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Monthly Archives: April 2018

Artwork blooms inside Medfield Library

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter “A special treat on a cold Saturday,” one library-goer writes in the guest book at the Medfield Public Library’s Art ‘N Bloom. “It’s dreary out, but beautiful inside.” From Thursday, March 22, to Sunday, March 25, the library housed 19 pieces of art from Medfield High School students and a...
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Miss Amazing celebrates abilities and inclusiveness

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter A handful of people gasped as the auditorium went dark. It was that pitch black - can’t-see-your-hand-in-front-of-your-face dark. But after a moment, the stage lights came on and illuminated the hot pink banners and string lights. The bright lights danced off of the pink and silver balloons on stage...
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Lions prepare for annual gala

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The Medfield Lions Club, with support from the Medfield Neighbor Brigade, will host its 5th annual spring gala on Saturday, May 5, from 7:30 – 10 p.m. at the Zullo Gallery on Main Street. All proceeds from this event are distributed by the Lions to local families in temporary crisis, identified by the...
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Belle of the Ball drive successful

With prom season just around the corner, Medfield High School freshman Gabby Christo has partnered up with Belle of the Ball on a collection drive. Belle of the Ball is an organization that cleans and distributes prom dresses and accessories to girls in need. Gabby set up collection boxes at the high school and her home,...
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McCarthy, Lady-Warriors start hot

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor It was an ideal start to the 2018 campaign for the Medfield High School girls lacrosse team on Monday night. Behind a five-goal effort by senior captain and Harvard-bound star Maggie McCarthy, as well as a hat trick by junior Erin Seibel, the Lady-Warriors earned a convincing 12-5 victory...
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Pine Hill students sing for seniors

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By Laura Drinan 
Hometown Weekly Reporter Sherborn’s Pine Hill School has many traditions, but there is one that the town’s seniors particularly enjoy: the annual senior trip to the school. For the past seven years, Pine Hill has invited members of the community to visit their school for a catered lunch and a chorus concert from...
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Library creates video games from Scratch

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This past week, kids were encouraged to take their gaming skills to a whole new level by putting down the controllers and picking up the video game creation software, Scratch. At the Dover Town Library’s Create your own Video Game workshop, kids were given the opportunity to use Scratch, an MIT-developed computer program designed...
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‘Mind Games’ to address relationship abuse

“Mind Games,” a play and audience discussion about relationship abuse, is coming to Sherborn’s Community Center on Thursday, April 12, at 7 p.m. This free event is hosted by Every Great Reason Foundation, a Sherborn family’s non-profit. As parents, we want our kids to make good decisions and to be safe, so we talk to them...
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Simms, DS girls gear up

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The 2017 season ended with about as tough of a loss as they come for the Dover-Sherborn Regional High School girls varsity lacrosse team, as the No. 4 -seeded Raiders fell, 11-10, in double-overtime to arch rival and No. 5 Medfield in the Division II East quarterfinals. This...
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