Registration for the Walpole boys youth lacrosse spring season is open; it will close on December 31. Registration is open to boys from K-8.
Parents may sign up at wyll.leag1.com....
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Spring youth lax registration opened
Nine Medfield Warriors sign collegiate NLIs
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Medfield is a town often known for its immense athletic success. However, on Wednesday, Medfield High School flexed its muscle even further as an athletic powerhouse with nine of its students signing their national letters of intent to play a Division I or II sport in college.
The crown...
A Thankful Thanksgiving at Vine Lake
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What a better name to have on any Thanksgiving than Thankful?
According to the records maintained by Vine Lake Preservation Trust, ten women named Thankful are buried in Vine Lake Cemetery’s Old Section.
Thankful (Harding) Penniman died at age ninety on April 1, 1794, is buried in Grave 164. Other women are Thankful (Allen)...
Medfield Toys for Tots locations announced
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The United States Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program has brought joy to children in need for the past seven decades. More than 400 million toys have been donated, with 15 million distributed annually.
Marine Veteran Frank Iafolla of Medfield is once again leading this year’s effort in the community, and has established...
This Old Town
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One Hundred Years Later, the Colonel Remembered
He died 100 years ago and Medfield had never seen anyone like him before and will probably never see anyone quite like him again. He was the closest thing Medfield has ever had to a czar. As owner of the hat factory, the number-one employer in the...
Medfield gives thanks for its teachers
A grassroots community effort to support Medfield teachers was launched to coincide with the Thanksgiving holiday, and included feel-good lawn signs placed around town and on social media posts.
One resident was so excited about the chance to show appreciation to teachers that she lined her property on Rte. 27 with 15 signs on...
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Spaghetti with Santa expands
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Tickets are on now on sale for a beloved holiday tradition in its 44th year that has a new twist and name, “Spaghetti with Santa and a Few Winter Friends,” to reflect the broadening of the Medfield Music Association’s annual fundraiser.
Taking place on Wednesday, Dec. 6, at Medfield High School, guests will not...
Medfield Lions holding Christmas Tree Sale
The Medfield Lions Club annual Christmas Tree Sale is coming once again to Main Street. The sale, which runs from November 25 through December 17, has become the club’s principal fundraiser and features freshly sheared, USDA Premium Grade Maine Balsam Fir Christmas trees. While there are both smaller and a limited number of larger trees,...
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Holiday Stroll featuring In2Design
Medfield’s upcoming Holiday Stroll is set to feature artists Inger Mark and Louise Baldwin. The creative force behind In2Design, Swedish-American designers Inger Mark and Inga “Louise” Baldwin have been designing unique, hand-crafted jewelry together since they met in the U. S. in 2002. Both women were born and raised in Sweden, and drew inspiration from...
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Woolly bear caterpillars: harbingers of winter
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Winter is coming! While the warmer than normal temperatures this fall have been a nice treat, fellow New Englanders know it is just a temporary respite from the colder days ahead. While most people are familiar with the prognosticator Ms. G, Massachusetts’ official groundhog, for her prediction on the...
Woolly bear caterpillars: harbingers of winter
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Winter is coming! While the warmer than normal temperatures this fall have been a nice treat, fellow New Englanders know it is just a temporary respite from the colder days ahead. While most people are familiar with the prognosticator Ms. G, Massachusetts’ official groundhog, for her prediction on the...
Woolly bear caterpillars: harbingers of winter
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Winter is coming! While the warmer than normal temperatures this fall have been a nice treat, fellow New Englanders know it is just a temporary respite from the colder days ahead. While most people are familiar with the prognosticator Ms. G, Massachusetts’ official groundhog, for her prediction on the...
Woolly bear caterpillars: harbingers of winter
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Winter is coming! While the warmer than normal temperatures this fall have been a nice treat, fellow New Englanders know it is just a temporary respite from the colder days ahead. While most people are familiar with the prognosticator Ms. G, Massachusetts’ official groundhog, for her prediction on the...
Woolly bear caterpillars: harbingers of winter
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Winter is coming! While the warmer than normal temperatures this fall have been a nice treat, fellow New Englanders know it is just a temporary respite from the colder days ahead. While most people are familiar with the prognosticator Ms. G, Massachusetts’ official groundhog, for her prediction on the...
PQP up to sew good
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
A handmade quilt can bring comfort, joy, and coziness to anyone. The Power of the Quilt Project (PQP) aims to create and deliver original blankets to not just anyone, but to those undergoing chemotherapy, those in hospice care, and children facing hardships. The Sherborn-based group recently held a...
Fried, DS XC place No. 12 in states
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Dover-Sherborn Regional High School boys cross country team placed 12th overall at the MIAA Division II State Championships on Saturday with a total score of 294 and a total time of 1:29:02.67.
Oliver Fried led the way for DS as the team’s top finisher, placing 30th out 178...
DS Stars take section championship
Last Thursday evening the Dover-Sherborn Stars sixth grade girls team faced Newton in the Boston Area Youth Soccer Section 1A season finale. Both teams had outstanding seasons, with Newton coming into the game one point ahead atop the overall standings. These tightly-matched teams had played to a 1-1 draw in a spirited game in October.
From...
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Sherborn Library project motors onward
With the concrete foundation for the addition now completed, passers-by may see steel framing work – reminiscent of vintage A.C. Gilbert Erector Sets – underway at the Sherborn Library construction site.
Up on the roof of the original building, workers are carefully investigating the clay roof tiles to determine how many can be reused versus replaced....
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Dover GOP meets in Kraft Hall
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Kraft Hall in Dover was close to full on Tuesday, November 7, as people from across Dover gathered to hear their neighbors’ thoughtful assessments of the 12 months that have passed since President Trump was elected.
Long time Dover resident Charlie Long gave his review of the regulatory environment; Gus Coldebella (former acting General...
Needham High takes back the night
