March 2019 - Page 3 of 5 - Hometown Weekly Archive

Needhamites playing in Shriners Hockey Classic

This year, four hockey players have been selected from Needham High School to participate in the Shriners Hockey Classic: Trent Kamke, Lexi Schmalz, Brooke Reilly, and Tom Chmielewski. These players have been chosen not only because they are great hockey players, but also because they are role models in the community. This is an opportunity...

By Amelia Tarallo Hometown Weekly Staff On Friday, March 1, an abundance of giggles could be heard from the [caption id="attachment_32257" align="alignleft" width="600"]

The kids of the playgroup enjoy song time.[/caption]. There were games, a story time, and even painting. For parents,...

Brian Glyn Williams to speak at library

The Needham Free Public Library will present Author Brian Glyn Williams, who will be discussing his book, "The Last Warlord: The Life and Legend of Dostum, the Afghan Warrior Who Led US Special Forces to Topple the Taliban Regime," on Sunday, March 31, at 2:00 p.m. in the Community Room. The Library will also be...

Wamps freeze Lady-Rockets in South finals

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor After finishing first and second in the Bay State Herget Division, it was fitting that the two teams left standing in Division II South for girls basketball were Braintree and Needham. The Wamps swept the regular season series with Needham with a 56-43 win on January 11, followed...

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The Medfield Music Association will present MHS A Cappella Night on Friday, March 29, at 7 p.m. at MHS’s Lowell Mason Auditorium. This will mark Medfield High School’s second year hosting the event after last year’s wildly successful debut. It will feature the award-winning Northeastern University A cappella group The Nor’easters, along with a...

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By Amelia Tarallo Hometown Weekly Staff Reading is the best part of school for some children. For others, it is the most nerve-racking part of the school day. During his visit to the Medfield Schools, Matt de la Peña was able to give both types of students something to which they could relate....

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By James Kinneen Hometown Weekly Reporter Statewide, 93 towns and cities have banned single-use plastic bags. On Sunday afternoon at the Medfield Library, the Medfield Plastic Bag Reduction Initiative discussed the various ways they hope to make Medfield the 94th. The Initiative is technically not a non-profit because they seek to sway legislation, which a...

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Powisett Farm hosts Ayurvedic cooking class

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By James Kinneen Hometown Weekly Reporter On Saturday afternoon, Powisett Farm held a cooking class that was designed to do more than fill your stomach - it was designed to bring your life balance. Kristina Bedoya, a plant-based chef and lifestyle counselor, taught the students in attendance all about Ayurvedic cooking, an ancient Indian...

Raiders claim Division III Central title

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor It’s been a wild ride for the Dover-Sherborn boys basketball team this 2018-2019 season, and on Saturday in Worcester, the Raiders put together a banner win with a 50-36 victory over No. 1 Hudson in the Division III Central finals. The thing that has made this DS team extremely...

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By Rama K. Ramaswamy Wellesley STEM Expo 2019, part of the Wellesley Education Foundation, has announced that Dr. Cheryl Knott, Professor of Anthropology and Biology at Boston University and Executive Director of the Gunung Palung Orangutan Project in Gunung Palung National Park, Indonesia, will be the keynote speaker at the Expo on Aril 6....

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By Rama K. Ramaswamy Wellesley Middle School is set to present Disney's "High School Musical, Jr." on March 21 at 4:30 p.m., March 22 at 7 p.m., and March 23 at 2 and 7 p.m. The show features two sets of casts, A and B, which gives student-actors more opportunities to act in featured...

Wellesley planning to recognize poet Plath

By Gail-Agnes Musikavanhu Hometown Weekly Correspondent Fifty-six years after Sylvia Plath's death on February 11, 1963, the town of Wellesley and its citizens have a number of initiatives underway to finally formally recognize the town's most famous resident. The Historical Commission, which erects plaques on homes built before 1919, is beginning a process of erecting virtual and actual...

STEM Expo to feature ‘Picturing Science’

The Wellesley Education Foundation Board of Directors has announced a featured exhibit for Wellesley STEM Expo on April 6. “Picturing Science: Museum Scientists and Imaging Technologies,” an exhibition of more than 20 sets of striking large-format prints, showcases advanced imaging technologies used by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History and reveals once-hidden, intricate...

Wellesley ABC launches capital campaign

By Rama K. Ramaswamy Education is a gift that keeps on giving. Residents are invited to support forty-six years of success with Wellesley A Better Chance (ABC) and its capital campaign to purchase a permanent home for scholars in proximity to Wellesley High School. ABC believes that better educational opportunities lead to better lives and a...

Clever Hand Gallery hosting student work

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The Clever Hand Gallery will showcase work by students from the Intensive Metals class at Wellesley High School. This is the ninth year of collaboration between the local artisans’ cooperative and the talented students. Students in Shayla Vines’ Intensive Metals class started school year with everyone working on the ancient technique of “open back”...

“Iqaluit, which means ‘place of fish,’ is the biggest community on the largest island in the Arctic Archipelago. Name this island.” That’s a question from last year’s National Geographic GeoBee, an annual competition of fourth through eighth grade students from nearly 10,000 schools across the country. While the ultimate prizes include college scholarships and cash,...

Westwood seniors learn about Bing Crosby

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By James Kinneen Hometown Weekly Reporter Just days after Lady Gaga was lauded at the Academy Awards for her performance in “A Star is Born,” former film salesman for the Walt Disney Company Bruce Hambro taught the seniors of the Westwood Council on Aging all about Bing Crosby, the “first multimedia star of the 20th...

Donohue lifts Wolverines to South semifinals

By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Coming off a regular season in which they won the TVL and qualified for the state tournament for the 37th consecutive year, it’s safe to say that the 2018-2019 season has already been a major success for the Westwood High boys varsity hockey team. [caption id="attachment_32141" align="alignright" width="400"]

Norman Rockwell program coming to library. The art of Norman Rockwell will be featured by Beth Knaus of ArtMatters on Tuesday evening, March 12, at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room of the Walpole Public Library, located on 143 School Street. Part of the Art Series sponsored by the Friends of the Walpole Public...

Monthly Archives: March 2019

Needhamites playing in Shriners Hockey Classic

A ‘Bear Hunt’ at Needham Library

Brian Glyn Williams to speak at library

Wamps freeze Lady-Rockets in South finals

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A Cappella Night on tap

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Medfield students learn about ‘Love’

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Medfield looks to ban plastic bags

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Powisett Farm hosts Ayurvedic cooking class

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Raiders claim Division III Central title

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‘Face To Face With Orangutans’ at Expo

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‘High School Musical, Jr.’ on tap

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Wellesley planning to recognize poet Plath

STEM Expo to feature ‘Picturing Science’

Wellesley ABC launches capital campaign

Clever Hand Gallery hosting student work

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Downey students tackle GeoBee

Westwood seniors learn about Bing Crosby

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Donohue lifts Wolverines to South semifinals

Norman Rockwell program coming to library

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