Needham swim remains unbeaten
Brinkhaus, Rockets tie No. 5 Hawks
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Hot on the heels of a convincing 4-0 win at Duxbury on Saturday, the Xaverian Brothers High School varsity hockey team got a bit of a scare on their home ice against Needham last Wednesday night. The Rockets (3-3-3), who recently fallen narrowly to CM by a final...
Brain Busters headed to world championship
The Sherborn-based Brain Busters robotics team took the top honors at the state championship competition held in Worcester. The team will be representing Massachusetts at the international championship to be held in Detroit this April.
The Brain Busters team is comprised of Ryan Bendremer (13), Zachary Szeto (14), and Riya Bahadur (14).
Returning to the state...
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NEF grant apps due January 23
The Needham Education Foundation (NEF) is now accepting large grant applications for funding up to $15,000. They can support one- or two-year programs and can benefit the entire school system, multiple schools, an entire school, or a distinct population within the system.
Past awards include Google Virtual Reality Expeditions Kits at High Rock, a portable...
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CRS hosting ‘#SocialMedia4Girls’ discussion
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On January 18, Michelle Cove, founder and executive director of MEDIAGIRLS, will lead the parent workshop “#SocialMedia4Girls: Helping girls use social media in healthy and positive ways” at Charles River School in Dover. The event is free of charge and open to the general public.
Where should parents and educators start when talking...
Library presenting Art Makers class
On Tuesday, January 16, at 4:00 p.m. the Children’s Department of the Needham Free Public Library, 1139 Highland Avenue, will be hosting an Art Makers class for children ages 5 and up. With inspiration from the book "Monsters Love Colors" by Mike Austin, local artist Nicole Donson will lead a drop-in art and craft activity in the library’s STEAM Center. After reading...
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Students present hilarious theater special
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Medfield High School Theatre Society prepared for an evening of hilarity and entertainment with the one-night-only performance of “Medfield After Dark.” The show, abbreviated to MAD, featured nine skits written by MHS seniors, comedy from emcee Mason Hajj, and music by Brigitte and the Boys.
The first skit of the...
Lady Warriors blank rival Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Medfield and Dover-Sherborn/Hopkinton varsity girls hockey teams took to the ice on Wednesday night at Blackstone Valley Ice Arena in Hopedale for their first of two meetings in 2017-2018. Behind a lockdown defensive effort and a 12-save shutout performance by senior goaltender Skylar Flynn, the Warriors (3-6-3,...
MHS hosting a cappella night
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Medfield High School’s a cappella group, MHSound, will host an night of live a cappella music Tuesday, Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. at MHS’s Lowell Mason Auditorium.
The premiere a cappella group from Ithaca College, ICVoicestream, will be featured performers, along with Medfield’s MHSound, Blake Middle School A Cappella, Montrose School’s The Treblemakers, Westwood...
Meet the flockers: why birds migrate
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
On December 21 it became official: winter is here, but signs of its eminent arrival have been observable for weeks. Leaves fell from trees, squirrels and chipmunks busily collected seeds and acorns, and other than the winter moth, insects and other small animals have seemingly disappeared from the landscape.
Every...
Meet the flockers: why birds migrate
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
On December 21 it became official: winter is here, but signs of its eminent arrival have been observable for weeks. Leaves fell from trees, squirrels and chipmunks busily collected seeds and acorns, and other than the winter moth, insects and other small animals have seemingly disappeared from the landscape.
Every...
Meet the flockers: why birds migrate
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
On December 21 it became official: winter is here, but signs of its eminent arrival have been observable for weeks. Leaves fell from trees, squirrels and chipmunks busily collected seeds and acorns, and other than the winter moth, insects and other small animals have seemingly disappeared from the landscape.
Every...
Meet the flockers: why birds migrate
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
On December 21 it became official: winter is here, but signs of its eminent arrival have been observable for weeks. Leaves fell from trees, squirrels and chipmunks busily collected seeds and acorns, and other than the winter moth, insects and other small animals have seemingly disappeared from the landscape.
Every...
Blizzard leaves Dover-Sherborn snowed over
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The weather outside was certainly frightful as a bomb cyclone brought fourteen inches of snow and frigid temperatures to Dover and Sherborn. Even knowing that there would be much cleanup to be done after the storm, residents still enjoyed the first snowfall of year. Despite the caroling season...
Raiders and Warriors renew hockey grudge
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Medfield and Dover-Sherborn/Hopkinton varsity girls hockey teams took to the ice on Wednesday night at Blackstone Valley Ice Arena in Hopedale for their first of two meetings in 2017-2018. Behind a lockdown defensive effort and a 12-save shutout performance by senior goaltender Skylar...
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Medfield and Dover-Sherborn/Hopkinton varsity girls hockey teams took to the ice on Wednesday night at Blackstone Valley Ice Arena in Hopedale for their first of two meetings in 2017-2018. Behind a lockdown defensive effort and a 12-save shutout performance by senior goaltender Skylar...
Dover celebrates Hanukkah
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On Saturday, December 16, more than 70 Dover residents came together at the Caryl Center to celebrate Hanukkah. Everyone enjoyed traditional Hanukkah foods, including latkes (potato pancakes) and sufganiyot (jelly doughnuts). Children played dreidel and made Hanukkah crafts. Rabbis Karen and Micah Citrin from Temple Beth David of Westwood led the group in...
Mass Hort hosting historical garden symposium
On Tuesday, January 30, Massachusetts Horticultural Society will host several award-winning garden historians for an afternoon symposium that will lead you on virtual tours through a variety of historical gardens. The award-winning presenters are Patrick Chassé lecturing on Asian gardens, Patrice Todisco reviewing trends of New England gardens, and Marion Pressley discussing Italian gardens. With...
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Meet the flockers: why birds migrate
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
On December 21 it became official: winter is here, but signs of its eminent arrival have been observable for weeks. Leaves fell from trees, squirrels and chipmunks busily collected seeds and acorns, and other than the winter moth, insects and other small animals have seemingly disappeared from the landscape.
Every...
CRS hosting ‘#SocialMedia4Girls’ discussion
On January 18, Michelle Cove, founder and executive director of MEDIAGIRLS, will lead the parent workshop “#SocialMedia4Girls: Helping girls use social media in healthy and positive ways” at Charles River School in Dover. The event is free of charge and open to the general public.
Where should parents and educators start when talking to girls...
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‘Kids in the Kitchen’ bake sugary treats
