November 2018 - Page 3 of 6 - Hometown Weekly Archive

Food Cupboard encourages Giving Tuesday donations

With a week left in November and Giving Tuesday (Tuesday, November 27) only a few days away, the Medfield Food Cupboard is asking that residents include them in their annual end-of-year giving plans and help continue their mission of providing food to Medfield individuals and families in need. Each tax-deductible donation received will help feed...

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(L to R) Nicole Mulready playing Hermia; Marcus D'Angelo playing Lysander.[/caption] The Medfield High School Theatre Society presented a lively version of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”...

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter On Tuesday, November 13, members of the Sherborn Garden Club and other residents of the community visited the Sherborn Community Center to learn how to make succulent pumpkin centerpieces. [caption id="attachment_30046" align="alignright" width="300"]

Owner of The Captured Garden Deborah Trickett shows members of the Garden Club how to...
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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Despite having to battle through some non-ideal snowy and cold conditions, the Dover-Sherborn Regional High School cross country team made history on Sunday afternoon at the All-States meet in Westfield. Led by junior Oliver Fried, the DS boys XC team finished fifth in the state, their best...

DSHS to host performance of ‘Mr. Joy’

ArtsEmerson and partners are set to present "Mr. Joy," a play that explores issues of race and class in America. Directed by David Dower and performed by Adobuere Ebiama, the event will be held on Monday, November 26, from 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. in the Alan T. Mudge Auditorium at Dover Sherborn High School. Tickets...

Quilters provide comfort, warmth to neighbors

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter On Saturday, November 10, the Unitarian Universalist Area Church held a Quilt-A-Thon for quilters in the community. The Quilt-A-Thon is part of the Power of the Quilt Project, which focuses on donating comfort quilts to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment. [caption id="attachment_30029" align="alignleft" width="300"]

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter On Saturday, November 3, train enthusiasts and families visited the Wellesley Community Center to witness The Great Wellesley Train Show IV. The scene at the Community Center was an impressive sight. There were two different floors at the show, each displaying different trains moving around a large track. Different people built...

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By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Correspondent The Boston Symphony Orchestra brought their 2018–2019 Community Concerts series to a sold-out audience at the Camilla Chandler and Dorothy Buffum Chandler Gallery in the Davis Museum, Wellesley College, on Sunday, November 11. The program, chosen to align with the Christiane Baumgartner: Another Country exhibit currently at the museum,...

By Rama K. Ramaswamy The Wellesley High School girls swim and dive team enjoyed an undefeated regular season, capping it off with first place at the Bay State Conference Championship meet at Wellesley College. The WHS team beat rivals Needham and Framingham, who, according to WHS team captain Emma Petrovich, "were close behind in 2nd and 3rd...

Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s Tenth Annual Festival of Trees will take place on Friday, November 23, through Sunday, December 9, at The Gardens at Elm Bank, located on 900 Washington Street, Wellesley. The festival will showcase over 65 decorated trees and feature Snow Village, an extensive model train and holiday village collection. The Festival of Trees offers...

A Red Cross memorial blood drive in honor of Dan McCabe is scheduled for Wednesday, November 21, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Wellesley Hills Congregational Church, located on 207 Washington St. The event is co-sponsored by the Hills Church Youth Fellowship and Boy Scout Troop 182. As a 17 year-old, Dan McCabe gave...

The play within a play is a dramatic device most commonly known from “Hamlet.” While this year’s sixth grade class at Thurston Middle School (TMS) isn’t tackling Shakespeare, their upcoming performance of “Myths at the Edge of the World” by Matt Webster will deliver four plays within one. The production is an extracurricular activity, but it...

Indian American Association hosts Diwali

By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter On Saturday, November 11, the Westwood Indian American Association hosted its fifth annual Festival of Lights, better known as Diwali. 320 members from the community came out to Westwood High School on Saturday night to share a part of the Indian culture, food, fashion, dancing, and music. “I have been trying to get...

By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter On Tuesday, October 30, the Westwood Council on Aging hosted its annual Halloween party for the seniors in the community. Around 80 residents, many of whom were dressed up in the holiday spirit, visited the community center to enjoy live music, great food, and socializing with friends for the holiday. The room was...

Murray, Rebels outlast Lyons, Wolverines

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Two Cinderellas met on the turf at Whitman-Hanson High School on Saturday afternoon as the No. 11 Walpole Rebels took on the No. 10 Westwood Wolverines in the Division II South semifinals for boys soccer. The Rebels (7-6-4) entered the contest after knocking out No. 6 Oliver Ames, the...

Several seniors and Veteran Agent Jon Cogan braved the wind at Gillette Stadium, but it paled in comparison to the bravery of those men and women who served and whose names are listed on the Moving Wall – a half-sized replica of the Washington, DC Vietnam Veterans Memorial touring the country. The stay in Foxboro...

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On Saturday, November 17, United Church in Walpole will be holding its 37th annual Holly Berry Fair from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This festive event offers Walpole and area residents a creative blend of holiday spirit, crafts, food and fun. The Fair is family-oriented with several activities specifically geared toward children. In the...

Walpole, Natick VNA integrate into NWVNA

The governing boards of the Walpole Area Visiting Nurse Association and Natick Visiting Nurse Association have approved a formal agreement to integrate the two organizations and their operations across the Walpole and Natick regions of Massachusetts. The affiliation agreement will be effective as of December 4, and new patients can be accepted starting from that...

Needham’s Keating presents at Writers Center

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Needham author Tom Keating shared his writing process and discussed his Vietnam story, “Convoy for the Con Voi,” which was published in 2017 as part of the anthology “War Stories 2017.” The event was held at the Veterans Center in Gloucester, MA, sponsored by the Gloucester Writers Center. The Cape Ann Veterans...

Needham lax turning Rocket-men to Minutemen

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Needham has become a hotbed for Division I lacrosse talent, much thanks to the strength of the town’s youth program, as well as the success of the boys varsity program at Needham High. With the sport growing by the day and Needham’s youth and high school programs flourishing,...

Monthly Archives: November 2018

Food Cupboard encourages Giving Tuesday donations

MHS ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ enchants

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Sherbornites make pumpkin centerpieces

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Raider XC makes history

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DSHS to host performance of ‘Mr. Joy’

Quilters provide comfort, warmth to neighbors

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Train show returns to Wellesley

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BSO wows at Davis Museum

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WHS swim/dive team wins BSC

Mass Hort readies Festival of Trees

Blood drive to honor Dan McCabe

The play’s the thing at TMS

Indian American Association hosts Diwali

Council on Aging hosts Halloween party

Murray, Rebels outlast Lyons, Wolverines

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Walpole seniors visit Moving Wall

United Church hosting Holly Berry Fair

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Walpole, Natick VNA integrate into NWVNA

Needham’s Keating presents at Writers Center

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Needham lax turning Rocket-men to Minutemen

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