By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
More people can be found spending hours upon hours in their garden as we transition from late spring into early summer. Some have opted for vegetable gardens after seeing the recent state of grocery stores, while others have planted flower beds to cheer up...
Medfield High School Art teacher Meg Drew has designed and curated an interactive art show to showcase the work of students in AP Art and Design. Each section is arranged into a room where the viewer can click on the individual pieces and find out more about the artist. Those who wish to...
Two of Medfield Park and Recreation's most popular classes will be offered through ZOOM next week.
The Home Alone Safety class, for kids ages eight to 11, will be offered on Monday, May 11, from 2:45 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Babysitting Basics class, for kids 11 to 13, will...
Starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 16, through Sunday, May 17, at 6 p.m., members of the community are invited to run/walk their own 5K, at their own pace, with whomever they choose. Individuals can run or jog, walk on the road, on the trail, on the treadmill, around their neighborhood, or...
Following advice from the Department of Secondary and Elementary Education and a survey filled out by teachers, staff, and parents, Medfield Public Schools have moved on to Phase IV of their of remote learning. Phase IV of remote learning will focus on following essential learning outlines in the revised Department of Elementary...
As a way of celebrating local teachers, residents have been invited to paint a rock and place it in front of Town Hall to help create a large Medfield "M". Those who wish to participate can place there rock anytime between Tuesday, May 5 and Thursday, May 7. More information about plans to...
Superintendent Jeffrey Marsden and School Building Committee Chair Mike Quinlan have provided on the Feasibility Study process of the Dale Street School Building Project.
The District submitted its Preliminary Design Program (PDP) to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) on March 27. Approval of the PDP by the MSBA marks...
The Hannah Adams Woman's Club has elected its Executive Board for the 2020-2021 year. The officers are listed as follows:
President Theresa Knapp, First Vice President for Programs Martha Colabella; Second Vice President for Ways & Means Mary Patch; Recording Secretary Gayle Manning; Treasurer Nancy Dearness; Corresponding Secretary Kelly Scobbo;...
The town of Sherborn will delay its annual Farm Pond non-resident lottery for 30 days. In previous years, people entered into the lottery during April, with winners announced on the first Wednesday in May. More information and decisions on how many names will be pulled, depending on the state of the COVID-19 crisis,...
The Westwood Food Pantry will continue to provide supermarket gift cards to students enrolled in the free and reduced lunch program for the next seven weeks. Each family will receive seven $20 gift card for each child. Families who previously haven't used the program but are now in need can find out more...
One thousand feet of social distancing brought Andover youth Jake Falk closer than ever to friends and community last week. When Above the Clouds (ATC), a 501(c)3 non-profit, postponed Jake’s scheduled Dream Flight due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they decided to offer him a different type of aviation experience in the interim, just...
The Dover Board of Selectmen voted on April 16 to adopt the following special options to respond to the impact of the current State of Emergency on Dover taxpayers.
Firstly, taxpayers have until June 1 to apply for property tax exemptions and deferrals. This includes the hardship deferral for those...
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, previously-scheduled Relay For Life live events across Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire through June have suspended. Many now have moved online, and are participating on Sunday, June 7, in a virtual experience called Hope From Home. Participants may register for their local event at http://RelayForLife.org and then on...
While the Walpole Lions have been organizing food drives for the local pantry for many years, this year, as with just about everything else, has taken on a new look. In lieu of collecting food outside supermarkets, the club has sent funding to the pantry to cover some of their additional costs in...
The virtual NAMI Family Support Group will be held on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. using zoom.us, so the next one will be on Tuesday, May 12. NAMI will offer this until in-person meetings are again possible. This group is for caregivers of persons with mental illness. Visit namimass.org...
The COVID-19 crisis is having its own effects in Medfield. As of April 23, Medfield has seen 23 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus, with 14 recoveries. Beyond those catching this disease, many friends and neighbors have been impacted through job losses or other hardships.
As the local foundation serving the...
On May 21 at 7:00 p.m., Medfield Coalition for Public Education (MCPE) will host its annual meeting. This year’s event will be held virtually. All members of the Medfield community are invited to attend as MCPE celebrates work done over the 2019-2020 school year. MCPE will share information about the projects funded this...
Hale has announced A Fort of Sorts, a free online event scheduled on Friday, May 8, from 3:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Participants will join Vanessa Warshaw and use their imaginations to turn blankets, tarps, or other household items into personal hideaways, then listen as she reads "Curious George Goes to...
The Hunger and Homelessness Citizen Action Group at the Middle School has organized the first-ever DSMS Virtual Talent Challenge. The group's goal is to raise as much money as possible for the Greater Boston Food Bank. It has collected videos from students at DSMS and posted them on a website where people can...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
This is normally the time of year when athletes, more specifically basketball players, have the ability to be etch their names in history. The NBA postseason would be in full swing, had the COVID-19 pandemic not forced the season into suspension. The same goes...
