By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Like all hockey players growing up in New England, Dover native Chris Murray had the dream of playing in the NHL. After playing his junior hockey with the Cape Cod Whalers in 2002-2003, Murray, a puck-moving offensive defenseman, was offered a scholarship to play...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Everyone who joins a school board is expected to make the best decisions for the sake of education, but few make an impact like Josepha Jowdy has made. Jowdy is stepping down from the elected position after 27 years, but the legacy she is...
Town election is taking place today. Residents can visit the Center at 1 Ice House Road from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. to vote, with social distancing measures in place. Those who opted for an absentee ballot can drop them off until 8 p.m. at the green drop box behind the Town House.
Billy the golden retriever wonders whether his owner really just tossed his frisbee into the lake again.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Given the number of cyclists on the road Sunday afternoon, it has to be a matter of time before Dover produces...
Ridge Hill Reservation is an ideal social distancing locale.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
My GPS told me the Ridge Hill Reservation was just north of “Ponzi Cons land,” which sounded like an amusement park version of the Federal prisons to which they...
A small American flag was stuck onto a branch along the trail.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
“Did you read the article in Hometown Weekly about the Walpole Trail Society, where Gary Riggott specifically highlighted the Jarvis Farm Loop?” the woman asked, putting...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Teachers and students at Medfield High School haven’t seen each other since March 13. What began as a temporary two-week break has turned into a new way of life. Instead of seeing their student’s faces, teachers are resigned to checking up on them with...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
The state of many Massachusetts towns has changed since mid-March, when coronavirus closures and preventative guidelines took over.
No gatherings of more than ten people. No eating at restaurants. No going to school or work. The list seems to go...
Last week, Medfield High School girls basketball took to Twitter and TikTok to show off some dance moves and their dribbling skills. This week, the Warriors continued to stay active on social media, but this time staying a bit more fundamental to the game of basketball.
Throughout the...
Photo by Maureen Haswell
The community was in for a treat on the weekend of March 19-21, as Dover-Sherborn High School was preparing to present its production of “Mamma Mia,” featuring the music of ABBA.
The pandemic cancelled those plans. It did not, however, erase the hard...
Substance Prevention Alliance of Needham (SPAN) has announced an Al-anon meeting for parents who have a child navigating addiction. This is a new open-speaker style meeting, and all are welcome. Weekly meetings will begin starting Monday, May 4, from 7 – 8:30 p.m. via Zoom.
The Zoom link is
The Trustees has announced it is offering online ordering and no-contact pick-ups at four Greater Boston area farms - among them Dover's Powisset Farm - that operate farm stores and popular Trustees Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs. As one of the largest nonprofit owners of conserved farmland and operator of six working farms...
Needham High School baseball was robbed of its season and ability to honor its seniors in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Mike Flanagan.
After winning the 2018 Division I state championship and making it back to the tournament in 2019 (5-4 first-round defeat to Xaverian),...
Pictured during his time at Xaverian in 2014, former Hawk and Northwestern defensive end Joe Gaziano (97) will take his talents to Los Angeles after signing with the Chargers this past week. Photo by Sgt. Bryan G. Lett.
Former Xaverian standout defensive end Joe Gaziano ('15) has signed...
DS head girls varsity soccer coach Evren Gunduz took to Twitter this past week with a video showing ways soccer players can stay active from home during quarantine. Photos by Dover-Sherborn Athletics.
Reigning champions of Division III South, Dover-Sherborn girls varsity soccer has been one of the premiere...
The Children's Department at the Walpole Public Library has launched its new Dial-a-Story program. Parents can call (508-660-6383) and hear a story read by children's librarian Kara Dean. This new program gives kids a much-needed break from screen time while still providing them with entertainment. The story will change every Friday, and will...
Nathan Feinfeld, a seventh-grader at Westwood’s Thurston Middle School, will celebrate his bar mitzvah in August at Congregation Dorshei Tzedek in Newton. Nathan’s brother and he have attended Massachusetts Audubon summer camps for nine years, and Nate is an avid fan of birds. For his bar mitzvah project, then, Nate worked with Property...
Harvard Medical School affiliate Hebrew SeniorLife (HSL), a nonprofit organization committed to improving the lives of older adults, has recognized Wellesley resident Steve Bearak during National Volunteer Week for his contributions to HSL during the current COVID-19 emergency. National Volunteer Week runs April 19 -25, 2020.
“The operations of all...
Ensign Peter Gelsthorpe, a native of Sherborn, Massachusetts, received his Surface Warfare Officer insignia during a ceremony held onboard USS James E. Williams, a guided missile destroyer, currently deployed in the Persian Gulf.
Gelsthorpe, who has served in the Navy for two years, is responsible for the navigation and safe...
On Thursday, April 30, healthcare workers at Needham's Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital were greeted by the sight of emergency vehicles passing by their hospital. The Dover and Needham Police Departments, together with the Norfolk County Sheriff Department, flashed their lights and blared their horns as a way to thank healthcare staff battling COVID-19.
