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ANGP fundraising drive underway

ANGP fundraising drive underway

Earlier this week every Medfield household received the annual blue ANGP fundraising flyer in their mailboxes. ANGP, also known as the All Night Graduation Party, is seeking community support to help underwrite the expense of the annual event. All in Medfield have an opportunity to participate in the send-off. The annual ANGP blue flyer appeal...

Jazz Night to feature Grace Kelly

Jazz Night to feature Grace Kelly

On May 4, Medfield won’t know what hit it when Grace Kelly, a high-energy, inspirational and sell-out 25-year-old sax player and vocalist headlines Jazz Night with the award-winning Medfield High School Jazz Band and Jazz Choir, and Blake Middle School Jazz Bands. Grace Kelly will be the first-ever female guest artist and vocalist for Medfield Jazz...

Medfield Lightning are champions

Medfield Lightning are champions

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The Medfield Lightning 2nd grade girls U8 indoor soccer team has won back-to-back championships....

McCarthy, Lady-Warriors best Grosek, Raiders

McCarthy, Lady-Warriors best Grosek, Raiders

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Medfield and Dover-Sherborn have played some extremely memorable girls lacrosse games over the last several years, and Monday night’s first of two regular season meetings between the two teams lived up to expectations. Thanks to some huge saves in net by DS senior goaltender Natalie Grosek throughout the...

DSMS presenting comedic plays this weekend

DSMS presenting comedic plays this weekend

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Fifty-five Dover-Sherborn Middle School students are busy rehearsing for three comedic one-act plays. Audience members of all ages will love a funny spin on their favorite superheroes in the comedy, "Superheroes, With Great Power Comes Ordinary Responsibilities." The hilarious play, "Game of Tiaras," is a mash-up of Disney princesses and "Game of Thrones"...

‘Damn Yankees’ coming soon

‘Damn Yankees’ coming soon

In a typical April, Sheridan Miller and Michael Jones would be involved with a spring production for The Dover Foundation, a philanthropic organization that has provided scholarships to graduating Dover students for the past 70 years. This year, however, their usual performance space at the high school was unavailable, due to it being used for the state’s...

Projecting the future of puppet shows

Projecting the future of puppet shows

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter They’re clunky and heavy, and many classrooms have replaced them with sleeker and more modern technology. However, the overhead projector has not become obsolete yet. Vinny Lovegrove, a visiting puppeteer at the Dover Town Library, proved on April 18 that overhead projectors are perfect for puppet shows. As dozens of...

Sherborn actor in ‘Lucky Stiff’

Sherborn's George Motley is set to perform in the Walpole Footlighters' production of "Lucky Stiff." Nebbishy British shoe store clerk Harry Witherspoon’s life is going nowhere until he learns that an American uncle he’s never met has left him $6,000,000 worth of diamonds. There’s only one catch – the terms of Tony Hendon’s will require Harry...

Komjathy, Bomes power Raiders past Wamps

Komjathy, Bomes power Raiders past Wamps

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor It was about as complete of a performance as a lacrosse team could have on Wednesday afternoon for Wellesley High School against Braintree. The Raiders (4-0) saw pure and utter domination at the faceoff X by sophomore midfielder Teddy Komjathy, who won 21 faceoffs on the afternoon. Meanwhile,...

Lending student artists a Clever Hand

Lending student artists a Clever Hand

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter In the front window of Wellesley’s Clever Hand Gallery, dozens of handmade goods caught the attention of passersby. Behind the goods were several posters picturing the faces of the students of Wellesley High School’s intensive ceramics class and intensive jewelry/metals class – the creators of the fantastic pieces in...

Second CreateAthon a complete success

Second CreateAthon a complete success

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By Rama K Ramaswamy The second Annual CreateAthon, a Wellesley Education Foundation event, was held at the end of March at Wellesley High School. The event was free due to generous sponsorship. At the CreateAthon, high school and middle school students who live or go to school in Wellesley were tasked to work in...

Wellesley students perform service in Mexico

Wellesley students perform service in Mexico

Twenty Wellesley High School students and four adult sponsors spent a week in February giving their time and energy to a marginalized population in Monterrey, Mexico. The group worked with Back2Back Ministries to serve in children’s homes where abandoned, orphaned and vulnerable children are residing. Mornings were filled with educational talks about the impact of...

WMC is a creator’s dream

WMC is a creator’s dream

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter If you’ve ever turned on the television and scanned through every channel searching for something to watch, you may have come across one of the Westwood Media Center’s (WMC) channel. On the government and community channels, Westwood residents can find recordings of important government meetings, like School Committee and...

Spring welcomes wildlife to town

By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter With the arrival of spring weather, there has been an increase in news about coyotes. Just a couple of weeks ago in West Roxbury, a coyote had been filmed running along the side of a street. Coyotes are certainly present in Westwood, but Animal Control Officer Paul Jolicoeur assures residents that they...

Early Childhood Council plans portrait fundraiser

Early Childhood Council plans portrait fundraiser

The Westwood Early Childhood Council's annual portrait fundraiser, "Portraits in the Park," will take place on Saturday, May 5, and Sunday, May 6, from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., at Sen Ki Lot. The fundraiser features professional photographer and Westwood resident Caroline Maguire. Individual or family photos will be taken outdoors for $60 to help...

Artists unite for seascape demonstration

Artists unite for seascape demonstration

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter As eastern Massachusetts residents, we have the privilege of living just a short drive away from picturesque beaches. However, just because the ocean is close by, that doesn’t mean that the Wellesley Society of Artists and Needham Art Association would pass up the opportunity to see seascape oil paintings. The...

NHS sophomore Ghogawala attends Advocacy Summit

NHS sophomore Ghogawala attends Advocacy Summit

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Sameena Ghogawala, a sophomore at Needham High School, participated in the 2018 Advocacy Summit organized by Save the Children Action Network (SCAN). From March 18-20, she travelled to Washington D.C. and joined 232 advocates from 30 states to tell members of Congress to invest in kids, to fund early childhood education, global maternal...

A future for the Italian American Club

A future for the Italian American Club

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Walpole’s Jean St. George remembers pieces of her childhood being spent at the Italian American Club. She recalls the times her grandfather and father spent hanging out at the club, and can name plenty of family members, including her son, who had become members. In fact, St. George even...

Tax Day vigil promotes human needs

Tax Day vigil promotes human needs

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Over the weekend, many adults spent a chunk of their time scrambling to file their taxes before April 17. Certainly, these last-minute filers were busy, but so was Walpole’s Peace and Justice Group, who held their Tax Day vigil on town common on April 14. With banners and signs in...

Crowes Pastures playing Walpole Library

Crowes Pastures playing Walpole Library

Acoustic duo Crowes Pasture plays live in Walpole on Wednesday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m. Monique Byrne and Andy Rogovin bring leather-and-lace harmonies to classic and contemporary folk music in a style that draws from old-time, folk, and bluegrass traditions. Sponsored by the Friends of the Walpole Public Library, the performance will be held in...

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