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Sherborn’s sand sculpture spectacular

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By Mary Kate Nolan Hometown Weekly Intern Childish squeals of delight and urgent whispers of last-minute planning could be heard over the splashing of water at Farm Pond in Sherborn last weekend. Families and friends came together on this beautiful Sunday afternoon to do something remarkable: to build a sand sculpture with their...
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Gazebo Players present ‘Merchant of Venice’

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By Mary Kate Nolan Hometown Weekly Intern On the evening of June 22, a throng of people, pets, and blood-thirsty mosquitoes gathered at Rocky Woods Reservation in Medfield to see the Gazebo Players of Medfield present William Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” on opening night. The Gazebo Players’ summer production will soon be performed at...
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Gazebo Players present ‘Merchant of Venice’

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By Mary Kate Nolan Hometown Weekly Intern On the evening of June 22, a throng of people, pets, and blood-thirsty mosquitoes gathered at Rocky Woods Reservation in Medfield to see the Gazebo Players of Medfield present William Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” on opening night. The classic play follows Bassanio, a young Venetian who wishes...
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Ruff pasts, bright futures at dog rescue

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By Mary Kate Nolan Hometown Weekly Intern "Shelter dogs aren't broken. They’ve simply experienced more life. If they were human, we would call them wise. They would be the ones with tales to tell, stories to write. The ones dealt a bad hand and responded with courage. Do not pity a shelter dog. Adopt...
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Westwood’s old dogs learn new tricks

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By Mary Kate Nolan Hometown Weekly Intern On Thursday, June 29, a few four-legged friends and their two-legged owners gathered at the home of Susan Lowell to improve their agility and let out a little (or a lot of) energy. The program, run through the Islington Community Center in Westwood, aims to provide the dogs...
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Walpole activists observe World Refugee Day

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By Mary Kate Nolan Hometown Weekly Intern On Tuesday, June 20, local activists braved the unrelenting heat to publicly observe the United Nations’ World Refugee Day. While its origin dates back to the 1950s, World Refugee Day has taken on renewed significance in light of the present-day Syrian Refugee Crisis. These activists were responding...
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Students ‘Sing Out’ in spring choral concert

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By Mary Kate Nolan Hometown Weekly Intern On the evening of June 7, the lively chatter of the audience steadily crescendos as friends and family of the Bird Middle School Seventh and Eighth Grade Chorus trickle into the auditorium. By 7 p.m., the room is packed with parents sharing their children’s latest achievements with...
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