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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...

Social justice reading at Powers Hall

Social justice reading at Powers Hall

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter The first public reading of the play “If the Walls Could Talk” was presented in in an exciting joint venture of the Needham Community Theatre and the Needham Diversity Initiative to present a program combining local significance, the arts, and social justice. “If These Walls Could Talk,” written by Dawn Carroll and...

NHS students present TRI-M Concert

NHS students present TRI-M Concert

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter A talented and friendly group of Needham High School students performed an intimate evening concert of eclectic music in the Needham Public Library’s Community Room. The enthusiasm of the musicians was infectious, as they set up decorations and a snack table in the room, warmed up their instruments, and introduced and...

DS community discusses impact of screen time

DS community discusses impact of screen time

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter A community discussion was organized as a joint effort of Pilgrim Church, Sherborn Library, Dover Town Library, Dover Church and Project Challenge Success at DSHS. According to Senior Pastor John Hudson of Pilgrim Church, the meeting was “a public forum on the book “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of...

A delightful A Cappella Night at MHS

A delightful A Cappella Night at MHS

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter On the last night of January, Medfield High School (MHS) presented its A Cappella Night 2025 to the delight of their cheering fans, friends, and relatives. There was excitement in the air as Medfield’s own talented a cappella groups shared the stage of their Lowell Mason auditorium with other gifted groups...

“Walpole-Then and Now” reception at WPL

“Walpole-Then and Now” reception at WPL

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter “Walpole-Then and Now” is a handsome and thought-provoking exhibit of 25 historical photographs paired with current photographs of the same locations. The exhibit will be in the Community Room and hallways of Walpole Public Library until January 31 and open during library hours. At the opening reception excited townspeople came to...

Powisset Farm and Comfort Kitchen come together

Powisset Farm and Comfort Kitchen come together

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter Powisset Farm of Dover, together with the celebrated Comfort Kitchen of Dorchester, created an exquisite farm-to-table and locally sourced dinner for forty attendees lucky enough to snag a ticket before the highly anticipated dinner was sold out. According to D. A. Hayden, director of Powisset Farm, the farm normally holds dinners outdoors...

Felting sunflowers at DTL

Felting sunflowers at DTL

by Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter Recently, a group of women settled into DTL’s Community Room to learn how to felt a sunflower. A kit containing everything needed to complete the project was placed at each seat. Within minutes of gathering, the helpful and encouraging instructor Janell Scannell of the Pop Up Art School got the participants...

Pulitzer Prize-Winning author visits NFPL

Pulitzer Prize-Winning author visits NFPL

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Sebastian Smee was warmly welcomed at the Needham Free Public Library (NFPL) by a large crowd in the Community Room. Registration for this event filled up quickly, as eager fans of art criticism and journalism looked forward to hearing from the celebrated Smee, who is known as a...

Open Fields to Go Beyond the Rainbow

Open Fields to Go Beyond the Rainbow

by Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter On two consecutive weekends in January, Open Fields will present a show that celebrates its 25 years of presenting musicals to the community. Under the codirection of Keith Fields and Charles River School educator and Equity actor, Sarah Clancy, “Beyond the Rainbow: Live in Living Color” will be offered at the...

Senior Moments’ Holiday Concert at WPL

Senior Moments’ Holiday Concert at WPL

by Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter The talented Senior Moments Chorus presented a warm and wonderful Holiday Concert at the Walpole Public Library (WPL). The audience enjoyed listening to the group’s performance and singing along to some of the selections. The group brought joy and memories to the audience with traditional pieces, such as “We Need a Little...

Walpole’s 2024 Time Capsule

Walpole’s 2024 Time Capsule

by Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter On December 10, a lively ceremony was held at the new Walpole Middle School for the filling of Walpole’s 300th anniversary time capsule. This was the final event of Walpole’s yearlong 300th Anniversary Celebration. Before the program began, attendees looked over a table full of materials removed from 1974’s 250th anniversary time...

Frank Quinn Art Retrospective at WPL

Frank Quinn Art Retrospective at WPL

by Audrey Anderson
Hometown Weekly Reporter

On Thursday, December 5, the Friends of the Walpole Public Library held a busy opening reception for an Art Retrospective featuring the paintings of Francis “Frank” X. Quinn (1944-2024). The Community Room was packed with visitors who enjoyed viewing Quinn’s paintings and catching up with...

Paul McGee Trio play at Christ Church

Paul McGee Trio play at Christ Church

by Audrey Anderson
Hometown Weekly Reporter

On Saturday evening, December 7, Christ Episcopal Church’s Jazz in the Sanctuary series continued to raise money for Haiti with a “A Charlie Brown Christmas” featuring the John Paul McGee trio, including McGee on piano, Max Ridley on bass, and Lumanyano Mzi on drums. The...

WPL’s Gullah Geechee culture lesson

WPL’s Gullah Geechee culture lesson

by Audrey Anderson

Hometown Weekly Reporter

On 11/18, as part of the Friends of the Walpole Public Library’s (WPL) Speaker Series, photojournalist Barry Pell shared his experiences and photographs from his travels in the barrier islands of the American southeast. The program, entitled “Gullah Geeche: African Communities...

How Sherborn was split into two towns

How Sherborn was split into two towns

By Audrey Anderson

Hometown Weekly Reporter

As part of the Town of Sherborn’s 350th anniversary and the Town of Holliston’s 300th anniversary, the Sherborn Historical Society and the Holliston Historical Society co-hosted a special program. “The Big Split” was presented at the Sherborn Library to a large...

All about beekeeping at Sherborn Library

All about beekeeping at Sherborn Library

By Audrey Anderson
Hometown Weekly Reporter

Recently, at the Sherborn Library, John Hedly presented information on how to get started in beekeeping. A director of the venerable Worcester County Beekeepers Association (WCBA), John shared his knowledge of the types of honeybees and the jobs they do, how to set up a...

Peterson discusses changing of bird species

Peterson discusses changing of bird species

By Audrey Anderson

Hometown Weekly Report

Wayne R. Peterson, the former Director of the Massachusetts Important Bird Areas (IBA) Program at Mass Audubon, spoke at the Needham Free Public Library about how the bird species resident in Massachusetts have changed over time. The changes he described were...

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