Russell Downes reflects
Walpole to make strides for cancer
All are invited to Walpole High School's second annual Walpole Makes Strides for ASC, more commonly known as the Pink Walk, on October 12 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Walpole High School. The 1.4-mile walk around Walpole town center will bring all members of the community together to show local support for breast cancer research. Refreshments...
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Raiders and Porkers fight to draw
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The defending Division I state champion Walpole Porkers (7-0-2) traveled to rival Wellesley (8-0-2) on Tuesday afternoon for a battle between not only two of the top teams in the Bay State Conference, but all of Massachusetts, as both entered the game ranked in the top-five of the...
Footlighters presenting ‘The Savannah Sipping Society’
The Walpole Footlighters are set to open their 2017-18 season with “The Savannah Sipping Society.” In this delightful, laugh-a-minute comedy, four unique Southern women, all needing to escape the sameness of their day-to-day routines, are drawn together by fate —and an impromptu happy hour — and decide it’s high time to reclaim the enthusiasm for...
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Raiders and Porkers fight to draw
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The defending Division I state champion Walpole Porkers (7-0-2) traveled to rival Wellesley (8-0-2) on Tuesday afternoon for a battle between not only two of the top teams in the Bay State Conference, but all of Massachusetts, as both entered the game ranked in the top-five of the...
Seniors celebrate fresh beginnings at COA
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
After years and years in the making, the Wellesley Council on Aging (COA) finally celebrated the near completion of the Tolles Parsons Center, also known as the town seniors’ home away from home. Although the final touches were still being added, on October 2, the public was invited to...
Walpole’s McCarthy hired as Suffolk VP
Builder Suffolk has announced it has hired Charles McCarthy of Walpole as Vice President of Operations for its Mission Critical sector. In this role, McCarthy is responsible for identifying and cultivating client relationships, recruiting and developing team members, and ensuring all construction projects adhere to Suffolk’s highest safety and quality standards. He will leverage state-of-the-art...
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Sensational scientists mix candy and chemistry
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Each week, a group of fourth and fifth graders meet at the Wellesley Free Library to explore a different field of science. On October 5, the class became chemists as they experimented with Skittles and viscosity.
Wellesley High School junior, Susanna Mirick, organized “Sensational Scientists,” a six-week science class as...
Library to host Whitman performance
Walt Whitman (1819-1892), the 19th-century poet and mystic, will visit Walpole soon, through the acting talents of Stephen Collins. Collins has previously delighted audiences in town with his Shakespeare and “Irish Voices” presentations. His sensitive impersonation of Whitman, based largely on the author’s poetry, will begin at 7:00 on Monday evening, October 16, in the...
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Cyclist Chrystall on cusp of turning pro
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Becoming a professional cyclist requires passion, skill, and determination. Committing to the demanding training regimen of riding between 1 and 4 hours a day, and the expense of equipment, travel, and race fees is just the beginning. A rider must advance through the six levels of racing in the...
Wellesley Marketplace set for Veterans Day
Veterans and active-duty military will get free admission to the 41st annual Wellesley Marketplace, an annual arts fair at Wellesley High School, on Veterans Day, Nov. 11.
The event is being held one week earlier than in past years, when it was held on the Saturday before Thanksgiving.
“We’re so happy that we can offer free admission...
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WHS students part of National Honors Ensembles
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The Wellesley Public Schools Performing Arts Department has announced that during the 2016-17 school year, along with other talented music students across the United States and overseas in military base schools, Brian Jwa (senior viola student), Clare Kelley (junior choir student) and Peter Hodge (senior choir student) from Wellesley High School practiced with...
Wellesley gearing up for Turkey Trot
Local runners are gearing up for the 2017 Wellesley Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk and Kids Fun Run, a community road race that has become a beloved Thanksgiving Day tradition. This year’s race will take place on Thursday, November 23 at 8 a.m. in Linden Square. With less than two months until race day, organizers are...
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Brooks Mathewson to address garden clubs
The Wellesley Garden Study Group, jointly with the Wellesley Hills Garden Club, will host an illustrated garden program, “Images and Insights from a Vegetable Garden,” presented by Brooks Mathewson. The event will take place on Thursday October 19, at the Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington Street, Wellesley. Coffee will begin at 9:30 a.m. followed by...
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Something old, blue, and good as new
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
A steady stream of people walked out of the Unitarian Universalist Area Church with armfuls of goods. Some juggled vases, picture frames, and trinkets as they walked down steps, while others carried out bags of clothes. As it turns out, every Wednesday is like this at Sherborn’s UUAC as...
McLaughlin, DS girls soccer rolling
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It was a busy and successful productive week for the Dover-Sherborn Regional High School girls soccer team, playing three games in five days on the road that resulted in two wins and a tie, pushing the Raiders to 6-1-3 on the season.
DS began the week at TVL...
Marken, Raider golf sitting pretty
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Dover-Sherborn varsity golf team has bounced back from a 1-4 start with seven wins in their last eight matches, including a four-stroke victory over TVL rival Hopkinton (222-226), and double-digit victories over Millis (255-297) and Medway (226-247). Thanks to their recent surge, the Raiders have completely turned...
Nelson Hammer exhibiting at Dover Library
Nelson Hammer, a Needham landscape architect and watercolorist, will have 30 of his paintings on display at the Dover Town Library from now through Friday, November 24. Since resuming work in watercolors in 2014 after a 50-year hiatus, birds have been the subject of 43 of the 48 paintings he has produced since then. He...
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Interfaith walk stomps out hunger
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
For many families, the kitchen is the heart of a home. It’s where the entire family gathers and bonds during mealtimes. It is where two human needs, companionship and hunger, can be satiated simultaneously.
However, not all families are able to satisfy their hunger every day. Project Bread’s 2016...
Westwood ships books down south
