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Monthly Archives: March 2024

Medfield junior high hockey continues winning tradition

By Chris Storer 

Community Contributor 

In the Foxboro Junior High league, Medfield hockey continued its winning tradition, with the 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade teams clinching regular-season titles in their respective divisions and advancing to their championship games. Following a victory by the 6th graders and a narrow...

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Mamma Mia returns to Dover-Sherborn

When it was announced that the Dover-Sherborn High School Spring Musical would be Mamma Mia this year, few were more excited than Dover resident Laura Villalobos. Four years ago, Villalobos’ daughter, Marisol Saenz, was a sophomore at DSHS and played the leading role of Donna in Mamma Mia at the time. They both...

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Seniors craft handmade Easter cards

By Riley Fontana 

Hometown Weekly Reporter

The Walpole Council on Aging (COA) hosts a monthly card-making class for its members, led by Marilyn Healy, who provides instructions to the group. These classes foster community engagement and provide opportunities for participants to celebrate various occasions each month.

Goldstein breaks 2000 saves

By Avonlea Cummings

Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter

The fifth-seeded Dover Sherborn Weston boys traveled to the Stoneham arena to compete in their round of eight playoff game against the fourth-seeded Sandwich Blue Knights on Wednesday, March 6. With Andrew Goldstein as a powerhouse defending the net, the...

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Coming out of winter blues at the CATH

By Madison Butkus

Hometown Weekly Reporter

With the frigid winter weather still upon us, many individuals fall into what is known as the ‘winter blues.’ While different from depression, this can still cause many to neglect their health and fall harder into this seasonal feeling. To lend...

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Historian discusses traditions of love

By Madison Butkus

Hometown Weekly Reporter

With Valentine’s Day just briefly behind us, the Medfield Council on Aging (COA) hosted Historian Anthony Sammarco to talk about Valentine’s Day Traditions throughout the earliest years in Boston, MA. Seniors gathered at The Center at Medfield to enjoy this fascinating...

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Girls’ hockey playoff shutout

By Avonlea Cummings

Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter

The 10th-seeded Westwood Wolverines girls hockey team faced off against the 23rd-seeded Woburn Tanners in their first playoff competition of the post-season. The round of 32 game was full of excitement, and energy as the Westwood girls propelled into a...

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Pine Hill students celebrate the first day of school

Excitement was in the air when more than 400 Westwood students entered the doors of the new Pine Hill Elementary School for the first time on Tuesday, February 27.

“Today was fantastic,” said fifth-grade teacher Katie Ennis on the occasion. “The morning was just buzzing. Everyone was buzzing with excitement...

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Swifties enjoy WPL’s ERAs tour

By Julia Beauregard

Hometown Weekly Editor

Recently, Swifties of all ages flocked to the Walpole Public Library (WPL) for the ERAs Tour (Walpole Public Library’s Version). The lobby was filled with young girls, from ages 2 to 14, donning their Taylor Swift themed tee-shirts, sweatshirts, cardigans, and...

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Izzy Adams scores 1000th career point

By Max Clifford

Hometown Weekly Reporter

Walpole High School’s Izzy Adams scored her 1,000th point for the girls’ varsity basketball team last Wednesday night, an especially rare accomplishment for a junior like herself. That individual milestone was just a scene in the larger script of Walpole’s dominant...

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Rockets leap into next playoff round

By Avonlea Cummings

Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter

The tenth-seeded Needham Lady Rockets took charge of their first playoff game against 23rd-seeded Shrewsbury on Thursday, February 29 securing them the next round of the post-season. The Rockets battled away throughout the four quarters of the competition and came...

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Raiders find first playoff victory

By Max Clifford

Hometown Weekly Reporter

Dover-Sherborn and St. Mary’s High School had both ends of the gym rocking in the first round of the MIAA Divison III boys’ basketball postseason tournament last Friday night. Hosting St. Mary’s took the game down to the wire, but a...

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COA celebrates Trish Tucke

By Madison Butkus

Hometown Weekly Reporter

This past Friday, March 1st, friends, family, and Westwood Council on Aging (COA) members gathered together to celebrate Operations Manager Trish Tucke on her retirement. After 16 incredible years, Trish is ready to say goodbye, with her first vacation already planned,...

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Nikki Haley rallies in Needham

By Audrey Anderson

Hometown Weekly Reporter

One of nine rallies planned by Nikki Haley in the days leading up to Super Tuesday, the Needham rally began at the Sheraton Boston Needham Hotel on Friday night, with the crowd filtering in, holding lawn signs aloft, proudly wearing campaign...

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MHS hosts first Model United Nations conference

Superintendent Jeffrey Marsden and Principal Robert Parga are pleased to share that Medfield High School's Model United Nations club hosted about 80 student delegates from eight schools at its first conference. 

The MEDMUN event, held at Medfield High School earlier this month, provided an educational experience for student delegates interested...

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Students attend Pop-Up Art School

By Madison Butkus

Hometown Weekly Reporter

Tweens and teens gathered at the Sherborn Library for a Pop-Up Art School (PUAS) art class. Lisa Walker, co-creator of the PUAS, walked children step-by-step through a very adorable painting of a Boston Terrier dog in a winter setting. 

Linda Coombs discusses Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe

By Madison Butkus

Hometown Weekly Reporter

In recognition of Walpole’s 300th anniversary, the Friends of the Walpole Public Library (WPL) have teamed up with the Walpole Historical Society to plan a year-long series of amazing presentations centered around the town’s rich history. To start off this series,...

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MedBall and Big Blue doubleheader 

By Avonlea Cummings

Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter 

The gymnasium was packed Friday, March 1st at Medfield High School, as many fans gathered to cheer on the number one-seeded MedBall team and the sixth-seeded Big Blue team as they hosted a double-header in their first round of playoffs....

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Forming friendships at Pokémon Pals

By Julia Beauregard

Hometown Weekly Editor

On Wednesday, February 21, elementary aged Pokémon fans were invited to Medfield Public Library (MPL) for some Pokémon themed February vacation fun. Registration for this event was full, as many children flocked to the MPL to share their enthusiasm for the...

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Sherborn Library hosts Fire Cider Workshop

By Madison Butkus

Hometown Weekly Reporter

With the cold and flu season upon us, many people are constantly looking for at-home remedies to help ward off becoming sick. To help with this, the Sherborn Library hosted a virtual Fire Cider Workshop in which Clinical Herbalist of True...

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