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Monthly Archives: January 2018

DS students perform with district ensembles

DS students perform with district ensembles
On January 6-7, six Dover Sherborn High School students performed at the Massachusetts Music Educators Association Eastern District Senior Festival at Boston Latin School. The students were accepted to perform based on a competitive audition among hundreds of local high school students in November. The instrumentalists performed in the concert band under the direction of...
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DSEF funds new milling machine

DSEF funds new milling machine
Nick Grout, head of technology engineering at Dover Sherborn High School, works with students operating the school’s new CNC milling machine. Students use computer software to create their own designs, break them down into parts, and program the machine to create virtually any pattern or shape. The process brings principles of algebra and geometry...
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McGowan, Gill lift Wolverines past Lancers

McGowan, Gill lift Wolverines past Lancers
By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Following a tough 46-41 defeat at the hands of non-conference foe Scituate on January 17, the Westwood High School girls varsity basketball team bounced back with a big-time win on their home floor against Norton on Friday evening. Freshman sensation forward Elisabeth Gill, who entered Friday night’s game ranked 12th...
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Rabies clinic offers low-cost vaccinations

Rabies clinic offers low-cost vaccinations
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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Adopting a pet is an exciting time for animal lovers. However, along with cuddling on the couch, teaching tricks, and finding the perfect squeaky toy, adopting an animal also means looking after our furry friends’ health. For cats, dogs, and ferrets, this means staying up to date on rabies...
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Paranormal Xpeditions presents supernatural lecture

Paranormal Xpeditions presents supernatural lecture
By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter The Westwood Library has always served as resource to those seeking knowledge, including information about ghost hunting. While books about the paranormal have proved to be popular ones at the library, sometimes our questions about the supernatural are better suited for the professionals, like Rachel Hoffman and Matt Warner of Paranormal...
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Experimental theater returning to Westwood

Experimental theater returning to Westwood
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The second installment of artist Madeline Bugeau-Heartt’s latest theatrical endeavor “A Crack of Strange Light” will premier this weekend on Sunday, January 28, amidst the wintery splendor of Hale Reservation. Part Two of this performance series will be held for one night only in the Powissett Lodge at 5 p.m. “A Crack of Strange...
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Westwood’s Hall running Boston Marathon

Westwood’s Hall running Boston Marathon
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Laura Hall will be among thousands this April to run the 122nd Boston Marathon. While her eye will be set on the finish line of the grueling 26.2-mile race, the real finish line for the Westwood resident is an end to stroke. Laura is running the marathon in honor of her husband and...
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IAM Strong opens spring grant cycle

IAM Strong opens spring grant cycle
The IAM Strong Foundation, which seeks to shatter the stigma surrounding teen mental health struggles, has announced its spring 2018 grant cycle. This grant cycle opens on February 1 and will extend through April 1. Grants will be awarded on or before May 1. The very first grant cycle for the IAM Strong Foundation was held...
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Lanchester lifts Rebels past McCarthy, Warriors

Lanchester lifts Rebels past McCarthy, Warriors
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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Two of the area’s top girls basketball programs faced off on Thursday evening as the No. 17 Walpole Lady-Rebels took the quick trip down Common Street to face off against the No. 10 Medfield Warriors. Behind a game-high 18-point performance by senior captain and guard Bridget Lanchester, the...
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Chris Trapper enriches library’s music scene

Chris Trapper enriches library’s music scene
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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter The Walpole Public Library hosted a special musical performance open to the public on January 18. Singer, songwriter, and storyteller Chris Trapper played a casual and intimate show to share his songs and the stories that inspired them. The Westwood-based musician performs as the lead singer for The Push Stars...
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Looking back at the Molasses Flood

Looking back at the Molasses Flood
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By Bill Lombardi Hometown Weekly Correspondent January 15, 1919 was a beautiful winter day, more like spring, when 22 year-old Ralph Martin left his house for work at 120 Train St. in Boston. Just recently discharged from the Navy, he obtained a job driving a truck in the North End transporting produce to stores in...
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Footlighters presenting ‘Radium Girls’

Footlighters presenting ‘Radium Girls’
The Walpole Footlighters are in the midst of preparing the second show of their 2017-2018 season, “Radium Girls” by D.W. Gregory. The powerful play, based on true events, is set in the early part of the twentieth century and centers on ideas still timely today, such as women’s equality, scientific progress and its effect on...
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IAM Strong opens spring grant cycle

IAM Strong opens spring grant cycle
The IAM Strong Foundation, which seeks to shatter the stigma surrounding teen mental health struggles, has announced its spring 2018 grant cycle. This grant cycle opens on February 1 and will extend through April 1. Grants will be awarded on or before May 1. The very first grant cycle for the IAM Strong Foundation was held...
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Community a cappella night prospers

Community a cappella night prospers
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter For the first time ever, Medfield High School hosted an a cappella night with performances from neighboring towns and schools. The evening concert highlighted students’ love of singing and passion for music, while giving the opportunities for local vocalists to come together in a supportive environment. With all proceeds from...
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Lanchester lifts Rebels past McCarthy, Warriors

Lanchester lifts Rebels past McCarthy, Warriors
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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Two of the area’s top girls basketball programs faced off on Thursday evening as the No. 17 Walpole Lady-Rebels took the quick trip down Common Street to face off against the No. 10 Medfield Warriors. Behind a game-high 18-point performance by senior captain and guard Bridget Lanchester, the...
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Medfielders climbing Kilimanjaro to raise awareness

Medfielders climbing Kilimanjaro to raise awareness
On February 16, Medfielder Liz Sandeman and her daughter, Sophie, will fly to Tanzania and climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest free-standing mountain in the world. It stands at 19,341 feet or 5,895 meters. Liz and Sophie are climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness of the importance of...
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First Parish hosting Humanity Helping Sudan

First Parish hosting Humanity Helping Sudan
Sunday services on Jan. 28 at 10 a.m. at First Parish UU Medfield will feature three special guests from the Humanity Helping Sudan (HHS) Project. Manyang Kher, founder of HHS, fled South Sudan at age three and remained in a refugee camp until able to enter the United States at 17. He holds a degree...
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Montrose student Landry wins poetry contest

Montrose student Landry wins poetry contest
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Gabrielle Landry, a senior at Montrose School, has won the JFK Library’s high school poetry contest. Gabby’s original poem, “Parkland,” was chosen as the winner in the contest run by the JFK Library Foundation and the nonprofit Mass Poetry. Gabby read her poem aloud at a reception at the JFK Library, held to celebrate...
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Date set for MCPE annual auction

Date set for MCPE annual auction
 
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The Medfield Coalition for Public Education will be hosting its Treasured Experiences Auction from Thursday, January 25, through Friday, February 2. The online auction will feature over 140 priceless experiences generously donated by Medfield K-12 teachers, administrators, and community members. These prizes are unique items and opportunities that will appeal to parents and...
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Williams, Warriors sweep rival Raiders

Williams, Warriors sweep rival Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Dover-Sherborn Regional and Medfield High School varsity boys basketball teams met for the second and final time this season on Friday evening as the Raiders (4-6, 3-4) looked to avenge their 60-51 defeat to the Warriors (6-4, 4-3) on their home court back on January 3. Unfortunately...
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