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Monthly Archives: February 2026

Westwood Girls Hockey Powers Past Ashland, Improves to 13–1

The Westwood Girls Hockey team continued its impressive season Saturday night with a hard-fought win over Ashland, improving its record to an outstanding 13–1. The victory showcased not only Westwood’s depth and talent, but also the resilience and teamwork that have defined this season.

It was a true full-team effort, with five different players...

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Boys’ Basketball Moves Into First

By: Owen Ziegler

On January 30th, the Westwood Wolverines boys’ basketball team matched up with the Holliston Panthers in an extremely important TVL game, fought between the two frontrunners for the Tri-Valley League large championship. The Wolverines came into the game with a record of 10–3 and the Panthers with a record of 10–4....

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Pop Up Art at WPL 

By Isabell Macrina

Walpole Library hosted Pop Up Art School this past week for a unique craft lesson, making teacups and saucers from old book pages! With tables covered in paint-coated tablecloths and the materials laid out in front of everyone, the class began.

Erica from...

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Wrestling improving every match

By Ken Chaisson

The Walpole Timberwolves wrestling team hosted a super quad meet on Saturday January 31, 2026 involving five other schools.

The visitors included the Barnstable Red Hawks, the Durfee Hilltoppers, the Holyoke Purple Knights, the Minnechaug Falcons and the Randolph Blue Devils.

Though the temperature...

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2026 Dog Licenses

2026 Dog licenses are available at the Town Clerk's Office. The last day to register your dog without a late fee is February 28, 2026. Late fees are $25.00 PER dog.

Dogs may be licensed by mail, in person or on- line. Payments made in person at the Town Clerk’s Office are cash and...

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Missing dog located

By Meghan Foley

Photo credits: Needham Police Department via Facebook

On January 27th, Needham Police made a Facebook post announcing that they had located a dog who had been missing for six days. The police say Lala was “dumped” and had been on her own during the snowstorm while police, fire, animal control, and...

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Girls’ hockey faces Milton Wildcats

By Meghan Foley

On Wednesday, January 28th, varsity girls’ hockey took on the Milton Wildcats for the second time this season. The Wildcats have had an impressive year, entering this matchup with an 11–1–1 record to the Rockets’ 3–9. The Rockets fell to the Wildcats only two weeks earlier, with a 2–4 loss on...

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Raiders girls’ basketball fight to the end in nail-biter

By Meghan Foley

On Friday, January 30th, varsity girls’ basketball played the Newton North Tigers for the second time this season after falling to them 40–52 back in December. Entering this game, the Raiders had a record of 3–8 to the Tigers’ 5–8. 

When the...

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Girls’ hockey plays game for mental health awareness

By Meghan Foley

On Wednesday, January 28th, varsity girls’ hockey played the Canton Bulldogs at home for their only matchup of this season. This was also their mental health awareness game. The rink was decorated in bright green ribbons and the Warriors adorned their sticks with matching tape and wore small ribbons on their...

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Neighbor’s good deed helps MFD extinguishes house fire

At approximately 2:40pm on January 27th 2026, the Medfield Fire Department was dispatched to reported smoke coming from the attic of a two-story single family home. Upon arrival, crews encountered heavy smoke showing from the attic area of the home. 

Firefighters initiated an aggressive interior attack and located active fire in the attic...

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Residents Practice Sewing, Craft Neck Warmers at MPL

By Isabell Macrina

One of the services offered at Medfield Public Library is their classes, often to learn a new art skill or create something useful. This past week they offered a beginner sewing class, to learn how to use sewing machines like the one they have in their makerspace, and available to check...

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Lending a Helping Shovel

Dear Editor, 

I would like to publicly thank a young man by the name of Greg who stopped when he saw me shoveling my front stairs this morning and offered to do the job for me. 

My husband and I are both seniors and he is disabled. Having help with digging out from today's...

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Thank you to our First Responders

To the Editor: 

I want to publicly thank the Dover fire and police for rescuing a neighbor's dog recently. 

The dog went onto the ice on the Charles River and halfway fell into the frigid water and was desperately holding onto the ice with its front legs and howling in fear.

The...

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Girls’ basketball fights till the end

By Meghan Foley

On Friday, January 30th, varsity girls’ basketball played the Medway Mustangs for the second time this season after being beaten by them 34–65 back in December. Going into this game, the Raiders had a record of 6–8 to the Mustangs’ 10–2.

Captain Meredith...

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Repair Café Returns

By Isabell Macrina

Everyone is guilty of having a few broken things around the house that they just can’t get rid of, either for sentimental reasons or stubborn ones. The Repair Café at Dover’s Caryl Community Center was just the place for people to bring these items for the chance of having them fixed.

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Ensemble Fiato brings warmth in January

By Isabell Macrina

With winter winds making it feel ten degrees colder outside than it truly is, people could use a respite to think of warmer spring times ahead. Sherborn Library was happy to host Ensemble Fiato, a Metrowest area woodwind quartet, for a quartet chamber concert.

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