By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After a 2-3-1 start to the season, the Dover-Sherborn Regional High School varsity field hockey team has found their groove and is unbeaten in their last six contests, going 5-0-1.
Following a dominant 6-0 win over Newton North on Monday at Nora Searle Field, the Raiders (7-3-1,...
There are over 3,000 babies born each year at the St. Boniface Hospital in Fond-des-Blancs, Haiti? This hospital would be the second largest birthing hospital in Massachusetts, if it were located here.
At 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 14, The Dover Church will gather in its Kraft Hall to assemble new mama/new baby kits for...
The Chicatabot Garden Club is inviting the public to hear Kathi Garieipy present a program on “Forcing Bulbs” on Tuesday, October 16, at the Dover Town Library, Lower Level. Coffee is served at 9:00, and the program will begin at 9:30.
Forcing bulbs is easy and fun, according to Garieipy. Certainly during the dreary winter months,...
By Robby McKittrick
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Friends of the Dover Council on Aging host different classes as part of their Lifetime Learning program. The latest fall session is a four-part series on the Second Amendment, taught by former Wellesley College philosophy professor Maud Chaplin.
On Thursday, October 4, a group of 10 members of the...
It’s that time of year again where the town is a buzz with the upcoming Wellesley Education Foundation’s annual spelling bee. On Wednesday, November 14, at 7 p.m. at the Sprague School Gym, the community adult spelling contest and fundraising will return for the 29th time.
“The Spelling Bee really brings together the entire community...
Nationally acclaimed speaker and author Dr. J. Stuart Ablon, a Psychologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, was the guest of Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey at an all-day training to help school districts deal with and find durable solutions to the most challenging and disruptive behaviors.
“The year after New York Police began training...
By Robby McKittrick
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Saturday, September 29, thousands of families, friends, and kids visited Westwood High School to experience Westwood Day.
This is the 7th year that the Westwood Recreation Department has run the event, and it is always popular among the residents of Westwood. However, this year in particular boasted a huge...
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It was a defensive struggle, but the Westwood High football team got it done on Friday night during their annual Westwood Night contest against TVL newcomer Norwood at Flahive Field, grinding out a hard-fought 7-6 victory to climb back to .500 at 2-2 on the season.
Norwood jumped...
League of Women Voters of Wellesley are set to present “Election Security: Threats and Solutions” on Tuesday, October 16, from 6:30-9 p.m. in the Wakelin Room of the Wellesley Free Library. The program will begin promptly at 7 p.m.
Barbara Bluestein Simons, a voting cyber security expert, will be the guest speaker.
Dr. Simons co-authored the report...
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Wellesley and Dover-Sherborn Regional High School girls varsity soccer teams met on the rain-soaked grass of Farm Street Field on Monday afternoon for a pivotal midseason non-conference makeup game.
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Like any sport, college lacrosse has its purebreds - Syracuse, Johns Hopkins, Maryland, Duke, Loyola (Maryland), and defending national champ Yale, just to name a few.
Over the years, Walpole High has sent some of its high-level alumni onto some of these powerhouse institutions, with players like Davis...
The 4-H year is almost over, and a new year is just around the corner. This past year, Sunny Rock 4-H’ers, ages 6-18, got to experience life on a farm. Kids from all five clubs (one club per animal) learned about the daily care of their animals, and made many new friends. 4-H teaches kids...
By Bill Lombardi
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
I met Bob Bunai many years ago.
Bob was one of the survivors of the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis in World War II. It sank in shark infested waters. I was so interested in learning about it that he invited my wife and me up to his house...
Needham Soccer Club has announced that Josh Batra has been named the 2018 Massachusetts Youth Soccer TOPSoccer Buddy of the Year.
Josh has been given this tremendous award in recognition of the contributions he has made to the families of Needham Soccer Club, and specifically TOPSoccer Needham.
“The...
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Needham High School varsity football team continued to roll on Friday night, defeating Weymouth, 42-6, on Senior Night at Memorial Field to move to 4-0 on the season.
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By Robby McKittrick
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Sunday, September 30, the town of Needham held its annual Harvest Fair to help support local businesses. Many different Needham residents visited the town common during Sunday afternoon to enjoy food, games, and music.
The fair had a variety of different businesses advertising their products, inflatable games, food...
In the classroom, students gathered together and listened intently as they focused on the projector screen. On it, however, was not a class lesson or a movie. Instead, a TI-84 graphing calculator simulator was graphing various linear equations.
On Friday, September 28, dedicated Needham High School students attended a “Calculator Education Session” hosted by the...
The last This Old Town article gave a history of the post offices in Medfield.
But for 75 years, Medfield also had a second post office in the north end of town.
Most people in Medfield today have no idea what you are talking about when you mention the Harding section of Medfield....
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Medfield High School boys varsity soccer team continued its recent trend of success on the road, as the Warriors (5-3, 5-2) improved to 4-1 away from Fisher Field with a convincing 5-0 victory at Westwood on Thursday afternoon.
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Composer Eva Conley Kendrick’s chamber opera, “Emily,” will be performed in concert at First Parish of Medfield on October 19 and 20 at 7:30 p.m. Kendrick, who has been the Director of Music at First Parish Medfield since 2006, is also a performer and music educator who runs the Eva Kendrick Voice Studio in Medfield.
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