September 2016 - Page 5 of 6 - Hometown Weekly Archive

Those were the Dover Days

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By Stephen Press Hometown Weekly Staff The man sits, still dripping wet, behind the cage surrounding his tank. He taunts his tormentors. "Harder!" he says. "I'm going to get you!" A young girl walks up, yellow ball in hand. She takes aim and fires, missing her target high. A volunteer hands her another ball, and she...

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The Needham Veterans of Foreign Wars, Lt. Manson H. Carter Post 2498, hosted its annual Las Vegas Night for Boston-area Paralyzed Veterans at the post’s building on Junction Street on Tuesday, August 23. Fifteen paralyzed veterans from the Brockton VA hospital, accompanied by nurses and volunteer assistants, arrived at the Post building in special...

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By Stephen Press Hometown Weekly Staff On Labor Day morning, Carolyn Martin walked down Common Street in front of Walpole High School with two generations of her family. Around her, hundreds of others milled about, many of whom carried water bottles and backpacks to match their athletic apparel. Carolyn, however, had opted for a slightly...

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By Stephen Press Hometown Weekly Staff Musicians set up their gear in front of the Police Department. Over loudspeakers, “Get Ready” by the Temptations played. Police officers cleared parked cars from either side of Main Street. The outdoor tables of Walpole’s eateries were filled with smiling patrons. There was an unmistakable buzz about Walpole Center...

Morgan Golf Tournament to benefit Walpole

Help raise funds for the Walpole Scholarship Foundation and play some great golf at the same time! This is a great opportunity to support a local organization, which in turn supports Walpole’s local students. The annual Joe Morgan Golf Tournament, presented by Walpole Cooperative Bank, will once again benefit the Walpole Scholarship Foundation. It will be...

Walpole’s Brothers Wagner making name in hockey

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor While the Wagner family may be best known in Walpole for their success as adolescents in Little League baseball (2006 Miracle Padres, never forget), it is in the Wagner family blood to excel in athletics and more specifically in recent years, the game of hockey. The common tale of...

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By Lisa Moore Hometown Weekly Correspondent Late Sunday afternoon on the last weekend of the summer, members of the Wellesley Community gathered on the Town Hall green in support of a local family with hopes of bringing the community together in solidarity against hate. The family gathering was organized by the World of Wellesley (WOW)...

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Wellesley Theatre Project is excited to announce its fourth annual Cone Crawl to be held on Saturday, September 10 from noon - 5 p.m. Community supporters, students, parents, and folks wanting to have a crazy fun time visiting the best cone shops around are invited to purchase a WTP Fourth Annual Cone Crawl...

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By Stephen Press Hometown Weekly Staff When Westwood’s Cameron Clasby started brainstorming for his Eagle Scout Service Project, his mind took him back to a fishing trip with some friends. “I realized there was a need for this project when I was fishing with friends at Buckmaster Pond,” wrote Clasby in an email to Hometown Weekly....

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By James Ensor Hometown Weekly Reporter In a peaceful back room of the Westwood Public Library, the quilting club gathered for their monthly meeting on Monday, August 29. The club has been in existence for about 8 years, and had to adapt to survive when the Westwood Library changed buildings, at one point taking refuge...

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By Harry Kane Hometown Weekly Correspondent For the sixth straight month, the region has been experiencing abnormally dry conditions initially resulting in a drought advisory followed by a drought warning. As of Friday, August 26, the status has been modified to include a mandatory ban on outdoor watering of lawns or shrubbery. The drought is...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor With numerous state tournament appearances in the past decade, the girls volleyball program at Westwood High has come a long way since Jennifer Murphy began coaching as an assistant in 2007. In 2016, Murphy, a graduate of Westwood in 2003, will take over the head coaching duties for...

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The 6th grade DSW Patriots opened their 2016 season Sunday morning with a 13-7 victory in a defensive struggle against Lincoln-Sudbury. Michael Polk led the way with two touchdown runs against a stout LS defense, including a 70 yard sprint down the home sideline to take back the lead for good. Danny Sullivan...

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By Harry Kane Hometown Weekly Correspondent It’s full speed ahead for the Add-A-Lane project on Route 128/I-95, which began back in early 2015 and is slated for completion in 2019. The roadway construction project will add an additional lane to 3.8 miles of highway beginning just north of the Needham Branch RR Bridge and going past...

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By Harry Kane Hometown Weekly Correspondent Some people say that quilters are the best storytellers. A group of elderly women gather every Friday morning at the Needham Senior Center to shoot the breeze while quilting. And they tell stories, too. “We just come here and bring our projects,” says Cathy Cummings. “Whoever shows up, shows up....

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The boys soccer program has for long been a crown jewel of Needham High athletics. In 2016, the Rockets return a core group of seniors to their roster and once again will look to make some noise in the Bay State Conference. Leading the charge for Needham this season...

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Needham Junior Football opened the season on Saturday by hosting five games with long time rival, Wellesley, while the A squad took on Walpole. A Squad (8th Grade) – Walpole 33, Needham 0 – The 8th grade Jr. Rockets led by quarterback, Drew Desing, were unable to establish a consistent running game early...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The mission is clear for the Medfield girls volleyball team as they enter the 2016 season, and that is to beat Hopkinton and make a run in the state tournament. Not only did the Warriors have their season come to an end at the hands of the Hillers...

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By Stephen Press Hometown Weekly Staff The word is out: Massachusetts' communities are facing something of a water shortage, and Medfield is no exception. After a summer that has seen a large-scale drought in the Bay State, some residents are returning from their summer vacations assuming that the worst is behind the community. Not so, says...

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Medfielders can help raise money for cancer on Medfield Day by making a donation to the American Cancer Society in exchange for hand knit scarves. Hand-knitted scarves are free at Medfield Day, September 17, with a donation to the American Cancer Society. All proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society. Scarves of many different...

Monthly Archives: September 2016

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