By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On October 20, Medfield TV hosted a virtual fundraiser for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a childhood cancer charity that funds pediatric cancer research and pays for people to become pediatric oncologists (who specialize in the unique ways cancer affects children and study the treatments that...
On October 28, Westwood residents received a call from the town's health director with some guidelines for an enjoyable and safe Halloween. As in the case of other nearby communities. the Westwood BOH is following along with CDC recommendations.
Residents are advised to take part in trick-or-treating using a one-way...
As voting continues and citizens take the time to participate in early voting and drop off their ballots, Needham residents are urged to take advantage of the red ballot box.
Mailed ballots may be dropped off in person to the big red dropbox or mailed back to the town...
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
To date, Tara O’Brien (Pacella’s) ALS charity, 4youIwillfight, has raised over $100,000 that she has given directly to the Healey Center at Mass General Hospital, ALS One and Compassionate Care ALS. When Tara started this effort on January 6 this past year - the very day...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Every so often, I’m sent to Bird Park in Walpole to cover an event or activity. Each time, I’m amazed at the openness of the grounds and relief I feel at seeing the huge wide-open field, paved paths, and wooded trails that make up...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Rising numbers of COVID-19 cases and a Halloween season in full swing provided a fitting backdrop for a seasonal virtual trivia night in Sherborn. On Saturday, October 24, members of the Sherborn community attended a special trivia fundraiser to raise money for the new...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Fall I athletics continued on this past week at Westwood High with all six of the Wolverines' varsity teams in action.
Thank you to the teachers, administrators, committee members and volunteers for your hard work. As a school community, the best interests of our students must be our first and primary consideration. The purpose of this letter is to convey the sentiment many of us have shared with you privately, during school committee meetings...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Needham High School Fall I varsity athletics continued on this past week as the Rockets battled rival Natick.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Walpole High School Fall I athletics continued on this past week as the school's varsity athletic teams battled Braintree.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Rivalry week always gets the blood pumping. Even during a worldwide pandemic and the Fall athletic season looking completely different, there was no love lost this past week when five of the six Medfield and Dover-Sherborn Fall I varsity athletic teams squared off against...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Rivalry week always gets the blood pumping. Even during a worldwide pandemic and with the fall athletic season looking completely different, there was no love lost this past week when five of the six Medfield and Dover-Sherborn Fall I varsity athletic teams squared off...
Westwood town residents tuned in Wednesday night via Zoom for an update on the town’s plans to build a new elementary school, which is expected to house 560 students at peak enrollment. The new school will replace and combine the aging Hanlon and Deerfield schools and sit on 18 acres behind the existing...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
It’s safety first when it comes to library browsing these days.
Currently, browsing at the Westwood Public Library is by appointment only. Those who wish to browse are asked to wear a mask during the entirety of their visit for the...
This free kick was stopped, but Dover-Sherborn would find three goals soon after.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Friday evening, the Dover-Sherborn Lightning, a blended seventh and eight grade team of the BAYS (Boston Area Youth Soccer) soccer league defeated the Wellesley Heat...
A family points out which of the carved pumpkins is their favorite from the safety of their car.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
They say that in the 1950s, people fell so in love with the idea of having a car and were so...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Contrary to what was reported earlier this week, Needham High School Fall I athletic cancellations on October 13 were not COVID-related. The school cancelled all levels of soccer and field hockey practices due to inclement weather.
Needham High School athletics...
If the project goes through in full, access to the woods behind Norfolk Aggie will be severely restricted.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
As it increasingly looks like Norfolk County is planning to go ahead with its proposed solar panels project, various citizens...
Residents of Sherborn can participate in early voting in person for the upcoming presidential election from now until Friday, October 30, at Town Hall.
Residents can vote from 8 a.m. until noon, from Monday through Friday. On Saturday and Sunday, voters can cast their ballot from noon until 4 p.m....
The Needham Board of Health has provided some recommendations for celebrating Halloween this year. Using CDC guidelines, these recommendations have been carefully designed to help ensure everyone has a happy and healthy Halloween.
Those handing out candy should try to implement a one-way system, such as leaving a candy bucket...
