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McCarthy, girls hoop capture state title
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Medfield High School girls varsity basketball team concluded their incredible 2016-2017 season in the perfect manner, capturing the Division II State title on Saturday afternoon in the form of a 47-34 victory over Arlington Catholic in the state championship game at Springfield College.
The Warriors (23-2) earned their...
Second annual science fair is a smash
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Science fairs are ubiquitous across the country. Boasting everything from homemade volcanoes to rudimentary robots, these infamous events have been documented in movies and TV shows for years. Most of them, however, are organized, sponsored and put on by schools. The Blake Science Fair in Medfield was organized not...
Medfield candidates field Q&As
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At the March 16 Candidate Forum, Medfield voters had the chance to hear from individuals running in the three contested races of Board of Selectmen, School Committee and Library Trustee.
The event was taped by Medfield.TV and can be viewed at http://goo.gl/Obam9F.
The night began with a reception in the lobby of the Medfield High...
Medfield Library offers escape to 1908
By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Sometimes the best escape is not only escaping from the duties of day-to-day life, but also an escape from the very time that you live in. The Medfield Library offered a chance to do just that last Sunday when they hosted an Edwardian Tea. Set in 1908, Rita Parisi of Waterfall...
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Wheelock students treated to music enrichment
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Third grade students at Wheelock School were recently treated to a delightful, educational and entertaining music enrichment program by the recorder quartet, Eine Kleine Konsort. The interactive program, entitled “The Recorder Goes to School,” was sponsored by the Medfield Music Association and served to enhance the recorder and general music curriculum at Wheelock...
An interesting ride
By Linda Thomas
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Liz Hunter was warming up for the second dressage show that rainy day in June 2015 when suddenly an energetic volunteer dumped 50 pounds of ice into an empty cooler.
The roaring noise startled Mozart, the Westphalian she rides from Sage Farm in Dover.
“He jumped sideways and put in a little extra...
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Sherborn Library hosts Super Structures
By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Many people say that the future lies in STEM - science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Considering the technologically-dependent world in which we live, it might just be true. In order to instill an early love of what can sometimes be perceived as “boring” or simply unreachable due to complexity, the Walpole...
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Cookie decoration more than a sweet treat
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Community service is a pillar of the Dover-Sherborn school system. Each student must complete at least 40 hours of community service before graduating from high school. While this requirement certainly helps push certain students towards more than they might otherwise have given, members of the Community Service Club in...
Destination Imagination teams shine at Regionals
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For the seventh year in a row, Dover Sherborn competed in a Regional Destination Imagination (DI) competition. More than seventy DS students made up twelve teams, and they all took to the stage at the Wilson Middle School in Natick on Sunday, March 12 to showcase their hard work and ingenuity.
Teams worked...
Laidman, Raiders aim for three-peat in 2017
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Spring is a special time of year with warmer weather, snow melting, and flowers blooming. At Dover-Sherborn Regional High School, springtime means one thing: lacrosse season. Over the years, DS has been the pinnacle for success in the high school lacrosse world here in Massachusetts, and in 2017,...
In Westwood, snow must go on
By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
New Englanders love to brag about how tough they are due to the nature of their harrowing winters. This past winter found many Westwood residents unable to brag about their super-human ability to shovel or withstand freezing temperatures, instead offering up unusually mild days, including a few inconceivably balmy days in...
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Spring cleaning at Finance and Warrant meeting
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By Richard McDonough
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
As spring approaches, the Finance and Warrant Commission are taking the time to square away all housekeeping as Town Meeting approaches. On March 16, the Finance and Warrant Commission met to discuss matters that were rescheduled from last Tuesday’s storm. As hard as it is to predict the weather,...
Girls hockey concludes season in State Semis
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Westwood High School girls varsity hockey team’s magical run deep into the 2016-2017 MIAA Division II Tournament came to an end last Wednesday night, as the Wolverines (19-5-2) suffered a tough 1-0 loss at the hands of Canton at Gallo Ice Arena in Bourne.
Along with the...
Spirit of St. Patrick strong in Walpole
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
Leave it to members of the Walpole community to figure out how to make St. Patrick’s Day even more festive.
On a beautiful, sunny Friday morning, friends and neighbors gathered to celebrate the holiday, the town, and the giving spirit. The Friends of St. Patrick (FOSP), self-described as “a small...
RoboRebels roll into fifteenth season
Celebrating its fifteenth season, Walpole Robotics RoboRebels FRC Team 1153 is off to a promising start. In their Week Zero preseason event held in Nashua, NH, the team was in the coveted first position for alliance selections and won the overall event. They just finished their first qualification matches at Worcester Polytechnic Institute placing 15th...
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Stanley & Grimm offer Celtic escape
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
For fans of Irish culture, March is a mecca of events, opportunities, and offerings. One of these such events was offered at the Walpole Public Library on Saturday. Stanley & Grimm, a Celtic duo, played at 1:00 p.m. for any and all who were available to come. Sponsored by...
Walpole girls participate in golf league
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In 2013 when Jillian Barend asked her dad Dave to help create a golf league for young girls, little did they know they were starting a movement. More than two years later, the program has expanded to 200 girls in 20-plus Massachusetts towns playing alternate-shot, 9-hole, par 3 tournaments and holding driving events....
Cam Hanley, from West Street to Huntington Ave
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
For years throughout their upbringing, Cam and Craig Hanley were arguably two of the best all-around athletes in the town of Walpole, thriving specifically in baseball and football during their youths. To their peers around Walpole, Craig and Cam were better known as “Hammer” (Craig) and “Nails” (Cam),...
Melick Foundation scholarship available
The $2500 Melick Foundation Scholarship is available to any graduating Needham High School student or other Needham resident who is a graduating student at another high school. It is awarded to a student who has unselfishly engaged in civic activities and has helped friends, neighbors, or strangers as a volunteer in the community.
The Melick...
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