WestwoodWinds invites musicians for seventh season
Babson AD steps down
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By Babson Athletics Communications
Babson College Director of Athletics and Recreation Josh MacArthur has announced that he will be stepping down from his position on July 15 following a highly successful 10-year tenure.
"This was a deeply personal and difficult decision that was not made lightly," said MacArthur. "The last decade has absolutely been the...
Help For Butterflies
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By Rama K Ramaswamy
According to Sustainable Wellesley (SW) and risk characterization studies conducted by the US Department of Agriculture, EPA, many independent research facilities and universities in the U.S. as well as those abroad in the UK, the national and global populations of butterflies are declining. While some studies take aim at habitat...
Green ways to keep your lawn green
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
The smell of fresh cut grass carried on the warm summer breeze, backyard cookouts, and children playing in the yard are all hallmarks of summer. There is something magical about a green, lush lawn and that feeling of walking barefoot through the soft spongy growth. For some individuals, maintaining...
Walpole legion wraps up season
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By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Walpole American Legion baseball team wrapped up the regular baseball season with a loss to Westwood.
Walpole battled tough in the game, but in the end Westwood came out on top with an 11-6 win in eight innings.
Despite the loss, Walpole still maintains its top spot in...
Rocking out on the Walpole common
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By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
On July 12, a large crowd gathered to enjoy the kickoff to Walpole Recreation’s popular Concerts on the Common concert season.
The very first performance of the 2016 season featured returning act Eleven. The rock band kicked off their performance at 6:30 p.m. Their act featured a number of...
Walpole swim team beats Needham
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The Walpole summer swim team faced off against Needham on July 7 to begin the summer swim season. The Barracudas picked up a win against Needham in the meet.
As of Monday morning, Framingham leads the Summer Swim League with an early two-win streak, while Walpole, Canton, Dedham, Natick and Newton each have...
‘Route 109’ rocks the gazebo
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By Maria LaRose
Hometown Weekly Staff
It was another great Thursday night with music at the Gazebo as Memo’s Summer Concert series continued. Last week, Route 109 - Medfield’s “not-your-average” cover band - wowed the crowded lawn of guests with their creative mix of hits from the 80s to the 10s. They played a mix...
Nutile Band swings Needham into summer
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
Needhamites fidgeted in their lawn chairs, making themselves comfortable in the afternoon sun. Meanwhile, the Memorial Park gazebo was bustling with instrument-toting individuals in neat white shirts. It’s a scene that has greeted the town every summer for years.
“The Nutile Band, run either by my father, Roy, or...
Walpole woman honored as Unsung Heroine
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The Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women held their Thirteenth Annual Unsung Heroines of Massachusetts event at the Massachusetts State House Great Hall of Flags last Wednesday.
Jean L. Augusta of Walpole was among those recognized from across the Commonwealth. They were nominated by Representative Louis L. Kafka (D- Stoughton) and Representative...
Lowell Mason Band visits house
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
The concrete floor and walls of the room are bare. The only sources of light are a few newly-installed windows. Visitors standing in the right spot can look up and see a hole where a staircase used to zip up to the first floor. Trying to imagine musical protégés...
Gazebo Players announce ‘Hamlet’ cast
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The Gazebo Players of Medfield are celebrating their fifteenth anniversary of Shakespeare in the Park this summer. After 14 years of performances at their namesake gazebo, the troupe is moving their Medfield performances to Meetinghouse Pond next to the Unitarian Universalist Church. Their first production at the new park will be “Hamlet,” often...
Library turns into a dairy
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By Cameron Small
Hometown Weekly Intern
On a hot summer night, Meat Loaf might offer his throat to the wolf with the red roses—but on a hot summer day, kids and teens could make their own ice cream. Last Thursday, July 7, the Dover Town Library held a “Make Your Own Ice Cream” event in...
Elliot Street Bridge closes for improvements
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
Construction on the Elliot Street Bridge connecting Central Avenue in Needham and Elliot Street in Newton has moved into a new phase. After an initial stage of pre-construction that involved tree trimming, arch repair and erosion control installation, the Aetna Bridge Construction Company has begun more disruptive work. Reflecting...
Model T dreams come true
This 1914 Ford Model T was restored by Ted Mahoney, Needham High School Class of 1978. He is accompanied by his brother, Steve Mahoney NHS Class of 1980, his cousin Ed Mahoney and Ed's son, Charlie. Ted purchased the Model T from his uncle, Dr. Ed Mahoney, also of Needham, in 2002. He restored...
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Desired 3-Ds
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By Cameron Small
Hometown Weekly Intern
A large percentage of students would say their parents would kill them if they came home with three D’s. At the Dover Town Library, three D’s is something entirely different thanks to the 3D printer. Every other Thursday at 3:30 p.m., the Dover Library hosts a 3D Printing Workshop.
Granted,...
This Old Town – Straw Hat Park
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By Richard DeSorgher
At first, it was referred to as the “pocket park,” a sliver of town–owned land wedged between Starbucks and Zebras along North Street. But thanks to Jean Mineo and a hard working committee, a positive vote at town meeting, and support from town residents, town officials and town departments, it is...
Westwood Track Club begins summer season
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By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Westwood Track Club began its summer season two weeks ago, with its first practice of the season on June 22.
Now in its seventh year, the Westwood Track Club has seen its summer track club grow over the years. The program is designed for kids interested in track,...
Westwood campers march for the fourth
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By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
Patriotism was in the air on Independence Day as the Westwood Recreation summer camp program hosted its annual Independence Day parade.
Campers from all ages who attend Westwood Recreation’s day camps over the summer attended the parade, which ran in the late morning at Westwood High School. Campers donned...
Westwood receives Green Communities grant
