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Monthly Archives: November 2025

Undefeated Medfield Football becomes TVL Small Champs

By Charlie Bean Hometown Weekly Correspondent

Prior to the matchup that would decide the 2025 TVL Small Championship, Medfield’s coaching staff emphasized a message about control. Given life’s unpredictability, they noted, not everything is controllable. The difference, according to the coaches, is that athletes are given the ability to control their fate and the outcome...

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Girls’ varsity soccer moves on to playoffs

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter

Last Wednesday, girls varsity soccer played their final regular season game against the Weston Wildcats, tying them 1–1. The Raiders entered this game with a record of 8–8–1 and the Wildcats with 4–5–7.

The Raiders made a handful of attempts...

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“Love/Sick” at Dover-Sherborn High School

The DSHS Drama Program production of “Love/Sick” opens this weekend.  After putting on full-length story plays the last few years like Macbeth, Sherlock Holmes, and Radium Girls, this vignette-style play is a change of pace.  Playwright John Cariani describes the play as a nine-play cycle about love and loss.  It features quick dialogue and...

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NOS exhibits at the Community Gallery

Photos courtesy of Needham Open Studios

The active artists of Needham Open Studios are exhibiting for the first time at the Community Gallery at Christ Church, Needham. The public is invited to the Holiday Sale/Opening Art Reception on Sunday, November 16, 2025, from 11 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Visitors can enjoy the art exhibit...

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Varsity football makes comeback

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter

On Thursday night, varsity football (0–7) played the Framingham Flyers (4–2) on the Memorial Field turf for their last game before Thanksgiving. The Rockets have had a tough year, but the fans who braved the rain got to see them come back from an 8-point deficit and win...

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WFD hosts Open House

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter

It is that time of year again where the Walpole Fire Department (WFD) hosts their annual Open House. The doors open, trucks are brought out, and everyone is invited to see just what makes the Walpole FD who they are and what they can do.

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Housing growth makes Downtown a Destination 

This is part 1 of a 2-part story about how downtown Walpole is seeing steady investment as it continues to attract developers, homebuyers and renters alike. This  story explores what’s driving this development and the influx of new residents. Next week part 2 will provide an update on the latest development projects in downtown...

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