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Monthly Archives: November 2017

Inspiration blooms at Garden Club demonstration

Inspiration blooms at Garden Club demonstration
By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter The holidays are the perfect time to display beautiful winter floral arrangements for friends and family to see. They make for the loveliest additions to any room of the house to add a touch of nature indoors. For Sherborn’s Boggestow Garden Club, this time of year means dozens of opportunities to...
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Women in World Jazz coming to library

Women in World Jazz coming to library
The Friends of the Needham Public Library will present Women in World Jazz, on Sunday, November 19, at 2:00 p.m., in the Library’s Community Room. Women in World Jazz brings together women of different nationalities with extensive experience in performance and education. The music is easy to relate to, diverse, and danceable. All members of the...
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NCT presenting ‘Oliver!’ in November

NCT presenting ‘Oliver!’ in November
Needham Community Theatre (NCT) will open its 2017-2018 season with the production of "Oliver!", a musical based on Charles Dickens’ highly acclaimed masterpiece about a young orphan boy caught up in the troubles and turbulence of 19th century city streets. The production is directed by Marianne Lonati and musical direction by Alan Rodi. Read more

Circle of Hope brings families together

Circle of Hope brings families together
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Needham-based nonprofit Circle of Hope hosted its second annual family event, Full Circle, Saturday morning on Needham Town Common. Each child received a “Passport of Giving” and collected stamps as they moved through different stations created by Circle of Hope Board Vice Chair Clair Windsor and her leadership team, Claire Steigner, Christine Holland, and...
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NJF B-Squad battle Mustangs in playoffs

NJF B-Squad battle Mustangs in playoffs
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Needham’s seventh grade team came into its first Bay State Conference playoff with lots of promise, but unfortunately found itself outmatched by a big and physical team from Norwood, falling 42-7 on Saturday to conclude their season. Needham’s defense stopped the Norwood rushing attack on its first three plays but then gave up...
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McNally lifts Rockets to South Finals

McNally lifts Rockets to South Finals
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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor It’s not often that Needham High soccer is the underdog come playoff time, but after a 9-7-4 regular season, the Rockets found themselves in some unfamiliar territory heading into the Division I South Sectionals as the No. 11 seed. In order to reach the South Finals for the second...
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Needham’s Cuddy spearheading Shoebox Project

Needham’s Cuddy spearheading Shoebox Project
Julia Cuddy is a 16-year-old junior at Needham High School. This past fall, she was chosen to hold the role of Boston Local Coordinator for The Shoebox Project for Shelters. The Shoebox Project for Shelters is a public charity that collects and distributes gifts in the form of shoeboxes to women who are homeless or...
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Students Paint the School Pink

Students Paint the School Pink
Monsignor Haddad Middle School in Needham held a Paint the School Pink Day in support of the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer initiative. For a small donation, students were invited to dress out of uniform as long as they wore pink attire in the spirit of the day. Prizes were awarded for...
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Temple Aliyah opens solar array

Temple Aliyah opens solar array
Needham’s Temple Aliyah has installed an 81 kilowatt (kW) solar energy system on the synagogue’s roof. The solar array consists of 265 photovoltaic (PV) panels and is expected to produce 85,170 kilowatt hours (kwH) of energy annually. The power generated will cover 92 percent of the synagogue’s energy needs. It is projected that Temple Aliyah...
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The infinite loop of up cycling to combat the cold

The infinite loop of up cycling to combat the cold
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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter As the chill of the November evening whipped at the Medfield Public Library, a handful of workshop-goers were making creations to combat the cold. Adult services and technology librarian assistant Bri Ozanne led an infinity scarf workshop on the brisk night of November 7 to show participants how to...
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Veterans ceremony lights up Baxter Park

Veterans ceremony lights up Baxter Park
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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Just after sunset, dozens met at Baxter Park in Medfield to remember and honor the town’s veterans on November 11. From the street, a soft glow lined the stone pathways that led to the memorial in the park. As those joining the ceremony came closer, they quickly realized the...
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Medvol wins their way to South Finals

Medvol wins their way to South Finals
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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Medfield High School varsity girls volleyball team concluded its incredible playoff run with a heartbreaking 3-2 defeat to No. 3 Westboro in the Division II Central Finals on Saturday. The No. 4 Warriors (17-6) won their way to Saturday’s sectional title game with a pair of convincing 3-0...
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Rick Fink Jr. exhibiting MSH photos

Rick Fink Jr. exhibiting MSH photos
Through November, local photographer Rick Fink Jr. is presenting his collection of 12 fine art prints at Starbucks in Medfield showing the inside of the Medfield State Hospital. These images are the store’s latest installment on the “Art Wall,” which features a different artist’s work each month. “We are excited to include these photographs of the...
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Medfield Dark Blue wins Fall Classic

Medfield Dark Blue wins Fall Classic
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The Medfield Dark Blue baseball team, made up of both 6th and 7th graders, recently capped off a strong 8-2-1 regular season with an entertaining, exciting and intense 3-1 win in the 2017 Medfield Fall Classic. Timely clutch hitting, solid defensive plays, strong pitching, and most importantly, passion and fun led to successful...
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Glass Bar to appear at Holiday Stroll

Glass Bar to appear at Holiday Stroll
The Glass Bar, a mother-and-daughter-owned glass studio specializing in fused glass, is set to appear at this year’s Holiday Stroll. The idea for The Glass Bar arose in 2008 when Sheryl and Jordan were both diagnosed with cancer. The ailments left Sheryl, a bookkeeper, out of work and Jordan out of school. During this time, Sheryl...
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Christmas Cookie Walk is back

Christmas Cookie Walk is back
The Christmas Cookie Walk is back in town and looking for dozens and dozens of bakers. “We are so excited to bring this awesome event back to our community,” said Kathy Smith, Saint Edward & Saint Jude Christmas Cookie Walk Chairperson. Smith went on to explain Medfield’s First Baptist Church ran this successful and highly-anticipated fundraiser...
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Cellucci, Raider soccer knock off No. 1

Cellucci, Raider soccer knock off No. 1
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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor 2016 left a bit of a sour taste in the mouths of the Dover-Sherborn Regional High School boys soccer team after the No. 2 Raiders got knocked out at home (3-2 in penalty kicks) by Martha’s Vineyard in the quarterfinal round of the Division III South Sectionals...
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Celebrating all who have served

Celebrating all who have served
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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter For the past twelve years, Sherborn has celebrated the town’s veterans and all veterans on November 11 with a morning ceremony to honor and thank the country’s bravest at Town Hall. With speeches from notable people in town, the presentation of colors from the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts...
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Scouts participate in Camporee

Scouts participate in Camporee
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Troop1 Dover participated in a Camporee with neighboring Boy Scout troops from Westwood and Needham. Several troops gathered for a period of camping and common activities in a Camporee at Hale Reservation on 80 Carby Rd in Westwood. The Camporee was organized by the District Council, Spirit of Adventure. All the troops within...
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DSMS putting on ‘The Little Mermaid’

DSMS putting on ‘The Little Mermaid’
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The Dover Sherborn Middle School will present the musical “The Little Mermaid” in the Dover-Sherborn Mudge Auditorium from Thursday, December 7, through Saturday, December 9, including a Saturday matinee. This is the fourth Dover-Sherborn middle school musical that Claire Mackay has directed.  “The Mudge auditorium will be transformed into an under-the-sea, magical universe that...
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