking out colleges. His mother will tell you that...
Vegetable gardening presentation this Saturday
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Now is the perfect time to be planning a vegetable garden. Whether a novice gardener or an old hand, there’s nothing like hearing from an enthusiastic, knowledgeable expert to get prepared for the spring planting season. On Saturday, March 18, area gardeners will have the opportunity to get advice from an especially knowledgeable...
Wheelock celebrates reading with Definition Day
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Last week was National Read Across America Day, but the Wheelock School took it a step further, celebrating reading for an entire week. Highlights included book character dress up day, crazy hat and socks day, and last, but not least, Definition Day. On Tuesday, all Wheelock students participated in...
Medfield jazzers recognized at Mingus Competition
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For the fourth time in seven years, the Medfield jazz band not only earned one of the few coveted spots in the national Charles Mingus High School Competition and Festival in New York at the Manhattan School of Music, but this time around, it also took home an "Outstanding Section" award for trumpets.
The...
Catching up with Medfield
By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
While Medfield may only have a population of 12,000, it is often deceptively easy to keep up with the goings-on around town. Town Administrator Mike Sullivan shed some light on upcoming important events in the town, and the highlights residents should know to be as informed as possible. The two biggest...
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Community Garden accepting plot registrations
Registration for the town-owned garden on Plain Street opens for the year on March 2. Plots are available on a first-request basis.
Plots come in two sizes: 600 square feet – more than enough space to supply a family of four or more – and half-sized plots of 300 square feet for those new to gardening...
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Hometown Weekly celebrates 20th anniversary
By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
The very nature of the news is that it is irregular, a story that never ends. One must break it up into convenient chunks for digestion - the 24-hour cycle of the evening news, the monthly period of The Atlantic, or the weekly format of Hometown Weekly, for example - but...
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Winter Carnival coming to Medfield
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For more than 20 years, the Winter Carnival Committee, comprised of families from the Memorial and Wheelock PTO, has been transforming Memorial School’s classrooms and hallways into a festive Winter Carnival. The event features dozens of booths offering a wide range of games and activities, raffles and prizes as well as lunch and...
Medfield Candidate Forum seeks questions
As part of the Medfield Candidate Forum, Medfielders are invited to submit questions in advance to be considered by the Voter Services Committee organizing the forum. The committee is comprised of former Medfield League of Women Voters and other residents engaged in civic affairs.
Questions may be submitted at this link.
The event will be...
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Medfield is side-by-side with Berklee World Strings
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By Geena Matuson
Hometown Weekly Staff
For the first time in its history, Berklee World Strings performed a side-by-side concert with Medfield Strings Orchestra on Wednesday evening. This was, in fact, the first time Berklee World Strings had performed side-by-side with any middle or high school program, and it was truly sensational. Berklee World Strings...
Expresso Yourself Coffee-house celebrates birthday
Feb. 2016. Eddie Love talks about how he bought a harmonica 50 years ago and couldn’t figure out how to play it. He’s a big, balding truck driver with the remnants of a white ponytail. The audience starts fidgeting, but then Eddie pulls out his harmonica and croons out “Shenandoah” with such sweetness that all...
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MYBS Buy-A-Brick program is back
Medfield Youth Baseball and Softball (MYBS) has invited the community to join the 75+ Medfield Youth Baseball & Softball families, friends, and local businesses that have already purchased a brick to put their personal stamp on the new Swain Concession Stand at Metacomet Field.
Are you looking to support your local community and take advantage of...
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MSH Committee hosts community workshop
