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Chicatabot Garden Club presenting ‘Forcing Bulbs’

Chicatabot Garden Club presenting ‘Forcing Bulbs’

The Chicatabot Garden Club is inviting the public to hear Kathi Garieipy present a program on “Forcing Bulbs” on Tuesday, October 16, at the Dover Town Library, Lower Level. Coffee is served at 9:00, and the program will begin at 9:30. Forcing bulbs is easy and fun, according to Garieipy. Certainly during the dreary winter months,...

Professor Chaplin discusses Second Amendment

Professor Chaplin discusses Second Amendment

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter The Friends of the Dover Council on Aging host different classes as part of their Lifetime Learning program. The latest fall session is a four-part series on the Second Amendment, taught by former Wellesley College philosophy professor Maud Chaplin. On Thursday, October 4, a group of 10 members of the...

LWV hosting election security program

LWV hosting election security program

League of Women Voters of Wellesley are set to present “Election Security: Threats and Solutions” on Tuesday, October 16, from 6:30-9 p.m. in the Wakelin Room of the Wellesley Free Library. The program will begin promptly at 7 p.m. Barbara Bluestein Simons, a voting cyber security expert, will be the guest speaker. Dr. Simons co-authored the report...

American East connection strong for Walpole lax

American East connection strong for Walpole lax

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Like any sport, college lacrosse has its purebreds - Syracuse, Johns Hopkins, Maryland, Duke, Loyola (Maryland), and defending national champ Yale, just to name a few. Over the years, Walpole High has sent some of its high-level alumni onto some of these powerhouse institutions, with players like Davis...

4-H celebrates successful and educational year

4-H celebrates successful and educational year

The 4-H year is almost over, and a new year is just around the corner. This past year, Sunny Rock 4-H’ers, ages 6-18, got to experience life on a farm. Kids from all five clubs (one club per animal) learned about the daily care of their animals, and made many new friends. 4-H teaches kids...

Survivor Bunai remembers shark attack horror

Survivor Bunai remembers shark attack horror

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By Bill Lombardi Hometown Weekly Correspondent I met Bob Bunai many years ago. Bob was one of the survivors of the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis in World War II. It sank in shark infested waters. I was so interested in learning about it that he invited my wife and me up to his house...

Josh Batra, Buddy of the Year

Josh Batra, Buddy of the Year

Needham Soccer Club has announced that Josh Batra has been named the 2018 Massachusetts Youth Soccer TOPSoccer Buddy of the Year. Josh has been given this tremendous award in recognition of the contributions he has made to the families of Needham Soccer Club, and specifically TOPSoccer Needham.

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Hibberts, Rockets cruise past Wildcats

Hibberts, Rockets cruise past Wildcats

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Needham High School varsity football team continued to roll on Friday night, defeating Weymouth, 42-6, on Senior Night at Memorial Field to move to 4-0 on the season. [caption id="attachment_29043" align="alignright" width="300"]

Matt Smith (80) makes a cut on a slant route.

Needham hosts annual Harvest Fair

Needham hosts annual Harvest Fair

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter On Sunday, September 30, the town of Needham held its annual Harvest Fair to help support local businesses. Many different Needham residents visited the town common during Sunday afternoon to enjoy food, games, and music. The fair had a variety of different businesses advertising their products, inflatable games, food...

Math Team gives TI-84 calculator class

Math Team gives TI-84 calculator class

In the classroom, students gathered together and listened intently as they focused on the projector screen. On it, however, was not a class lesson or a movie. Instead, a TI-84 graphing calculator simulator was graphing various linear equations. On Friday, September 28, dedicated Needham High School students attended a “Calculator Education Session” hosted by the...

This Old Town: The “Other” Medfield Post Office: 02042

This Old Town: The “Other” Medfield Post Office: 02042

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The last This Old Town article gave a history of the post offices in Medfield. But for 75 years, Medfield also had a second post office in the north end of town. Most people in Medfield today have no idea what you are talking about when you mention the Harding section of Medfield....

Road Warriors explode for convincing win

Road Warriors explode for convincing win

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Medfield High School boys varsity soccer team continued its recent trend of success on the road, as the Warriors (5-3, 5-2) improved to 4-1 away from Fisher Field with a convincing 5-0 victory at Westwood on Thursday afternoon. [caption id="attachment_29023" align="alignright" width="300"]

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Emily Dickinson opera coming to Medfield

Emily Dickinson opera coming to Medfield

Composer Eva Conley Kendrick’s chamber opera, “Emily,” will be performed in concert at First Parish of Medfield on October 19 and 20 at 7:30 p.m. Kendrick, who has been the Director of Music at First Parish Medfield since 2006, is also a performer and music educator who runs the Eva Kendrick Voice Studio in Medfield. Sponsored...

Children read to therapy dog

Children read to therapy dog

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter On Saturday, September 29, the Medfield Public Library hosted its monthly “Read to A Dog” session. Almost every month, the children’s section of the library invites six kids read a book of their choice for 15 minutes to a therapy dog. Bernadette Foley, the Head of Children’s Services at...

Chefs cook with instant pot

Chefs cook with instant pot

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter On Wednesday, September 26, Powisset Farm hosted a small cooking class for residents in the area. At around 7:00 p.m., seven members strolled into the kitchen area of the farm to learn how to use an instant pot. The members of the class were excited to learn about the...

Otter Run scheduled for October 14

Otter Run scheduled for October 14

Charles River School will host the Otter Run on Sunday, October 14, at 9:00 a.m. This family event includes races for kids beginning at 9:00 a.m., a one-mile Fun Run at 9:30 a.m., and a 5K at 10:00 a.m. There will be fun for all ages post-race with refreshments, a bouncy house, and face painting....

Caryl Farm to reopen for season

Caryl Farm to reopen for season

The Dover Historical Society has announced that Caryl Farm, which includes both the Benjamin Caryl House and the Fisher Barn, will reopen for the rest of the fall season, beginning Saturday, October 6, and continuing until the end of November. The Caryl Farm will be open on Saturday afternoons from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.,...

Wellesley and DS girls fight to draw

Wellesley and DS girls fight to draw

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Wellesley and Dover-Sherborn Regional High School girls varsity soccer teams met on the rain-soaked grass of Farm Street Field on Monday afternoon for a pivotal midseason non-conference makeup game. DS (3-2-2, 3-2-1) entered off the heels of a tough 3-1 defeat to TVL-leading Medway on Thursday looking...

Home of the Week 24 Harding Street, Medfield

Home of the Week 24 Harding Street, Medfield

Exceptional opportunity in Medfield!

Wonderful opportunity to own this meticulous, updated and expanded cape with attached in-law apartment! The "heart of the home" is spacious & sunny with center island, corian counter tops, stainless appliances & open floor plan. The family & living rooms are separate but open to each other & feature cathedral...

Walpole students donate to C2C

Walpole students donate to C2C

The seasonal call for clothing and school supplies has gone out to the community to connect with children in need. Walpole residents Emma Webb and Jamie Savage helped by running a donation drive in both Walpole and Wellesley school systems at the end of last term. They collected coats, shirts, pants, sweaters and the like;...

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