The pandemic has affected every community event this spring, including the annual New Life 5K Trail Run, an event that raises more than 20 percent of the New Life Furniture Bank’s budget. This Massachusetts charity serves nearly 700 hundred households every year, including individuals, families, single mothers, seniors and...
Social Distance Files: ‘Walden’ in Sherborn
By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Editor
“I find it wholesome to be alone the greater part of the time. To be in company, even with the best, is soon wearisome and dissipating. I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.” ― Henry David...
Dover Foundation invites scholarship/grant apps
The Dover Foundation is inviting scholarship and grant applications, which are due on May 1.
The Dover Foundation is a non-profit, all volunteer organization, that has served the Dover community since 1947. Its mission is to foster community spirit, neighborliness cooperation, friendships, and services within the...
Sen. Rausch announces virtual office hours
Senator Rausch (D-Needham) will host her next virtual office hours this Friday, April 10, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. via www.facebook.com/events/198428084936914/. Conversations with the Senator and her staff will take place over Google Hangouts, Skype, and phone calls.
Residents from any part of the Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex District...
Sherborn announces sustainability team
In accordance with recommendations in its Master Plan, Sherborn is moving forward to help reduce the severity of climate change while also acting to mitigate its effects.
On behalf of the Sherborn Select Board, Town Administrator David Williams has announced the formation of a team of employees focused on matters...
Take a bow: ‘The Addams Family’
Although they were only able to perform it once, members of the WHS production of The Addams Family delighted in sharing their talents with the community on March 12.
...Talking to kids about COVID-19
Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t easy – but it can be especially difficult for children and teens who rely on structure and friends for a sense of normalcy and security.
Erin Kuehn is a licensed social worker and the Coordinator of Social and Emotional Learning for children in...
Social distance files: the grand tour
By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Editor
Wednesday, March 25.
The mission is simple: drive through all of Hometown Weekly’s communities, maintain appropriate distance from passers-by, and record what’s changed since the coronavirus pandemic began. I’ve plotted a sensible route: I’ll head from Walpole center up Route 27, through...
MIAA sports back May 4
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The MIAA has pushed back the potential start of the 2020 spring athletic season to May 4, at the earliest, the organization announced on March 30. Originally scheduled to resume on April 27, the decision to push back the start of the season an...
Social distance files: the grand tour
By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Editor
Wednesday, March 25.
The mission is simple: drive through all of Hometown Weekly’s communities, maintain appropriate distance from passers-by, and record what’s changed since the coronavirus pandemic began. I’ve plotted a sensible route: I’ll head from Walpole center up Route 27, through...
Wellesley Library announces streaming storytime
In response to social distancing measures, the Wellesley Free Library has begun streaming its storytimes. By visiting the library's Facebook page (@WellesleyLib), visitors can see librarian Emma leading live or pre-recorded storytimes. The first is up, and more will follow; the community is encouraged to keep its eye on the Facebook page for...
MIAA sports back May 4
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The MIAA has pushed back the potential start of the 2020 spring athletic season to May 4, at the earliest, the organization announced on March 30. Originally scheduled to resume on April 27, the decision to push back the start of the season an...
Bio Blitz nature challenge announced
Wellesley residents are invited to grab their smartphones, download the free iNaturalist app (iPhone/Android), become a citizen scientist, and get out to the town's trails and sanctuaries to help catalog all the bio-diversity in Wellesley. The Conservation Council will have weekly challenges and call-outs for the most observations, most unique species, and more....
Nomination papers available for election
The deadline to obtain nomination papers for the Annual Town Election in Walpole is on Wednesday, April 15, at 5 p.m.. The Annual Town Election in Walpole will be held on Saturday, June 6. The Town Clerk’s office is located on the first floor at Town Hall, 135 School Street. Due to the...
COA steps up during crisis
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
To an occasional visitor, working at the Walpole Senior Center seems like a pretty sweet gig. You sign in a couple of seniors, maybe do some scheduling, watch a little pool, catch a presentation on Broadway music of the 1940s, grab a sugar cookie, and...
MIAA sports back May 4
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The MIAA has pushed back the potential start of the 2020 spring athletic season to May 4, at the earliest, the organization announced on March 30. Originally scheduled to resume on April 27, the decision to push back the start of the season an...
Social distance files: the grand tour
By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Editor
Wednesday, March 25.
The mission is simple: drive through all of Hometown Weekly’s communities, maintain appropriate distance from passers-by, and record what’s changed since the coronavirus pandemic began. I’ve plotted a sensible route: I’ll head from Walpole center up Route 27, through...
NPD confirms COVID-19 case
Police Chief John Schlittler and the Needham Public Health Division have confirmed that Department of Public Health (DPH) officials have notified the Town of one confirmed case of COVID-19 within the Needham Police Department.
Needham Public Health officials have been in contact with the individual. The individual has been isolated...
MIAA sports back May 4
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The MIAA has pushed back the potential start of the 2020 spring athletic season to May 4, at the earliest, the organization announced on March 30. Originally scheduled to resume on April 27, the decision to push back the start of the season an...
Social distance files: the grand tour
By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Editor
Wednesday, March 25.
The mission is simple: drive through all of Hometown Weekly’s communities, maintain appropriate distance from passers-by, and record what’s changed since the coronavirus pandemic began. I’ve plotted a sensible route: I’ll head from Walpole center up Route 27, through...
