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Medfield DI teams enjoy state success

Medfield DI teams enjoy state success

Fourteen of Medfield’s Destination Imagination (DI) teams competed at the regional tournament in Natick on March 17. The DI program is a fun, hands-on system of learning that fosters students’ creativity, courage and curiosity through open-ended academic challenges. Teams choose to participate in one of the main challenge categories of early learning (2nd grade), engineering,...

McCarthy, Deady, Lady-Warriors ready up

McCarthy, Deady, Lady-Warriors ready up

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor A 12-6 regular season record earned the Medfield High School girls lacrosse team the No. 5 seed in Division II East last spring. Following a 19-6 victory over Bishop Stang in round-one, the Warriors put together one of the greatest comebacks in the history of Massachusetts high school...

DSDI kids excel for eighth year

DSDI kids excel for eighth year

For the 8th year in a row, Dover Sherborn Destination Imagination (DSDI) competed in the Regional competition against teams from Ashland, Natick, Sudbury, Wayland, Newton and Boston. Nearly 65 DS students constituted twelve teams, and they all took to the stage at the Wilson Middle School in Natick on Saturday, March 17, to showcase their...

Youth basketball season a smashing success

Youth basketball season a smashing success

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This year’s Dover Sherborn Youth Basketball season, with over 250 girls and boys participating, was among the most successful in the history of the program. An unprecedented nine DS teams won their division, including 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade boys, plus 6th and 7th grade girls. Four teams made it to...

Mastrobuono, Raider lax ready up

Mastrobuono, Raider lax ready up

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The 2017 season was par for the course for the Dover-Sherborn Regional boys lacrosse team, as the Raiders put together a 14-4 record and earned the No. 1 overall seed in Division III Central/East before winning the sectional title with an 18-7 victory over Littleton. This season, DS will...

Night moves: nocturnal critters quietly creep

Night moves: nocturnal critters quietly creep

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By Lisa Moore Hometown Weekly Correspondent As winter reluctantly releases its grip over the region and hibernators and migrators reappear in the area, familiar sights and sounds return, declaring that winter is over and spring has officially begun. Birds, squirrels, rabbits and chipmunks have returned to view, moving about in our neighborhoods. Soon, the greening...

The (Bay)path to animal adoption

The (Bay)path to animal adoption

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter If you check out the adorable animals featured in Hometown Weekly’s ‘Pet of the Week’ section, you’ve probably seen a handful of Baypath Humane Society’s residents. Though they frequently find themselves featured in the pages of paper, the luckiest of Baypath’s residents find forever homes with members of Hometown...

‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ a lively tale

‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ a lively tale

By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter When you go to see a play, there’s a moment that you spend sitting in utter darkness; it’s those few seconds that come after the house lights go out and before the curtain opens, cuing the stage lights to come on. During those fleeting moments, what are you thinking about? In Westwood...

Antonucci, Deehan ready to lead Wolverine lax

Antonucci, Deehan ready to lead Wolverine lax

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor An 11-7 season in 2017 ended with a tough 13-8 sectional semifinals defeat to eventual Division II Central/East champs Medfield for the Westwood High School varsity boys lacrosse team. In 2018, the Wolverines will need to fill in some major holes left behind by departed talent such as...

Smiles abound for Bachar Saba

Smiles abound for Bachar Saba

By Linda Thomas Hometown Weekly Correspondent Life was simple growing up in Damascus, Syria in the 1970s. There were fewer responsibilities. All then-12-year-old Bachar Saba thought about was summer breaks from school and the chance to be his father’s companion. It was his first taste for dentistry. Saba remembers taking his small bike to his dad’s office, riding it...

Westwood 8th graders are MetroWest champs

Westwood 8th graders are MetroWest champs

The Westwood 8th grade girls basketball team recently captured the Division 1 MetroWest Championship. After securing the third seed for the playoffs, Westwood defeated Easton and Raynham to make the championship game against perennial foe, Franklin. The team's tenacious defense and across-the-board contributions helped them pull away in the fourth quarter to win, 45-36 -...

5th grade girls make title game

5th grade girls make title game

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Westwood Travel Basketball's 5th grade girls A team completed a strong season by making it to the championship game at the New England Middle School State Tournament. The team finished its regular season with an impressive 11-1 record and therefore will be moved up to Division 1 next year. Their success can be...

Wellesley students rally for reform

Wellesley students rally for reform

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Around the nation, students have been expressing their outrage, concerns, and fears surrounding the issues of gun violence and gun control. After 17 were killed and over a dozen more were injured in the shooting in Parkland, Florida, Wellesley High students joined together to say, “enough is enough.” On Wednesday,...

Storybook ending for Lawrence, Lady-Raiders

Storybook ending for Lawrence, Lady-Raiders

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Before the start of the 2017-2018 season, Wellesley senior captain Phoebe Lawrence stated that she believed her team had potential to do something great. “I think this team has an amazing amount of potential to do really well,” said Lawrence. “Our program has always gone very far into the...

Renowned author Wells holds artist workshop

Renowned author Wells holds artist workshop

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By Lisa Moore Hometown Weekly Correspondent Wellesley Free Library’s Wakelin Room was abuzz last week as fans big and small filled the seats or sat crisscross applesauce on the rug for a book reading and artist workshop by renowned author/artist Rosemary Wells. Famous for her over 120 books for children, including over 40 that feature...

Wellesley set for CreateAthon

Wellesley set for CreateAthon

This year's CreateAthon, a Wellesley Education Foundation event, will be held on March 24 at the Wellesley High School from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Wellesley High School. At the CreateAthon, high school and middle school students who live or go to school in Wellesley will work in teams to create an app from...

Friends of St. Patrick spread cheer

Friends of St. Patrick spread cheer

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Since he found out he had been selected as the Friends of St. Patrick’s Person of the Year, Peter Betro Jr. has kept his calendar cleared for March 16 – the day of the annual luncheon to celebrate both St. Patrick’s Day and the Person of the Year. Betro was...

Fahey, Rebel lax eye redemption

Fahey, Rebel lax eye redemption

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The spring of 2017 was a memorable one for Walpole High School boys lacrosse, as the Rebels finished the regular season 17-1 and the earned the No. 1 overall seed in Division II Central/East. After a stunning 13-12 overtime defeat to Medfield in the sectional title game last...

‘Green Politics’ poster exhibit coming soon

‘Green Politics’ poster exhibit coming soon

Residents of Walpole will have an opportunity during the month of April to view a unique poster exhibit from the collection of Stephen Lewis. The theme of the exhibit, named "Green Politics," is posters about the environment. Many of these posters are from green movements and Green political parties in Europe. The theme of the...

Walpole Veterans Memorial bricks for sale

Walpole Veterans Memorial bricks for sale

The Walpole Veterans Memorial is seeking residents who are interested in purchasing a brick at the memorial. Walpole Veterans Memorial is located on the grounds of Walpole VFW Post 5188 on Robbins Rd. It is available for public viewing seven days a week. Memorial consists of engraved veterans bricks, sponsor bricks and a replica of Walpole’s...

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