The Hometown Weekly for all your latest local news and updates! Over 27 Years of Delivering Your Hometown News!  

Monthly Archives: July 2024

Walpole resident honored for excellence

By Madison Butkus

Hometown Weekly Reporter

Local Walpole resident Deborah Schoenthaler was recently recognized with the 2024 Francis M. Hernan Award - one of the highest awards given by the Massachusetts-Rhode Island Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA). Surrounded by fellow colleagues, friends and family,...

Read more

A special story-time at WPL

by Elizabeth Connolly

Hometown Weekly Reporter

Patrons of the Westwood Public Library (WPL) were in for a real treat recently when author-illustrator duo Rozilla MH and Jennifer Welborn read their picture book “Dr. Rosie Helps the Animals.” Children with their caretakers and stuffed animals in tow eagerly...

Read more

Walpole celebrates their first Pride

By Riley Fontana

Hometown Weekly Reporter

Be Inclusive, an organization focused on uplifting underrepresented voices, hosted its first-ever Pride event on June 28, 2024. Be Inclusive is based in Walpole and hosts many events throughout the year. Countless people gathered on the Walpole Common to celebrate, craft,...

Read more

Fun needle felting at the MPL

By Audrey Anderson

Hometown Weekly Reporter

Adult Services/Programming Librarian Bri Ozanne led a packed needle felting workshop at the Medfield Public Library on June 27. Approximately fifteen participants worked to create a plant sculpture that was fitted into a small clay flowerpot filled with stones. Following illustrations...

Read more

Needham author discusses his latest release

By Julia Beauregard

Hometown Weekly Editor

Hometown Weekly Editor, Julia Beauregard, had the chance to interview Needham-based author Edward Eaton regarding his latest book, “An Empty God,” which was released earlier this year. The story is about a god and his ongoing conflict with man. 

What’s with the ducks? 

by Elizabeth Connolly

Hometown Weekly Reporter

The question can be heard all around town: at baseball games, at the town pool, at the library (quietly, of course), and on social media. What’s with the giant ducks that have appeared, seemingly out of nowhere, throughout Walpole?

Learning about convenient cooking at WPL

By Riley Fontana

Hometown Weekly Reporter

With a heat wave hitting Massachusetts, the last thing most people want to do is cook, especially when the stovetop or oven is involved. The Westwood Library decided to offer a convenient cooking class to teach patrons how easy it is...

Read more

Composting with Needham DPW

By Madison Butkus

Hometown Weekly Reporter

The Needham Department of Public Works (DPW) stopped by the Needham Free Public Library (NFPL) to put on a demonstration about how composting works. Little ones and their guardians packed into the “snack” room of the NFPL to not only hear...

Read more

“Beauty of the Ordinary” at SL

By Audrey Anderson

Hometown Weekly Reporter

On June 29, the Sherborn Library opened its Summer Art Show, featuring painter Atefeh Yazdanparast’s “Beauty of the Ordinary.” 

Yazdanparast has been painting since she was a teenager. Though she is now an Associate Professor of Marketing at...

Read more

Libraries host “An Evening with Mercury Stardust”

By Riley Fontana

Hometown Weekly Reporter

The Westwood, Medfield, and Dover libraries were only a few of the over 50 libraries that hosted TikTok star Mercury Stardust. The Rowley Public Library was the main host of this event and invited other libraries to join and bring their...

Read more

Needham marches fourth together

By Madison Butkus

Hometown Weekly Reporter

This past Wednesday, July 3rd the Exchange Club of Needham (ECON) put on a pre-fourth of July celebration at Memorial Park. This spectacular event consisted of children activities, a pie eating contest, a concert, fireworks, and more. 

According...

Read more

Medfield showcases 60 years of Mustangs

By Madison Butkus

Hometown Weekly Reporter

Returning for their twenty-second anniversary, Medfield on the Charles, New England’s Premier Auto Show, was at Hospital Road. This classic and custom auto show welcomed an array of cars from vintage to brand new. 

Despite the rather humid...

Read more

Fun-filled Fourth of July crafternoon

By Madison Butkus 

Hometown Weekly Reporter

Despite the construction happening on Sanger Street next to the Sherborn Library, little ones and their guardians filed into the Nora’s Treehouse Room in the Children’s Wing to enjoy a crafternoon. Happening on July 3rd, this week’s crafts were fourth of...

Read more

Walpole celebrates the Night Before the Fourth

By Riley Fontana

Hometown Weekly Reporter

Walpole rang in the Fourth of July with its annual Night Before the Fourth celebration, going all out this year to celebrate its 300th anniversary. The town brought in more fireworks, more parade vehicles, and countless people to enjoy the festivities....

Read more

RSBB kicks off Sherborn’s Summer Concert Series

By Madison Butkus

Hometown Weekly Reporter

The Friends of the Sherborn Library were excited to bring back their Summer Concert Series to the Sherborn Library lawn on Wednesday, June 26th. Despite the forecasted thunderstorms later that evening, families and friends gathered onto the lawn, eager to hear...

Read more

A foam filled Family Day

by Elizabeth Connolly

Hometown Weekly Reporter

In true Walpole spirit, a number of town groups and committees recently joined together to host a great event for an even greater good. Walpole’s Department of Public Works (DPW), together with the Recreation Department, the Walpole Town Forest Committee, the...

Read more

True crime authors discuss Houston’s deadliest murderer

By Madison Butkus

Hometown Weekly Reporter

Sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library, the Needham Free Public Library (NFPL) shared an online event with true crime authors Dr. Katherine Ramsland & Tracy Ullman. Throughout this event, Ramsland and Ullman discussed their book "The Serial Killer's...

Read more

COA hosts annual summer barbecue

By Riley Fontana

Hometown Weekly Reporter

The Council on Aging (COA) of Westwood rang in summer with its annual barbecue for patrons and their guests. This event celebrated the start of summer with wonderful food and conversation. Organized by Council on Aging Director Lina Arena-DeRosa, the barbecue...

Read more

King’s Own venture to Needham

By Madison Butkus

Hometown Weekly Reporter

The Needham Council for Arts & Culture and the Massachusetts Cultural Council invited His Majesty's 4th "King's Own" Regiment of Foot to Needham on Saturday, June 22nd. The King’s Own recreates a Light Infantry Company of British Regulars as they appeared...

Read more

Queen Elizabeth II visits The Center

By Madison Butkus

Hometown Weekly Reporter

Co-sponsored by The Center at Medfield and the Medfield Public Library (MPL), The Center welcomed Queen Elizabeth II. She was portrayed by Sheryl Faye, from Sheryl Faye Presents: Historical Women, Making The Past Present. This specific adaptation was titled Queen Elizabeth...

Read more