The Friends of the Walpole Public Library announced that local artists have additional time to propose their creations for an outdoor installation this summer. The deadline for submission has been extended to April 14 in order to allow more participation.
“Art in the Park” is a new and ambitious cultural event for Walpole and the surrounding...
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Davis Museum offers photography exhibition
By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
With affordable digital cameras on the market and quality cameras built into smart phones, photography has become an increasingly popular hobby to pick up. While advancements in technology in the past 20 years have made it possible for many to hold cameras in their pockets, such was not the case for...
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Needham celebrates annual Pansy Day
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
After a long winter, spring weather is finally making an entrance. Trees are budding, peepers are peeping, birds are chirping, and, of course, pansies are blooming. Years ago, the Town of Needham declared the pansy to be the town’s official flower, and each April, the Needham History Center and...
All-Scholastics littered with Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Boston Herald and Boston Globe recently released their winter All-Scholastic awards. Following an extremely successful winter athletic season in Wellesley that featured a Division II state championship in girls hockey, many of the recipients of these prestigious honors were Wellesley Raiders.
In girls track, sophomore Abby Comella...
A new take on Needham history
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
While it’s impossible to change history, you may have noticed that the Needham History Center and Museum is making some adjustments. After erasing “Historical Society” from their name and replacing it with a more welcoming one several months ago, the Needham History Center and Museum has since been working...
Salvation Army recognized for employment practices
On Tuesday, April 3, 2018, The Salvation Army was honored at the Statehouse in Boston for choosing to diversify their workforce by employing residents of the Commonwealth, who have a psychiatric disability, with the support of Elliot House, a “Clubhouse” employment and recovery center funded by the Department of Mental Health (DMH). The event was...
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McNally, Walsh, lift Rockets to opening win
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Needham High School boys varsity lacrosse team got the result they wanted to start the season on Thursday afternoon in Walpole, but the manner in which it came likely was not how they drew it up.
Behind a hat trick by junior midfielder Brendan Walsh and a...
Wellesley Postcomers hold spring social
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Despite the snow on the ground, spring was in the air at the beautiful flower-decorated home of Dr. Femina Ali. It was the 28th of March, and about 50 members of Postcomers gathered to eat, drink, and enjoy the company of friends at an afternoon party to celebrate the coming spring season.
A...
WEF holds 2018 Chair Ceremony
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By Rama K. Ramaswamy
Every few years, depending on the number of awardees, the Wellesley Education Foundation (WEF) honors Wellesley Public School teachers who have dedicated 25 years of their careers to what Superintendent of Schools Dr. David Lussier called “most important of professions,” via the “Chair Ceremony.” This year’s Ceremony was held on...
Hunter’s Run encourages donating life
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
National Donate Life Month, held annually in April, aims to promote registering to be an organ, tissue, or cornea donor. Though it is celebrated in April, nine-year-old Hunter Williams and his family know the importance of educating the public on organ donation and registering at all times of the...
STEM interest blossoms at Sheehan
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Sheehan Elementary School students are curious children. They come to school each day with endless questions and ideas, which their teachers do their best to answer. There’s one night a year, though, where all of their curiosities converge into a celebration of science, technology, engineering, and math: the annual...
MFi awards Medfield’s outstanding volunteers
By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Anyone who has been to Medfield can agree that the town is home to some outstanding people. Each year, the Medfield Foundation’s (MFi) volunteer awards recognize some of the wonderful people in the community who put in the effort to make Medfield a better place to live. On April 8, one...
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Carlin, Warrior softball start hot
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Coming off of a 10-10 regular season and their second straight Division II state tournament appearance in 2017, the Medfield High School varsity softball team began their 2018 campaign on the right note this past week with consecutive victories over key conference rivals Ashland (15-2) and Dover-Sherborn (8-4)....
Cure SMA Yard Sale set for May
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Purge with a Purpose, the 14th annual Cure SMA Yard Sale, has been scheduled for May 5 from 8:00-11:00 a.m., and organizers will soon begin accepting item donations.
From April 22 to May 4, any items that are in good, sellable (non-broken) condition will be accepted - though participants are asked to avoid dropping...
Blake students participate in science fair
On Friday, March 16, students at Blake Middle School participated in the annual science fair. Students were excited and eager to share their findings with the attendees, who were equally interested in learning what interests and excites our middle school students.
Prize winners were Jim Kemp, Chase Coughlin, Shea Coughlin, Ronan Schoenfeld, Alex Munz, Kelly Blake...
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Thurston Middle performs amazing musical
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Thurston Middle School’s seventh and eighth grade students may be young, but they are bursting with talent. They proved that with their performances of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at Westwood High School from April 5 to 7.
The middle school thespians followed the script of Tim Rice and...
Packaging love and nutrients for Puerto Rico
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
It seems almost impossible to create 20 thousand meals in just two hours. When the community gets together to do it, though, it’s an easy task. On April 6, members of St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church in Dover partnered with the Outreach Project to create packaged meals for those in...
Coia, Jean lift Hawks in opener
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Despite an 8-10 regular season in 2017, the Xaverian Brothers High School varsity lacrosse team was able to gain some momentum heading into the offseason after an 8-7 upset win at No. 5 Franklin in the first round of last season’s South Sectional playoffs. The Hawks were ultimately...
DS schools launch Mediterranean lunch
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
School lunches get a bad reputation. While America’s school lunches are frequently thought of as microwaved slop, Dover Sherborn Public Schools planned a lunch for the middle and high school students that proved school lunches can easily be delicious and healthy.
With the help of professional chef from the John...
New year, same dominance from Kocher
