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Monthly Archives: November 2018

CRS to host Peg Dawson

CRS to host Peg Dawson
On Thursday, November 8, at 6:30 p.m., Peg Dawson, Ed.D., NCSP will share tools and strategies that parents and teachers can use to help "smart but scattered" kids become successful problem solvers and self-reliant adults. She will share the skills that are critical for school and life success, and the role executive skills play in...
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DS girls punch tournament ticket

DS girls punch tournament ticket
By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter Down 2-0 at home with around 15:00 remaining in their season on Monday night, the Dover-Sherborn girls soccer team knew they had to be mentally tough to continue their season. “We’ve been down a lot this season,” explained Dover-Sherborn head coach Evren Gunduz. “We never take failure as a setback. Our motto...
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Ahola, Raider field hockey advance

Ahola, Raider field hockey advance
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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Following a 10-7-1 regular season, the Dover-Sherborn varsity field hockey team was awarded the No. 15 seed in Division II South. [caption id="attachment_29791" align="alignleft" width="300"]Maeve Keene (10) fires a shot on cage late in the first half. Maeve...
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NRC discusses ‘Saving our Ponds’

NRC discusses ‘Saving our Ponds’
By Lisa Moore Hometown Weekly Correspondent The Wellesley Natural Resources Commission (NRC) recently held a community forum on pond health as part of its “Grow Green Wellesley” initiative. The forum, titled “Saving our Ponds: What Wellesley is doing and how can you help,” was held in the Kingsbury Room at Wellesley Police Station. The room was filled...
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Wellesley singers celebrate Acatober

Wellesley singers celebrate Acatober
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On October 19 and 20, Wellesley audiences were treated to a night of song and celebration in two sold out performances of the a cappella concert, Acatober. Every fall the Wellesley choral students and the four student-run a cappella groups, Acapella Anonymous, Inchordination, Ladies First, and Renegade Acapella perform with a guest artist...
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Science wins at Medfield’s MCPE Fall Ball

Science wins at Medfield’s MCPE Fall Ball
On Saturday night, science was the big winner as the Medfield community gathered at Gillette Stadium for Medfield Coalition for Public Education’s (MCPE’s) Fall Ball. This year’s capstone fundraising event had a special focus: to bring Science Museum programs to each class from kindergarten through 12th grade. A blustery night outdoors didn’t stop almost 600...
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Students make Rocky Woods pilgrimage

Students make Rocky Woods pilgrimage
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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter On Tuesday, October 30, Rocky Woods Reservation hosted the third graders of Wheelock Elementary School for an annual pilgrimage. One third grade class full of parents, kids, volunteers, and teachers visited the reservation to celebrate the culmination of the class’ Pilgrim unit. The kids and teachers dressed up in authentic...
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Medfield girls meet resurgent Raiders

Medfield girls meet resurgent Raiders
By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter Down 2-0 at home with around 15:00 remaining in their season on Monday night, the Dover-Sherborn girls soccer team knew they had to be mentally tough to continue their season. “We’ve been down a lot this season,” explained Dover-Sherborn head coach Evren Gunduz. “We never take failure as a setback. Our motto...
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McNeil, Warriors battle Wolverines in playoffs

McNeil, Warriors battle Wolverines in playoffs
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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 season,...
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Rotary Club hosts annual pancake breakfast

Rotary Club hosts annual pancake breakfast
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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter On Saturday, November 3, the Needham Rotary Club held its annual pancake breakfast for the community at Needham High School. The event included a variety of games, face-painting, and, of course, pancakes. This was the 25th year of the pancake breakfast, and the community came out in full-force. “It’s been an...
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Library hosts live owl presentation

Library hosts live owl presentation
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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter On Tuesday, October 31, the Needham Library hosted a live owl presentation for the members of the community. The room was packed with young children and their parents, who were on hand to see a variety of owls up close. “[My grandsons] are interested in [animals] and have never seen...
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Thanksgiving football food drive scheduled

Thanksgiving football food drive scheduled
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The Medfield Warriors and Dover-Sherborn Raiders are set to meet on the gridiron this Thanksgiving morning at 10 a.m. at Dover-Sherborn High School, and the teams are asking for help from the community in collecting food donations. Tables will be set up to collect non-perishable food donations, and will have jars available for monetary...
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Schmalz, Rockets outlast Wolverines in overtime

Schmalz, Rockets outlast Wolverines in 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_29747" align="alignright" width="225"]Senior forward Eileen Manning (9) corrals a pass and gets ready to fire a shot... </div> <a href=Read more

Garden Club to host Candace Morgenstern

The Needham Garden Club is extending an invitation to the public, to attend the club’s next meeting on November 20. Candace Morgenstern, a renowned floral designer, will share her innovative approach to floral design. She will demonstrate her skill and creative approach, using common materials in novel ways, to design several arrangements. DSCF3464 3 Read more

Clennon King to screen ‘Fair Game’

Clennon King to screen ‘Fair Game’
Boston-based filmmaker Clennon L. King will screen his latest documentary about a Black New Jersey mother who, five years after Emmett Till, mounted a 26-month fight to rescue her son from a Georgia town notorious for lynching. Sponsored by the Friends of the Needham Public Library, the screening is set for Sunday, November 18, at...
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Popper, Rockets push Raiders to PKs

Popper, Rockets push Raiders to PKs
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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The date is November 7, 2016. Wellesley High boys soccer has just lost a 1-0 heartbreaker in overtime to arch rival Needham in the Division I South quarterfinals. “It’s tough,” said head coach Tim Mason. “These guys fought through so much this year. I couldn’t be more proud...
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Popper, Rockets push Raiders to PKs

Popper, Rockets push Raiders to PKs
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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The date is November 7, 2016. Wellesley High boys soccer has just lost a 1-0 heartbreaker in overtime to arch rival Needham in the Division I South quarterfinals. “It’s tough,” said head coach Tim Mason. “These guys fought through so much this year. I couldn’t be more proud of...
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Conway, Wolverine field hockey shut out Clockers

Conway, Wolverine field hockey shut out Clockers
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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Westwood High School field hockey team is enjoying another successful season. The Wolverines entered Friday’s regular season finale against Ashland looking to score one final key conference victory before getting after it in the MIAA state tournament. [caption id="attachment_29717" align="alignright" width="400"]Elizabeth Watson (10) fires... </div> <a href=Read more

Westwood Library hosts Paranormal Xpeditions

Westwood Library hosts Paranormal Xpeditions
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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter With Halloween creeping up on the calendar, it seemed fitting that Friends of Westwood Public Library hosted a lecture on paranormal activity this October. Paranormal Xpeditions, a popular group that discusses the supernatural, gave their lecture at the Westwood Library for the second time this year. The group was established...
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WHS welcomes Spanish exchange students

WHS welcomes Spanish exchange students
If you’d wandered the halls of Westwood High School in the early part of October, you would have heard a lot of Spanish being spoken. During that time, the school hosted 13 students from Spain. Spanish teacher Eileen Flanagan and Dr. Kathy Lee, who chairs the foreign language department, arranged the trip. The students lived...
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