April 2017 - Page 5 of 7 - Hometown Weekly Archive

Track season underway in DS

The warm weather means that the spring sports season has finally returned to Dover-Sherborn Regional High School, and the return of spring season also means the return of DS’s outstanding boys and girls track program. The running Raiders returned to the track for the first time in 2017 on Friday for their head-to-head meet against...

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter Saturday, April 8, a quilt-a-thon was held at the Unitarian Universalist Area Church in Sherborn. Held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., volunteers gather for the day to work mostly on quilt tops, but also for socializing and camaraderie. Cris Crawford, who has been running the quilt-a-thons for five...

Last week, 22 seventh and eighth grade students traveled from Charles River School (CRS) in Dover to attend the Global Classrooms International Model United Nations Middle School Conference in New York City. At this event, more than 1,850 middle school students collaborated to attempt to solve some of the world’s most pressing problems. The theme of...

The Dover Council on Aging has renovated Room 108 (formerly known as The Blue Room) in the Caryl Community Center. It has updated the carpeting, paint and installed a new hearing aid loop system that will benefit those with hearing issues. This system will allow those with hearing loss to utilize their hearing aids to better...

The Dover Foundation is pleased to announce that tickets are now on sale for their Spring production, “Guys and Dolls.” “Guys and Dolls” is about rolling the dice and falling in love under the bright lights of Broadway. Considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy, it features many classic songs including “Luck be a...

Historical Society hosts annual Pansy Day

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter On April 8, the Needham Historical Society celebrated its 35th Pansy Day. April is, in fact, Pansy Month in Needham, and the pansy is the official flower of the town. On the day, the colorful flowers lined the entirety of the front walkway to the Historical Society, and inside,...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The pride of both the Bay State Conference and Tri-Valley League, as far as high school girls lacrosse is concerned, met in an early-season non-conference heavyweight bout Wednesday evening, as the Needham Rockets traveled to Flahive Field to take on the two-time defending Division II state champion Westwood...

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter A Kids Dance Party might just sound like an event for local kids to find something to do. However, the dance party on April 7 was a fundraiser for JDRF, the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes research. This year, the event’s third year running, the party raised...

On Monday, April 17, 19-year old Needham resident Patrick Caron will make the journey from Hopkinton to Boston as part of the 121st Boston Marathon. Patrick is running and fundraising his second Boston Marathon for the Boston Bulldogs Running Club, a local non-profit organization with a unique mission: to promote wellness and recovery in a...

Zullo Gallery displays student-faculty exhibit

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter Each year, the Zullo Gallery in Medfield presents the Visual Arts Department of Medfield’s public schools with an opportunity to display the work of students and their teachers. This year, the 22nd annual Student-Faculty Art Exhibition runs from April 1 to the 23rd. The student work displayed in this...

By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor It didn’t take long for the Medfield High School boys varsity lacrosse team to showcase their dominance in their season and conference-opening contest against Holliston last Tuesday night, as the Warriors jumped out to a commanding 8-0 lead at the half and went on to win by a final count...

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter Spelling bees are a quintessential aspect of school, immortalized through films and television shows alike. Many times portrayed as stressful, high pressure events, the Medfield Coalition for Public Education (MCPE) has been fighting against this idea for the past twelve years. On Tuesday, April 4, the MCPE held its...

Catherine Wollak’s art coming to Medfield TV

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The public is invited to an opening reception featuring art work by artist Catherine Wollak (1931-2015) at Medfield TV on April 28 from 6 – 8 p.m. Medfield TV is located at 18 N. Meadows Road. Wollak’s work will be on view through August. Medfield TV is open Monday – Friday from 10...

Never say again that you did not know

The term human trafficking often doesn't give the impression of the true horrors that are experienced by people who are forced into an industry that claims your life, name, and human rights. Human trafficking is, at its core, slavery, and as President Abraham Lincoln once said, “If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong.” There...

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]Sixteen Wellesley High School students traveled to Monterrey, Mexico during the February school vacation to serve abandoned, orphaned and vulnerable children. During the week students completed a variety of work projects that included breaking rock with a jackhammer, moving rocks, painting walls, building doors and helping local house parents with cooking. In addition...

By Rama K. Ramaswamy A public forum on gas leaks in the town of Wellesley took place on Tuesday, March 21. The Town of Wellesley is getting National Grid to fix each and every gas leak, some of which are 20 years old. Many residents are familiar with the smell of gas in their neighborhoods,...

Dr. Catherine Steiner-Adair addresses Wellesley

By Rama K. Ramaswamy A grant from the Wellesley Education Foundation (WEF) provided for a presentation by Catherine Steiner-Adair, including a signing for her book, “The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood & Family Relationships in the Digital Age.” Dr. Steiner-Adair is a clinical psychologist, school consultant, author, and teacher whose professional life is devoted to working with...

Wellesley Players presenting ‘Love’s Labour’s’

The Wellesley Players have produced an innovative production of Shakespeare’s early comedy, “Love’s Labour’s Lost,” in the intimate black box theater at the Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts in Watertown. Performances are April 14-15 and 20-22 at 8:00 p.m., and April 23 at 2:00 p.m. Director Kat Alix-Gaudreau has chosen to set...

Wellesley junior Angela Liu honored for oil painting

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Wellesley resident Angela Liu, a junior student at Buckingham Browne and Nichols School, has earned a National Gold Medal in the 2017 Scholastic Art and Writing Competition. Liu was honored for her oil painting, “Ardent Aspiration.” The work is based on Liu’s community service in China last summer, and was selected from the winners...

Last week, sharp-eyed Wellesley residents could have been forgiven for mistaking their home for Tinseltown. A crew for Paramount Pictures descended upon the town from Monday through Wednesday to film segments of “Daddy’s Home 2,” a comedy starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, leaving parts of Washington Street occupied by production staffers and equipment. A source told...

Monthly Archives: April 2017

Track season underway in DS

Sherborn Quilt-a-thon a success

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CRS students attend NYC Model UN

COA installs hearing aid loop system

‘Guys and Dolls’ tickets on sale

Historical Society hosts annual Pansy Day

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Rocket girls dominant in revenge match

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Annual Dance Party helps fight diabetes

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Needham’s Caron to run for Bulldogs

Zullo Gallery displays student-faculty exhibit

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Warrior lax off to strong start

Annual MCPE Spelling Bee is buzzworthy

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Catherine Wollak’s art coming to Medfield TV

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Never say again that you did not know

WHS students serve children in Mexico

Wellesley hosts gas leaks public forum

Dr. Catherine Steiner-Adair addresses Wellesley

Wellesley Players presenting ‘Love’s Labour’s’

Wellesley junior Angela Liu honored for oil painting

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Ferrell, Wahlberg film in Wellesley

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