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Weycker’s gem lifts Raiders past Chmielewski, Rockets
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two of the Bay State Conference’s elite baseball programs met last Wednesday afternoon at Memorial Field as the defending Division I Eastern Mass champion Wellesley Raiders traveled to face their arch-rivals, the Needham Rockets.
Behind a complete game, seven-strikeout performance by left-handed ace Hank Weycker, the Raiders (10-4, 5-3)...
WOW discusses ‘Color of the Law’
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By Rama K. Ramaswamy
The World of Wellesley (WOW) and the Wellesley Community Center (WCC) sponsored their third Annual Community Book Discussion on "The Color of the Law - A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America" by Richard Rothstein. Weeks prior to the community conversation, which was lead by Rothstein and special...
Wellesley Multicultural Festival expands worldviews
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
They are residents of Wellesley, but citizens of the world. On May 10, elementary school students from all of the town’s public schools took charge to bring the Wellesley Multicultural Festival to the community.
“This is our first ever Wellesley Multicultural Festival,” said Rama Ramaswamy, excitedly.
She had spent the last...
Wellesley Youth In Philanthropy seeks endowment
By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
In 1997, the Youth in Philanthropy (YIP) program was created by the Foundation for Metro West. The program was designed to give students an opportunity to learn about philanthropy and be involved in philanthropic work within their own community. To date, there are 14 established YIP programs that have positively impacted...
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Westwood elementary musicians band together
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Westwood Public Schools’ band players have come a long way from solely playing “Hot Cross Buns.” The fourth and fifth graders from Downey School and Martha Jones School performed together for their spring band concert, exceeding the expectations of the audience.
Together, Downey and Martha Jones’ fourth grade students performed...
Kelley, Lady-Rockets outlast Finn, Wolverines
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The previous two MIAA Division I state champion girls lacrosse programs met at Memorial Field last Thursday afternoon as the No. 7 Needham Rockets hosted the No. 19 Westwood Wolverines.
Despite being without two of the top players in the state in Callie Hem and Lilly Doherty due to...
Westwood’s Krieger honored by ARL
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The Animal Rescue League of Boston (ARL) is hosting a series of special ceremonies to honor the organization’s volunteers, including awards being given to those who shined brightest during the past year. The events began Tuesday at ARL’s Dedham Animal Care and Adoption Center; similar events will also took place in Boston and...
PMC Kids ride on the horizon
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With this year’s 11th annual Westwood Kids Pan Mass Challenge ride on the horizon for Sunday, June 10, at 8:30 a.m., it’s hard to believe that the very first ride was over a decade ago.
Started by Denise Singleton and a group of Westwood residents in 2008, the event was inspired by Westwood...
MCPE announces ‘Golden Ticket’ winners
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The Medfield Coalition for Public Education (MCPE) will be hosting its popular Fall Ball on Saturday, November 3, at Gillette Stadium’s Cross Pavilion. All Medfield residents ages 21 and older are invited to enjoy a fun-filled evening of music, dancing, refreshments and fundraising to benefit Medfield’s public schools.
Five lucky winners recently found a...
Touch-a-Truck on June 9
The Westwood Young Women Club's annual Touch-a-Truck event will be held Saturday, June 9, from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Westwood High School. The day of activities will feature bounce houses, a petting zoo, train rides, crafts, food, and of course, lots of trucks and vehicles - even a helicopter.
The event will be...
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Smiling faces abound at Walpole Day
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By Rachel Borman
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Despite gray skies and on-again, off-again rain showers, Walpole Day brought together hundreds of families, organizations and local businesses to celebrate the beginning of spring.
“Walpole Day serves as our big kickoff for all the warm weather activities we have planned,” said Arielle Carney, assistant director of the Walpole...
Watercolor artist delivers presentation of dreams
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
It may seem risky for a dentist to trade in his three decades of work in the field for a painting career, but that is exactly what award-winning watercolor artist Andrew Kusmin did. At his presentation at the Walpole Public Library on May 2, Kusmin affirmed to the audience...
‘Cardiac Conor,’ Rebels thrill in OT
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Outside of the annual Needham/Wellesley tilt, few Bay State Conference lacrosse games have as much riding on them as the Walpole/Wellesley game.
On Tuesday, the Raiders and Rebels took to Turco Field for their annual meeting with both teams trying to earn a statement victory to help improve...
POPS launches instrument donation initiative
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Wellesley Parents of Performing Students (POPS) has just announced a new instrument donation program in collaboration with the Wellesley Public Schools. This community-wide initiative will provide musical instruments to Wellesley students in grades K-12, enabling them to sign up for lessons, play in school ensembles, and develop a passion for the performing arts....
MCPE Spelling Bee winners announced
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Students from Medfield’s Dale Street and Wheelock Elementary Schools gathered at the Medfield High School auditorium to compete in a fun and friendly spelling competition hosted by The Medfield Coalition for Public Education. Teams of three to four students, dressed in fun costumes and entertaining t-shirts, met onstage in an attempt to out...
Kelley, Lady-Rockets outlast Finn, Wolverines
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The previous two MIAA Division I state champion girls lacrosse programs met at Memorial Field last Thursday afternoon as the No. 7 Needham Rockets hosted the No. 19 Westwood Wolverines.
Despite being without two of the top players in the state in Callie Hem and Lilly Doherty due to...
Weycker’s gem lifts Raiders past Chmielewski, Rockets
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two of the Bay State Conference’s elite baseball programs met last Wednesday afternoon at Memorial Field as the defending Division I Eastern Mass champion Wellesley Raiders traveled to face their arch-rivals, the Needham Rockets.
Behind a complete game, seven-strikeout performance by left-handed ace Hank Weycker, the Raiders (10-4, 5-3)...
Needham Garden Club studies tulip history
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
“We know them as spring flowering bulbs,” said Ila Cox, a plant lover and gardener. She pointed to a vase on the table inside of the Needham Free Public Library’s Community Room, where members of the Needham Garden Club met for their monthly meeting.
Springing out of the vase were...
Needham author releases ‘She’s Not You’
By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
One wouldn’t think a small town on the tip of Cape Cod could hold so many secrets and mysteries. However, Needham-based author Judi Getch Brodman created a world in which an isolated fishing village became the setting for possible murders, resurgent visions, and disturbing stalking in her debut novel “She’s Not...
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