By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The 2017-2018 season marks a new era for Walpole High boys basketball. The departure of longtime head coach David St. Martin last April certainly served as a bit of a shock, and the Rebels will be without three of their five starters from last season as Luke Esty,...
By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Winter is coming, and with it comes a host of changes. Shorter daylight hours lead to long winter nights, temperatures drop, snow blankets the region, and once lush and vibrant green spaces turn brown and wither.
How does the local wildlife survives such harsh conditions?
Curious residents filled the Wakelin Room...
The Wellesley Town Band will present its annual winter concert on Sunday, December 17, at 3:00 in the Wellesley High School auditorium.
The current band began life five years ago as a group of 13 musicians under the direction of Henry Platt, then the director of bands in the Wellesley Middle School. Although retired from his...
On Wednesday, December 6, eighteen members of Wellesley Postcomers Club spent a festive day in Newport, Rhode Island. Led by activities chairperson Pam Grignaffini, the group toured the lavishly decorated Breakers and The Elms. Capping off the tours was a lunch at La Forge Casino. A good time was had by all.
Postcomers is an organization...
Wellesley High School student Blake Lothian racked up his second karting championship this year. Blake won the 2017 Outdoor New Hampshire Karting Association Series Championship in the LO 206 Senior high-performance karting series. Blake raced his kart in the series May through October at both New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Canaan Motor Speedway.
Blake wrapped up...
Artist Paula Pitman-Brown will present an exhibition of her art, "Animals/People - Environments Urban and Natural," through January 30 at Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary in Natick.
The exhibition is open to the public Tuesdays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Saturdays, Sundays, and Monday holidays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
An opening is...
By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
During the warmer months, the Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s Gardens at Elm Bank is a popular place for those seeking a place to relax amongst nature. As the weather gets colder, though, and Elm Bank’s plants and blossoms retire until next spring, the sanctuary’s visitors are fewer and farther between,...
A resident of Walpole, Hadley Stern, is performing in José Mateo Ballet Theatre’s 30th annual production of "The Nutcracker" in the role of Polichinelle. Hadley is in the 3rd grade and attends the Fisher Elementary School. This holiday season, José Mateo Ballet Theatre will present 22 performances of its original version of what has become...
Christmas is in the air when the Senior Moments chorus sings Christmas carols and other joyful seasonal favorites. They invite the audience to join in on holiday music fun, starting at 1:00 in the afternoon on Saturday, December 16. Everyone is welcome to the Community Room of the Walpole Public Library to enjoy this program,...
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two familiar foes faced off on Monday afternoon at Canton Ice House as the Dover-Sherborn and Westwood High School boys varsity hockey teams met for their first and only regular season meeting of 2017-2018. Behind a fantastic penalty kill and 22 saves by freshman goaltender Aidan Britt, the...
By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Decorating gingerbread houses has become an annual tradition for many families. This year, Dover’s children’s librarians brought their patrons’ favorite gingerbread craft to the library to kick off the holiday season.
Since joining the Dover Town Library in November of last year, a gingerbread house event has been on Head...
By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
During the warmer months, the Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s Gardens at Elm Bank is a popular place for those seeking a place to relax amongst nature. As the weather gets colder, though, and Elm Bank’s plants and blossoms retire until next spring, the sanctuary’s visitors are fewer and farther between,...
The FIRST Lego League Team Robo PlatyPi qualified for the Robotics State Championships, taking place on December 16.
The six 5th graders from Broadmeadow and Eliot Elementary Schools spent the last 14 weeks engineering a robot and writing code to complete multiple missions in addition to researching water usage issues, developing a solution, and...
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following a successful season that included a 1-0 playoff win over arch rival Wellesley, the Needham High School field hockey team had several of its members recently recognized for their accomplishments on the field throughout the 2017 season.
Callie Hem, Meg McQuillen, Eileen Manning, and Talia Barrett were all...
By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Over the summer, 10-year-old Emma Perkin was hard at work. The voracious reader spent 9,590 minutes (which translates to 160 hours and 38 minutes) reading, tracking all of her time at the library and online.
The Needham Free Public Library recognized her dedication to reading and entered Emma into the...
By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
A group of 45 women living in Westwood greet the community with a mission of enriching the town through the Westwood Young Women’s Club (WYWC). Through fundraising events, the WYWC turns all of its profits back to the community in the form of high school scholarships, donations to the...
By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Making fresh pasta and pasta sauce may seem like a daunting task, but Meg Tallon at Powisset Farm worked alongside members of the Dover and Westwood Councils on Aging to prove that a homemade Italian meal is actually quite simple.
With recipes for a garlicky kale salad, fresh pasta, a...
[caption id="attachment_23471" align="alignright" width="300"] Westwood freshmen help seniors [/caption]A group of Westwood High School freshmen volunteers spent the afternoon of Friday, November 17, raking four elder seniors' homes. Coordinated by high school teacher Eavan Monahan (with special help from Chris Casey), four senior...
Wellesley Theatre Project (WTP) will present, "A Christmas Carol" Friday, December 8 at 7 p.m., Saturday, December 9 and 16 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Sunday, December 10 and 17 at 2 p.m. All performances will take place at the WTP Studios at The Wellesley Community Center, located at 219 Washington...
By Rama K. Ramaswamy
Just before Thanksgiving, WHS students in Amie Larson's Ceramics Intensive course successfully proved that greatness is not what you have, but what you give.
The students’ annual Empty Bowls event had sold out well before the gathering. Students Julian von Hofe, Cort Bruer, Caroline McMahan, Lindsay Carroll, Emily Conners, Maddie Noble,...
