May 2017 - Page 3 of 8 - Hometown Weekly Archive

Rotarians prepare saplings for Wellesley youths

Every year, the Rotary Club of Wellesley purchases and bags 400 tree saplings for distribution to Wellesley fourth graders. Susy Jordon, Wellesley Town Horticultural technician, led 15 people in bagging 400 Sweet Gum saplings for distribution to Wellesley fourth graders. Volunteers Judy Gertler, Raina McManus, Hartney Greymont's Pat Boyle and Kevin Nardonne joined Rotary...

Girl Scouts replace flags for Memorial Day

By Rama K. Ramaswamy Like clockwork, the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts were hard at work this May at the annual Flag Replacement Event at Woodlawn Cemetery. Stanley Spear, Deputy Director of the West Suburban Veterans, handed out approximately 1,000 flags to be replaced and the project took about one hour to compete. The flags were to...

By Rama K. Ramaswamy The Sinfonia and Honors Chamber Orchestra, directed by Dr. Sergey Khanukaev, performed last week as part of the WHS Performing Arts Spring Concert Nights series. Orchestra compositions included Antonin Dvorak’s Serenade for Strings in E. Major, Op. 22 - Moderato and Tempo di Valse, Igor Frolov’s Divertisment, Dmitri Shostakovich’s Polka from the...

Thurston hosts first annual Writers Conference

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter Writing is one of those elusive careers—something that every learns and does in school, and is part of most people’s jobs, but can seem impossible to do professionally. This year, on Wednesday, May 17th, Thurston Middle School held their first annual Writers Conference, “Writers Who Read.” In addition to...

Ng siblings shine in taekwondo championships

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Ava Ng, a Westwood resident and fourth grader at Martha Jones Elementary, won two gold medals in both the form and breaking events at the 2017 Heart of Massachusetts Taekwondo Championships in Auburn. Ava’s older brother, Alexander, a sixth grader at Thurston Middle School, won a silver medal for the form event and...

Janfaza leads Wolverine tennis to Senior Day win

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Westwood High School varsity boys tennis team improved to 8-3 in the TVL on with a 4-1 victory against Medfield on a blistering hot afternoon last Thursday as part of the team’s senior day. Out of the 10 total sets played on Thursday, Westwood won eight, and...

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter Each year, the Westwood Rotary Club and Westwood Youth & Family Services collaborate to honor the youth of Westwood through the Recognize a Youth Awards (R.A.Y.) Awards. The R.A.Y. Awards shine a light, so to speak, on the outstanding citizenship of Westwood’s young people. Recipients distinguished themselves through their...

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On Wednesday, May 17, Jerry Cronin joined the Islington Branch Library book club discussion of the book "Dark Tide" by Stephen Puleo. The branch book club, which meets the second Wednesday of every month, invited Cronin to share his slides and general expertise on the subject of the molasses flood. He has been...

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Vandana Apte of Walpole has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to the Czech Republic from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Apte will support the teaching of English at Nový Jičín as part of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship. Apte was valedictorian of Walpole High...

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The Walpole Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Mick Morgan’s Irish Pub and Restaurant are co-sponsoring the first annual “Helping our Neighbors” 5K run or walk. The event will be held on June 3, with onsite registration at 9:00 a.m. and race start at 10:00. The beautiful course begins...

Barrett completes Bird Park Eagle Scout project

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With the help of a friend, Michael Barrett installed his finished Eagle Scout project at Bird Park on May 2. The project benefits the play area at the park, providing two nature “exploration stations” and two benches for the public to enjoy. Michael is studying to be a carpenter....

Candidate’s Night prepares for June 3 vote

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter On Wednesday, May 17, members of the Walpole community gathered in the Walpole Public Library to listen to the positions of the different candidates running for Walpole office. Walpole Candidate’s Night, hosted by the League of Women Voters for of Westwood/Walpole/Dedham and the Walpole Chamber of Commerce, allowed candidates...

Hurley, Hunter reach milestones, Rebel lax to 16-1

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Walpole High School varsity lacrosse team has put together one of the more under-the-radar dominant seasons in program history in 2017. Following a tough 9-6 loss to conference-leading Needham (14-2) on April 25, the Rebels have rattled off nine straight wins to improve to 16-1. During the...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Entering Saturday afternoon’s national quarterfinal contest against perennial ACC power Duke, Ohio State had never been to an NCAA Division I Lacrosse Final Four. Behind the play of Walpole native and Xaverian graduate Luke Buckley (two goals), the Buckeyes (15-4) took down the Blue Devils (13-5) by a...

Mattleman, Needham’s consummate listener, talks

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By Stephen Press Hometown Weekly Staff The first feeling one receives upon walking into Jon Mattleman's Town Hall office in Needham is one of comfort and ease. The warmth of the Needham Youth Services (NYS) staff, the physical arrangement of the space itself, and especially Mattleman's inquisitive, amiable tone all contribute to an overwhelming sense that...

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter Harold Haliday Costain was known as one of the last great glamour photographers. Prominent during the late 19th century, Costain’s career spanned from Naval photography to cinema to advertisements. The Zullo Gallery is currently displaying his work, the opening reception for which was on May 19. Costain’s only daughter,...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Two of the state’s top boys lacrosse programs took to the field for the second and final time in 2017 on Wednesday evening, as the No. 10 Medfield Warriors (10-5) traveled down the road to face off against their arch-rival, the No. 11 Dover-Sherborn Raiders (12-4). DS entered...

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter Relay for Life has is a year-round operation, but all of the hard work that goes into its planning and execution cumulate at the main event. This year, Relay for Life was held from May 20 to the 21st. Kick-off was at 4 p.m., with speakers, activities, a Survivor’s...

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Child, Trabucco lift Rocket lax past Raiders

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Two of the Bay State Conference’s premiere lacrosse programs took to the field last Tuesday afternoon in some beautiful weather as the third-placed Wellesley Raiders (10-5) and conference-leading Needham Rockets (14-2, No. 6 in the state) wrote the next chapter in their storied and heated rivalry. Led by...

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