November 2018 - Page 4 of 6 - Hometown Weekly Archive

Plugged In hosts Community Engage Evening

Needham Park and Rec, Foundation for Metrowest and the Plugged In Band Program joined together on October 20 to empower youth to help others On Saturday, October 20, the Plugged In Band Program in Needham held its Community Engage Evening. One of the most important aspects of Plugged In is the emphasis placed on showing students...

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter Every year on Veterans Day, the Needham community comes together at Memorial Park to honor the town’s veterans with a commemorative service. This past Sunday, crowds of Needham residents, firefighters, police officers, and, of course, veterans came out for the ceremony. “I have friends who have served and died,” said Tom...

The annual Medfield Garden Club Holiday Home Sale, "Deck the Halls," is scheduled for Saturday, December 1, at the First Parish Unitarian Church in Medfield, 26 North Street, from 10:00 a.m. to noon. Visitors will choose from a wide range of fashion-forward table-top displays, festive arrangements, porch and doorway decorations, gift ideas, specialty wreaths and...

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On Tuesday evening, October 23rd, at the American Legion Beckwith Post 110 hall, the Medfield High School Boys State and Girls State citizens attended a dinner recognizing them as the 2018 MHS representatives. Ten MHS boys and eight MHS girls were chosen to participate in Massachusetts Boys State or Massachusetts Girls State from...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor In most New England towns, a player going on to play Division I college lacrosse is a major accomplishment - not only for the player, but also for the player’s high school program. In Medfield, playing lacrosse in college is becoming ever more popular by the year. With...

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The Cultural Alliance of Medfield (CAM) has announced its fourth annual Holiday Stroll on December 7 from 4:00 – 9:00 p.m. This is a festive family event that takes place at 17 venues along Main Street and North Streets, North Meadows Road (Route 27), and at the Dwight Derby House on Frairy...

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"High School Musical" is set to be performed at Mudge Auditorium on Thursday, December 6, at 6:30 p.m., Friday, December 7, at 7:00 p.m., and Saturday, December 8, at 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Sherborn resident and director Claire Mackay is recreating "High School Musical" – eleven years later and in a different...

Overachieving Raiders halted in South semifinals

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Despite being a town known for having excellent boys and girls soccer programs, the 2018 Dover-Sherborn Regional High School girls soccer team overachieved. DS entered the season without a single senior on their roster, and on paper, most would call that a rebuilding year. However, the Lady-Raiders did not...

By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter In honor of Veterans Day on Sunday, the Moving Wall, a half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington D.C., stopped outside of Gillette stadium over the weekend. The replica was available for public viewing beginning on Friday at 1 p.m., and stayed open until November 12 at noon. “We are...

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By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Correspondent The Dover-Sherborn Drama Program presented “Little Women” by Matt Buchanan on November 1–3 at Dover-Sherborn High School. The fine cast of over 40 students was supported by an able crew of more than 50 students who handled all aspects of production. The main roles were played by two...

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“An Outside View,” a public access cable talk show, recently welcomed Walpole Selectperson Ann Ragosta for an interview, who discussed tax reform in town. The show’s next interview guests will be the recently-reinvigorated Italian American Club of Walpole. The show may be viewed online by searching for “outside view” at http://www.walpolemedia.tv/on-demand. “An Outside View” is...

On Friday, November 23, Hale is taking part in the movement to #OptOutside with a free scavenger hunt. This self-guided adventure encourages kids, parents, friends, and neighbors to spend time together exploring nature rather than spending time and money at a shopping mall. “It’s our way of reminding people that no matter what season we’re in,...

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter On Tuesday, October 23, the Westwood Library and the Council of Aging hosted a lecture by photojournalist Barry Pell about his experience traveling in India. Pell visited India for 5 months on two different occasions, capturing many different pictures of the people, landscape, and culture. During the talk,...

Crowley, Wolverines push Rockets to overtime

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Needham and Westwood High School varsity field hockey teams met at DeFazio Field on Saturday afternoon in the first round of the Division I South Sectionals. [caption id="attachment_29865" align="alignright" width="225"]

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TeDuits, Wolverines better Warriors in PKs

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Westwood High boys soccer went 0-2 against Medfield during the regular season, dropping a 5-0 contest on their home turf on September 27 before falling 2-1 at Medfield on October 24. It seems only fitting that after going winless against their rivals to the west in the regular...

Eagle Scout Corriveau installs flag drop boxes

For his Eagle project, Eagle Scout Sean Corriveau of Boy Scout Troop 97 built two flag drop boxes where worn-out American flags can be dropped off for proper disposal. One of the flag drop boxes is located outside the VFW Hall at 33 Robbins Road. The other drop box, originally located in the temporary fire...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Following a dominant 27-7 victory over Plymouth North in the Division I South quarterfinals, the No. 2 Walpole Rebels hosted No. 3 Hingham on Friday with a spot in the Division III South finals on the line. Despite marching down the field for a touchdown on their...

Walpole senior citizens compete at puzzles

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter On Wednesday, October 31, the Council on Aging hosted its monthly Olympic games. Every month, seniors come together to compete at a particular mind game. On this day, the game was a variety of dot-to-dot puzzles. “You exercise your body, you exercise your spirit, but what about your mind?”...

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter On Wednesday, October 31, the Walpole Council on Aging held a volunteer fair for members of the community. The Senior Center hosted the fair because the facility is moving to a new home at the beginning of 2019, where there will be additional volunteer opportunities. “We are getting ready to...

Eric Arnold, Executive Director of Hale Reservation in Westwood, will speak at the Dover Library, Lower Level Wednesday, November 14, at 7:30 p.m. This program is co-sponsored by the Dover Historical Society and Chicatabot Garden Club. Refreshments will be served starting at 7:00 p.m. Hale Reservation is a 1,137-acre tract of largely undeveloped woodland straddling the...

Monthly Archives: November 2018

Plugged In hosts Community Engage Evening

Needham honors vets in memorial service

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Garden Club hosting Holiday Home Sale

Medfielders attend Boys/Girls State

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Medfield a Crusader breeding ground

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Holiday Art and Craft Stroll upcoming

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‘High School Musical’ coming to DSMS

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Overachieving Raiders halted in South semifinals

Locals remember vets at Moving Wall

DSHS puts on ‘Little Women’

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‘An Outside View’ features Ann Ragosta

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Hale to #OptOutside on November 23

Photojournalist discusses time in India

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Crowley, Wolverines push Rockets to overtime

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TeDuits, Wolverines better Warriors in PKs

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Eagle Scout Corriveau installs flag drop boxes

Egan, Harbormen outlast Jarvis, Rebels

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Walpole senior citizens compete at puzzles

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Council on Aging hosts volunteer fair

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Hale’s Arnold to address Garden Club

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