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Rachel Revere’s side of the story

Rachel Revere’s side of the story

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter Judith Kalaora, Artistic Director of History at Play, presented “Rendezvous with Rachel,” an historical play about Rachel Revere at the Needham Free Public Library (NFPL). Kalaora portrayed Rachel as she prepared to leave Boston weeks after her husband, Paul Revere, left on his historic ride. Rachel had concerns, and she talked...

A sparkling Jazz Night at MHS

A sparkling Jazz Night at MHS

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter The Medfield Music Association presented a memorable Medfield Jazz Night with guest educator and performer Christine Fawson. The event was generously sponsored by Needham Bank, as it has been for twelve years. Christine Fawson, an enthusiastic, powerhouse professional jazz vocalist and jazz trumpet player, worked with the students all day and then...

Historical Society closer to new history center and museum

Historical Society closer to new history center and museum

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter On April 15, the Sherborn Historical Society held a cocktail party fundraiser called 250K for the 250th at the Fireside Tavern in Sherborn to benefit the town’s proposed new home for the Sherborn History Center and Museum. Guests gathered around a central table to partake in appetizers, greet friends, and look...

Taste of the Region at Blue Hill Country Club

Taste of the Region at Blue Hill Country Club

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter The Neponset River Regional Chamber of Commerce presented Taste of the Region, a showcase of restaurants, caterers, and other food businesses held in the ballroom at the Blue Hill Country Club in Canton. Seventeen companies provided information and delicious tasting samples during the evening. Attendees enjoyed entertainment provided by Dennis Blanchard of...

JWCW Runs for the Roses at Avenir

JWCW Runs for the Roses at Avenir

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter Over 400 women arrived at Avenir in Walpole for the Junior Women’s Club of Walpole’s (JWCW) annual fashion show. The theme for 2025 was “Run for the Roses,” and the women pulled out all the stops to dress properly for a night at the races! Everyone sported a fascinator, wide brim,...

Jazzin’ in the library

Jazzin’ in the library

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter A swing- and jazz-loving crowd filled the community room of the WPL, anticipating the first concert in the library’s free Sunday Spring Concerts series, sponsored by the WPL’s 21st Century Fund. The first concert featured the Boston area’s Portrait in Jazz, a sextet led by Westwood resident Brad Ellenburg, with Gary...

History of the Boston Massacre at The Center

History of the Boston Massacre at The Center

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter Retired Justice Dennis Curran presented his talk “The Boston Massacre Trials: Blood in the Snow” at The Center at Medfield. The event was jointly sponsored by the Medfield COA, the Medfield Historical Society, and the Medfield Public Library. Over 80 people came to hear Justice Curran illuminate the historic event that...

Daley discusses mass murders in Massachusetts

Daley discusses mass murders in Massachusetts

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter Christoper Daley returned to the NFPL Community Room with his True Crime series. For the second talk in the series, Daley focused on Mass Murderers: Massachusetts’ Most Infamous Murder Cases. Daley’s first story was about Jesse Pomeroy, who first stripped, beat, and tortured the boys in an outhouse at Powderhorn Hill in...

The stories behind Walpole Then and Now

The stories behind Walpole Then and Now

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter You may have had the chance to stop by the Walpole Library in the past month to view the lauded and informative exhibition, “Walpole Then and Now.” The exhibition features 26 historical photographs selected from the Walpole Historical Society’s collection. New, present-day photographs of the same places hang aside the historical...

Fabulous fashion show at MHS

Fabulous fashion show at MHS

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter A senior fashion show to benefit the 2025 All Night Grad Party was held at the Medfield High School (MHS) auditorium. A large crowd of audience members enjoyed a spectacle of style and humor as seniors strutted the stage in their finest fashions. The first group of models—Night on the Town--was announced...

WHS alumni celebrate Michael Falker

WHS alumni celebrate Michael Falker

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter Walpole High School’s auditorium was crowded with former students and friends of longtime music teacher Michael Falker for a Ten-Year Memorial Concert of his passing. More than 65 former students participated in the event. The program began with video clips of Mr. Falker in action. Through the clips, even someone who never...

Amelia Peabody’s extraordinary life

Amelia Peabody’s extraordinary life

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter On March 26, over 100 people filled the Dover American Legion Hall to listen with great interest to the details of Dover resident Amelia Peabody’s life (1892-1984) and legacy in their beloved town and beyond. The evening’s presenter, Judy Schulz began her lecture, “Amelia Peabody: Artist, Philanthropist, and Entrepreneur,” by describing Peabody’...

One Book One Town discusses “Little Fires Everywhere”

One Book One Town discusses “Little Fires Everywhere”

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter On March 20, at the Pine Hill School Auditorium, Celeste Ng, author of “Little Fires Everywhere” and Kristy Pasquariello, the library’s Director of Reader Services, discussed Ng’s book and her writing process before a large and enthusiastic audience of 120+ book lovers. Westwood Library Director Elizabeth McGovern introduced the program by...

Travelogue of King Phillip’s War

Travelogue of King Phillip’s War

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter A crowd of seventy-five eager attendees packed into Medfield library’s classic Dailey Room to hear Eric B. Schultz discuss “King Philip's War: The History and Legacy of America's Forgotten Conflict.” He wrote the book together with local author Michael J. Tougias, and it was published in 2017. Interested in history since his...

Dr. Beauregard discusses early-onset cancer

Dr. Beauregard discusses early-onset cancer

By Audrey Anderson Dr. George Beauregard, a local former internist and current health executive, discussed his book “Reservations for Nine: A Doctor’s Family Confronts Cancer” in the Community Room at the Medfield Public Library. The book was released on March 4. Dr. Beauregard began his talk with an overview of his new book and a summary of...

Dr. Landsmark’s role in race relations in Boston

Dr. Landsmark’s role in race relations in Boston

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter A large crowd assembled as Dr. Theordore Landsmark visited the Needham Free Public Library to talk about his lifetime of experience in public policy and urban affairs in Boston working to uplift the lives of minorities. Dr. Landsmark’s visit was intended to take place earlier in Black History Month, but, because...

Needham’s First Poet Laureate previews new book

Needham’s First Poet Laureate previews new book

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter Needham’s first Poet Laureate, Anne E. G. Nydam, discussed the goals of her town position and previewed her new book, “Bitter-Sweetness and Light: A Collection of Stories, Poems, and Art,” at the Needham Free Public Library. Nydam was appointed in December 2024 as Poet Laureate of the Town of Needham, after submitting...

Celebrating writers at NFPL

Celebrating writers at NFPL

by Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter The Needham Free Public Library and the Needham Public School Library hosted the 3rd Annual K-12 Needham Community Writing Contest reception and awards ceremony on Thursday, February 27, at NFPL. Student writers, their parents, and their siblings packed into the Community Room to celebrate the winners and recognize everyone who had...

The Real Bonnie and Clyde

The Real Bonnie and Clyde

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter Since the movie “Bonnie and Clyde” was released in 1967 with Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty in the lead roles, the public has been fascinated by the story of the two young outlaws and their exploits. The movie painted a glamorized and simplified version of their story; however, their real lives...

A successful tri-town Repair Café

A successful tri-town Repair Café

by Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter According to the Christian Science Monitor, “It was 15 years ago when Dutch environmental journalist Martine Postma was finally moved to action over all the appliances she saw being thrown away in her Amsterdam neighborhood . . .on Oct. 18, 2009, she arranged a local event where volunteers skilled in repairs...

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