Hometown News

28 years of Hometown Weekly

It was March 6, exactly 28 years ago today, when Hometown Weekly delivered its first newspapers.

Hometown Sports

First State Title for Walpole Softball

The Walpole High School softball team celebrated a historic achievement on February 10, 2025, as they proudly unveiled their Division 2 championship banner—the first state title in Walpole High School history.

Needham

High Rock teacher arrested on child pornography charges

On Friday, March 7, Michael Ciccolella, a 46 year old teacher at High Rock Middle School, has been charged with possession and distribution of child pornography.

Medfield

Wheelock cancels 3rd grade tours of historic sites

The memorable experiences that Medfield 3rd graders benefited from over the past 30 years with school-day tours of town historic sites, but these tours will no longer continue.

Dover-Sherborn

Dover residents weigh in on generational ban on tobacco

The Dover Board of Health held a remote meeting to discuss the proposed tobacco/nicotine ordinance to individuals born after a certain date via Zoom on March 3, 2025, at 6:30PM.

Westwood

Wolverines’ season ends against Blue Devils

The game shaped up to be intense, they seemed almost perfectly matched, but unfortunately Westwood couldn't find their rhythm and ultimately fell to Northampton 53-39.

Walpole

Walpole marches forth into the quarterfinals

On Tuesday night, the Walpole girls’ basketball team made a statement, defeating Tewksbury 62-42 in a playoff game at Walpole High School’s gymnasium. Walpole led at every quarter break, leaving no doubt about the better team that night.