March 2016 - Page 7 of 10 - Hometown Weekly Archive

Medfield student wins DAR Good Citizen Award

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

The Col. William McIntosh Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) recently held a ceremony at the Needham Historical Society to present its annual Good Citizen Awards to five local high school students.

The chapter winner was Medfield High student...

Westwood boys hockey ends postseason run

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By Douglas McCulloch Hometown Weekly Staff After picking up their first state title win since 2002 last season, the Westwood High boys’ hockey team fell to North Quincy in the first round of the Division 2 South playoffs 2-1 in OT. The game got off to a slow start as both teams remained scoreless through...

Thomas Vagnini of Medfield is Tri-County salutatorian

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

Tri-County Superintendent-Director Stephen Dockray announced this week that Jennifer Bowness of North Attleboro has been named the school’s 2016 valedictorian and Thomas Vagnini of Medfield has been named the salutatorian.

Vagnini earned the honor of salutatorian by achieving a GPA of 4.38...

Westwood boys’ basketball falls to Scituate

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By Douglas McCulloch Hometown Weekly Staff The Westwood High boys’ basketball team fell to Scituate 59-55 in the opening round of the Division 2 South playoffs on March 2. The Wolverines were led offensively by junior Tim Giovino, who picked up a total of 14 points for Westwood during the game. The Wolverines faced an...

Medfield Winter Carnival is this weekend

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

The annual Memorial and Wheelock Winter Carnival will be held on Saturday, March 12 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Memorial School. The main fundraiser for the two schools will feature fun for the whole family as well as raffles and an auction.

This Old Town: Medfield residents invited to Spring Fling

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By Richard DeSorgher Hometown Weekly Correspondent

Calling all Medfield residents and anyone else for that matter. Open to everyone!

On Saturday, April 9 at the American Legion on Peter Kristof Way, the Medfield High (MHS) Alumni Association will host its fifth annual Trivia Night, a fundraiser for the scholarships given...

Trump, Clinton win close primaries in Medfield

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

On Super Tuesday, Medfield voters took to the polls to vote on who the Democrats and Republicans should nominate for this fall’s presidential election. Republican voters chose Donald Trump and Democrats chose Hillary Clinton, but both by slim margins.

The 2,206 Republican voters...

Westwood teacher ‘spreading the word to end the word’

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By Douglas McCulloch Hometown Weekly Staff On March 2, students at Thurston Middle learned how a word some students use hurts those with disabilities. Lily O'Brien, an eighth grade French teacher at Thurston, designed a banner to display in the school cafeteria during lunch times, and encouraged students to sign a pledge to stop...

Medfield residents circulate petition against LCB proposal

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

A group of Medfield residents released a petition with 500 signatures against a proposed assisted living facility on Main St. The facility, which is was proposed by LCB Senior Living, would be located on a plot of land behind the Peak House and the...

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By Douglas McCulloch Hometown Weekly Staff Westwood voters chose Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton as presidential nominees during the Massachusetts presidential primary on March 1. A total of 5,779 of Westwood’s 10,855 registered voters turned out to make their pick for presidential nominees, which represents a 53 percent voter turnout overall. On the...

Westwood High hosting fashion show on March 18

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The Westwood High Senior Prom Fashion Show will take place on Friday, March 18 at 7 p.m. in the Westwood High auditorium. The Westwood High School Class of 2016 invites the public to join them as they take the stage and model this year’s stunning prom fashions. For the past 14 years, this fun...

Westwood R.A.Y. Award nominations now open

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The Westwood Rotary and Westwood Youth and Family Services (WY&FS) are seeking the public’s help in identifying young people in our community that have demonstrated a commitment to helping others. The organizations would like to celebrate these individuals by honoring them with the R.A.Y (Recognize-A-Youth) award. Recipients will have distinguished themselves through...

Needham boys basketball knocked out in quarterfinal

By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

The Needham High boys’ basketball team reached the Div. 1 South quarterfinal with a decisive 64-51 victory over first round opponent Durfee (the Rockets led by as many as 20 in the fourth quarter against the Hilltoppers), but the Rockets could not get past No. 11 seed BC...

Westwood’s Hale Reservation hosting Paint Night

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Hale Reservation’s second annual Paint Night will take place on Thursday, March 10 from 7-9 p.m. at Powissett Lodge. Participants can pick up a brush to create a custom designed finish line painting for a great cause. Over 50 percent of all ticket sales will support the runners’ fundraising efforts. For...

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The Westwood Cub Scouts will hold its annual Townwide Pinewood Derby on Saturday, March 12 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. All events will be held in the Downey School Cafeteria. Weigh-in will be held on Friday night beginning at 8:00 p.m. Cars will be sequestered after weigh-in and judged by a...

Needham’s Bridget Akinc running marathon for CASA

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

When Bridget Akinc moved to the Boston area almost 20 years ago, it became a dream to run in the Boston Marathon. That dream will be fulfilled in April when the Needham resident joins thousands of other runners at the starting line in Hopkinton...

Needham High students collaborate on art installation

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

During the months of February and March, Needham High students will be taking part in a collaborative art installation with visiting artist Jodi Colella, as part of the school’s Own Your Peace initiative.

Students will write messages on strips of fabric about how...

Needham Art in Bloom offers taste of spring

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

Outside the temperatures were hovering in the mid-30s, but inside the Needham Library on Saturday afternoon spring had sprung thanks to the eighth annual Needham Art in Bloom display organized by the Beth Shalom Garden Club.

Scattered over both floors of the library were nearly...

Westwood church to host jazz performance

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On Saturday, March 19 at 7 p.m., First Parish of Westwood presents an exciting concert, “Nostalgia Jazz,” performed by The Worcester Jazz Collective. The concert will be held in the Meeting House at 248 Nahatan Street. Tickets are $15 ($10 for seniors, $35 for a family of up to five), and...

‘Library’s Congress’ wins Needham Civics Bee

By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

On Sunday afternoon, 15 teams of Needham community members competed at the high school to find out who knew more about local, state, and federal government in the annual League of Women Voters Civics Bee.

The winning team was “The Library’s Congress,” which included Sandra...

Monthly Archives: March 2016

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