Pictured playing quarterback during his junior season against Norwood, Jake Pfaff (3) has been a key contributor to Westwood High School football and baseball the last four years. Photo by Mike Mao.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Jake Pfaff has been a key...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Imagine this: you’re at work, during a particularly grueling day, when someone tells you to look outside. You look out a window, and standing on the sidewalk are several people dressed in tyrannosaurus rex costumes, waving their tiny little arms at you. Chances are, your...
The Westwood Legion Post 320 accomplished 100 percent membership for the current year. Post 320 was one of 22 posts in the district to accomplish 100 percent membership.
If you have served federal active duty in the United States Armed Forces since December 7, 1941, and have been honorably discharged...
Dwight Rienzi Robinson, 88, of Sherborn, MA, passed away peacefully at home on June 2, 2020, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Dwight was born on September 7, 1931 to Katherine (Babbitt) and Reginald Robinson in Morristown, NJ, and grew up in Mendham, NJ. He graduated from Morristown High...
Dover residents who receive their water from Colonial Water Company via the Draper Road, Francis Street, and Knollwood Wells are being advised to boil their water before using. This announcement comes after E. coli was found in four samplings collected on June 10. Those who receive their water from the Chickering Drive and...
Like most pools and ponds, Rosemary Pool will be opening later than initially planned this summer. On June 10, Needham Parks and Recreation announced that Rosemary Pool and some of Needham's recreation programs will open in mid-July.
While there is no official opening day, the Park and Recreation Department is...
During June weekends, starting Friday, June 12, the town of Walpole will be running a pilot program to create more open space in Walpole Center. Elm Street and Front Street will be closed off between 6 p.m. on Fridays until 8:00 pm. on Sundays.
The hope is to create more...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
For many in the town of Walpole, the high school's Rebel mascot holds a lot of sentimental value. At the same time, there are many, both within and outside of the town, who connect the Rebel mascot to racism and the Confederacy.
Summer reading has started at the Westwood Library. As of June 1, participants can sign up for their category of reading (kids, teen, and adult) and start logging their hours of summer reading to earn a chance to win prizes.
The library will not be using paper logs this...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Coming off a sixth place finish at the Division II All-State meet back in February, 2020 was another solid year for Walpole High School wrestling.
It will be hard to forget the strange way the 2020 school year ended due...
A group of DS/Weston High boys hockey players celebrate a goal against Millis/Hopedale last season. Photo by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
On June 2, Dover-Sherborn/Weston High School boys hockey announced the hiring of Alex Marlow as its new head coach, a...
After a horse lost its shoe, I found it and hung it on a tree.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Most trails are too crowded to achieve a real sense of solitude. The whole idea that you can venture into the woods of the...
On June 7, Walpole High School's 2020 seniors were treated to a special ceremony. Each senior arrived in a car, most decorated for the occasion with balloons, paint, and posters, and walked to the stage to receive their diploma. Afterwards, seniors in their cars drove as part of a parade through town with...
As a result of COVID-19, Dover's Board of Selectmen will be hosting two informational sessions about the Warrant articles being discussed and voted on at this year's Town Meeting (June 29). These virtual forums will be hosted on Zoom on Thursday, June 11, at 10:00 a.m. and Thursday, June 18, at 6:30 p.m....
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After missing the postseason in 2018, Westwood High School baseball had a massive turnaround year in 2019. The Wolverines finished the regular season 11-9 and earned the No. 7 seed in Division II South.
Once the postseason started, the Westwood...
Pictured during his senior season at Needham in 2017, Sam Eisenstadt has become a defensive mainstay for UMass the last three years and was named to the Boston Herald’s All-Decade (2010-2020) lacrosse team last week. Photos by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Library programming came to a standstill in March when fears of coronavirus loomed over the country. Spring book sales were axed, lectures were postponed, and regularly-scheduled children's programming was cancelled. Among all the constant pondering of when life could resume as normal and how our...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The 2020 senior class at Dover-Sherborn represented the final remaining group of players from the 2017 Division III South and Eastern Mass champion baseball team.
Four years ago, this group shocked the entire Massachusetts high school baseball community by making...
In a recent letter, Kevin Ryder, the Director of Medfield's Parks and Recreation, addressed the Phase 2 of reopening Medfield facilities. This comes as a followup to Governor Baker's Opening of Massachusetts announcement on Friday, June 5, that outlined the reopening of playgrounds, public pools, and other recreational spots.
