February 2017 - Page 4 of 6 - Hometown Weekly Archive

Choral Society to perform Gilbert and Sullivan

The Wellesley Choral Society will present A Gilbert and Sullivan Mashup in Cabaret on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Wellesley Hills Congregational Church, 207 Washington St. The Society’s casual pops-style, family-friendly entertainment includes complimentary refreshments as well as a silent auction and, of course, a wide selection of Gilbert and Sullivan songs. W....

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Wellesley High School varsity basketball team fell to a strong Milton team on Friday evening, 69-59, despite an incredible performance off the bench by freshman point guard Anthony Lumley (12 points, six assists, five rebounds). The Raiders (8-8, 6-4) were in a battle all throughout with the...

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter While many libraries are renowned for their children’s events, sometimes the events for other ages can be overlooked. The Dover Town Library is no exception to this. While they host a variety of wonderful programs for kids, including crafts and story times, the Library also offers events for those...

Sherborn Library has ceremonial groundbreaking

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter This past Saturday, an event of incredible symbolic importance occurred on a wintry morning in Sherborn. The groundbreaking for the new Library took place, an event long anticipated and welcomed with extraordinary excitement. Recently, the Sherborn Library took up its temporary residence within the Community Center across the street....

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Following consecutive victories over Bellingham (7-2) on Wednesday and Worcester/Leicester (2-0) on Saturday, the Dover-Sherborn High School varsity boys hockey team has improved to 9-7 on the season and is in prime shape to earn a spot in the state tournament with four games remaining in the regular...

Zhang captures TVL girls swim titles for DS

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Dover-Sherborn varsity swim team captured two TVL titles on Sunday at the All-Conference Championship, both on the girls side by junior Chelsea Zhang. Zhang completed the 100-meter butterfly in under a minute with a personal record time of 59.20, capturing her first TVL title of the day...

In celebration of the New England Patriots making it to the Championships, the Center for the Development of Children (CDC) decided to have a “Souper Bowl” of their own. The week of the big game, the children of the Center were totally pumped and wanted to become champions themselves by collecting as many cans of...

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter The Walpole Footlighters have been around since 1924, which makes it no surprise that their performances are both very well-attended and incredibly well-performed. February 3 marked the opening of their new production, “Don’t Dress For Dinner.” Showing through February 19, this is the second production of the 2016-2017 season,...

DA Morrissey hosts marijuana law seminar

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

More than 160 regional public health, law enforcement, education and municipal leaders – including three from Medfield and six from Walpole - joined District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey at his “Marijuana Legalization – Community Strategies” last week to learn about the public health, safety and governance issues and problems related to the new...

Town Administrator presents budget message

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter On February 2, the Town Administrator, James A. Johnson, presented Walpole’s town budget for the 2018 Fiscal Year. The plan “focuses on meeting the needs of the Town in terms of local services while also balancing the cost to the community’s taxpayers.” For the Fiscal Year 2018, the data...

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor [caption id="attachment_16219" align="alignright" width="300"]

Jill Sweeney shows incredible balance by performing a handstand on the beam. [/caption]The Walpole and Needham High School gymnastics teams faced off against one...

Historical Society throws Mardi Gras bash

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter Every year since 2004, the Needham Historical Society has hosted an annual Winter Gala. This year, the theme was Mardi Gras, and the celebration was as extravagant and lively as ever. With over 150 tickets sold (which is more or less the capacity of the Historical Society’s building), the...

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Walpole and Needham High School gymnastics teams faced off against one another last Tuesday night in a Bay State Conference match. Led by Ellie Nash, the Rockets were able to prevail 125.65-110.75 over the Rebels in a back-and-forth bout. The Rebels were led by the tandem of Elyse...

Dr. Qi Sun, a faculty member at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School, will present a talk, "Type 2 Diabetes: Are Food Choices A Key to Prevention?", in the Community Room at the Needham Free Public Library on February 12 at 2 p.m. The talk is free and open to...

Historical Society demonstrates ‘Beautiful and Bizarre’

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter Needham has a rich and varied history, much of which even those who grew up here don’t know much about. One of the most unusual and interesting pieces of this history is the story of William Emerson Baker and his estate at Ridge Hill. One hundred and twenty years...

Medfield high schooler publishes first book

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly In seventh grade, most students’ goals include getting good grades, making it through the year without any embarrassing interactions, and getting all your work done fast enough to hang out with your friends. Carina Christo, however, was not an average seventh grader. Today, she is not your average ninth grader....

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor It came right down to the wire on Thursday night for the Medfield High School varsity boys basketball team against TVL rival Medway. In a game that featured nine lead changes (seven in second half), the Warriors came up just short after a pair of made free throws...

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

Medfield Talks, a collaborative group of parent organizations and district leadership, is hosting a free talk, “Achieving Sanity & Success,” with Michael Delman, CEO, Beyond BookSmart, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 9, in the MHS Lowell Mason Auditorium. Prior to founding Beyond BookSmart, an academic/life skills coaching firm, Delman was co-founder...

STEM EXPO Sustainability Challenge launched

The Wellesley Education Foundation and the Wellesley Municipal Light have launched the second annual STEM EXPO Sustainability Challenge. This contest is designed to engage Wellesley students by inviting them to write an essay, story, poem, or persuasive argument. Students are invited to create an artwork/model or make a video about how renewable energy (solar, wind,...

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor After taking down the Pittsburgh Steelers 36-17 in the AFC Championship Game on Jan. 22, the New England Patriots are headed to Houston to take on the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI this Sunday. More importantly than Brady and Belichick possibly getting their fifth Super Bowl ring together,...

Monthly Archives: February 2017

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]