September 2025 - Hometown Weekly Archive

A wonderful Westwood Day

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter Westwood High School grounds were transformed into a stage for the celebration of Westwood Day this past Saturday. Every year the event showcases what Westwood has to offer, its hidden treasures that even residents of the town can miss. The day started off at 9 a.m. with the 5K race. Participants lined...

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter Bellforge Arts Center held a performance in partnership with Women In Music Boston, a non-profit organization dedicated to equality in the music industry for women and those outside of the gender binary. On the grounds of the old Medfield State Hospital, three performers took the stage to amongst the stalls of...

Wolverines make come back versus Raiders

By Owen Ziegler Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter On Thursday the 18th, the Westwood Wolverines girls soccer team faced off a tough Dover-Sherborn squad. Despite ending 3-3, the game was full of action as the Wolverines mounted a huge comeback after being down 1-3 entering the second half. Westwood struck first, just 3 minutes into the game senior captain...

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter Dover-Sherborn girls varsity soccer (2–1–0) played at Westwood (4–1–0) on Thursday afternoon, and the evenly-played game was reflected by the tied score. Although Westwood’s captain Izzy Hanson scored the game’s first goal within minutes, Dover-Sherborn ultimately left the first half on top, captain Raina Patel having earned a hat trick before...

By Charlie Bean and Cole Render Hometown Weekly Correspondents With the Medfield High School parking lot overflowing with cars, fans showed out to create an electric buzz on Friday night. Those in attendance were immediately treated to an outstanding rendition of the National Anthem performed by Alora Nardelli followed by an equally amazing game of football. Medfield rolled...

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter The town of Dover gathered in excitement for the annual Dover Days Fair. Every year the fair is held on the second Saturday of September to properly kick off the fall season. The Dover Dash 5K and Fun Run happens during the fair, and this year was especially special because the...

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter Every year, in partnership with the Dover Days Fair, the Parks and Recreation department and the Dover-Sherborn High School cross-country team organize and run the Dover Dash 5K and Fun Run. There used to be a five-mile run with the Dover Days Fair, but ten years ago the Parks and Recreation...

Clara Silverstein hosts book talk at WPL

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter The city of Boston holds many treasures that can go unnoticed, and one of the is food. Clara Silverstein, a Boston-based cookbook author, wants to share that with the people of Westwood at the Westwood Public Library (WPL) on Monday night. With the second edition of her book “The Boston Chef’s...

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter Authors Timothy Gager and Laurette Folk joined the folks at Needham Free Public Library (NFPL) on Tuesday night to share excerpts from their latest novels and discuss their stories, and the process of writing, with each other and the assembled crowd. After talking for a few minutes while waiting to start, Folk...

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter For the first time in over 40 seasons, Walpole boys’ soccer has a new head coach. Former Walpole assistant coach Patrick Sullivan has taken over the head coaching role from legendary hall of famer Lee Delaney. Sullivan played for Delaney and captained the Walpole squad his senior year going to...

Sunshine returns to the Apple Harvest Fair

by Elizabeth Connolly Hometown Weekly Reporter Beautiful weather finally returned to this year’s Apple Harvest Fair, the Union Congregational Church’s (UCC) biggest annual fundraising event. This beloved rain-or-shine celebration was subject to the former the previous two years, so everyone involved was delighted by the arrival of blue skies, sunshine, and warmth for this year’s festivities. “This is...

Photo courtesy of R. Lowney Charles Goodman, Westwood Inaugural Poet Laureate Lynne Viti 2023-2025), and City Nights host poet Jean-Dany Joachim On Friday, September 5, City Night, a weekly event at the Little Crepe Café welcomed Westwood youth poets Elizabeth Lowney and Charles Goodman as featured readers of their original poetry. An open mic followed, with poets and musicians...

Photo by Owen Ziegler Senior Harry Hayes scans the field By Owen Ziegler Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter On Thursday, September 4th, a thrilling encounter between the Westwood Wolverines boys soccer team and the Norwood Mustangs left the fans shocked. With some last minute heroics, Westwood was able to clinch the win 2-1, improving their record to two wins...

Photo by Peter Nowlan The Rockets seek to build their strength and community to have a season of success By Peter Nowlan Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter Despite losing 28 seniors from the class of 2025, this year’s new-look Rockets squad aims to chart their own path to success. The 2024-2025 season was a historic one for Needham...

Photo by Ken Chaisson Caroline Handwerk passes it in By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter On a picture perfect New England fall day with temperatures in the mid-70s and glorious sunshine, the two-time defending Division 1 state champion Walpole Porkers field hockey team defeated the Wellesley Raiders in their season opener on Tuesday September 2, 205...

Photo by Ken Chaisson One Mile Fun Run is on your marks By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter Labor Day is the unofficial beginning of autumn for New Englanders. It is the time to put the sandals and beach chairs away and break out the cleats and sneakers. For the past 52 years the Labor Day Road Race has fired the starting...

Photo courtesy of Andrea McCoy 24 Summer Reading grand prizes on display in the Children's Room. The Medfield Public Library (MPL) is thrilled to report that over 940 kids and teens participated in the Library’s annual summer reading challenge this summer. The library is hugely impressed with the number of enthusiastic young readers in Medfield and thankful...

Photo by Chris Seitz Brady McCormack 50 Yard Touchdown Run By Chris Seitz Hometown Weekly Correspondent What a difference a year makes. The Warriors kicked off their season against the Weston Wildcats, a repeat of last year's opener. This time, Medfield turned the tables, dramatically turning the tables from their 17-6 loss a year earlier. Medfield received the...

Photo by Isabell Macrina Toth is always ready to help when patrons get stuck By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter Arts and crafts is a great way to occupy the mind and hands, and you can get something to decorate your home afterwards, but starting the process on your own can be daunting. Dover Town Library (DTL) brought in...

Celebrating the end of summer at Sherborn Library

Photo by Isabell Macrina Peasely starts the event off right with music for everyone By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter The rain chose the same day as Sherborn Library to send off summer, but the librarians didn’t let that stop the party! For their Summer Reading Finale, the original plan was for a picnic, concert, and an outdoor movie....

Monthly Archives: September 2025

A wonderful Westwood Day

Women in Music perform at the ‘Forge

Wolverines make come back versus Raiders

Girls Varsity Soccer ties Westwood 3–3

Medfield Football continues hot start

Fun for all at Dover Days Fair

Dover Dash 5K hosts biggest race yet

Clara Silverstein hosts book talk at WPL

Authors discuss latest novels at NFPL

Boys’ soccer puts a scare into Needham

Sunshine returns to the Apple Harvest Fair

Youth poets take mic at City Nights

Boys’ soccer clinches win over Norwood

Rockets aim to build new legacy

Porkers begin season with dominance

52nd Walpole Labor Day Road Race

MPL concludes Summer Reading Program

Warriors dominate in season opener

Learning how to needle felt at DTL

Celebrating the end of summer at Sherborn Library

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