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Walpole engages in ‘Storytelling for All’
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
From infancy, we learn how valuable a good story is. We’re sung to as we fall asleep, and read to throughout the day. As toddlers, our overactive childhood imaginations were always looking to create a story with the help of toys and dolls.
Storytelling is imbedded inside of us,...
Bird Park hosts ‘Wednesday Wanderings’
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Growing up in Walpole, I’d walked the trails of Bird Park hundreds of times. So, when I heard that I’d be joining other locals and Trustee Maura O’Gara for Wednesday Wanderings, I had a feeling it’d be a walk in the park – both literally and figuratively.
I had worried...
Remembering the Blizzard of ’78
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By Ilene Hoffman
January 20, 1978: Huge snowstorm.
(When I wrote this, I didn’t know a real huge snowstorm was coming in two weeks.)
February 6, 1978: Left work, slightly paranoid about the snow.
That’s my diary entry regarding the Blizzard of 1978.
Unfortunately, I have no personal photos from that historic blizzard 40 years ago,...
The art of appreciation
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
A group of seniors sat around the conference table at the Westwood Council on Aging, each studying a handout with three different photographs printed on it. On the left side of the page was a photo of Donatello’s bronze sculpture of David, who stood with a feminine build, a...
Needham discusses children and media
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Becoming a parent or guardian is a lifelong commitment to ensuring that a child is well cared for.
Among all the efforts in providing a child with everything he or she needs, however, parents may be incorporating things into their daily lives that could actually be negatively impacting their...
Needham artist’s work headed to London
Gorse Mill Studios artist Karen Krieger’s atmospheric landscape paintings will be on display as part of the Prince and Pilgrim’s Winter Exhibition in London from February 22-25 at the Stable Gallery, 174 Kew Road, TW9 2AS, UK (PrinceandPilgrim.com). Krieger’s London premier features contemplative work with her signature interplay of mist and mountains, both representational and...
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Lifetime Learning presenting poetry class
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With spring approaching, it is now time to begin thinking of Dover’s ever-popular Lifetime Learning classes. The Friends of the Dover Council on Aging, with the support of the Dover Council on Aging, are sponsoring a Lifetime Learning class: Modern Poetry for Everyone. Participants will read and discuss selected poems, both closed forms...
Bill Londergan happily retires from YMCA
The Charles River YMCA held a good-bye reception for Bill Londergan, who has been a day porter at the Charles River Center YMCA on Great Plain Ave. for 15 ½ years. In this position, where he worked five days a week, Bill cleaned the windows, swept the floors, and kept the building tidy.
“We have...
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Hynes, Needham squashers make history at nationals
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Despite entering snake-bitten by injuries, Needham High School competed in the United State Squash National Tournament in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from February 2-4.
The Rockets showed a tremendous amount of grit in doing so.
With Evan Massa and Tyler Smith unable to suit up due to flu-like symptoms, the...
Tech Time offers Bristlebot playtime
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Dover Town Library’s Community Room was abuzz with Bristlebots on February 8.
Bristlebots, thumb-sized vibrating robots made from a toothbrush head, double-sided tape, a battery, and a pager motor, have become quite popular at Tech Time, one of the library’s STEAM-based programs for children 8 to thirteen years...
Zhang, DS swimmers headed to states
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Several members of the Dover-Sherborn Regional High School varsity swim and dive team competed in the Division III Sectional Championships on Saturday afternoon at MIT in Cambridge. This comes after a solid all-around performance by DS at the TVL Championships on February 4, where the Raiders finished third...
Library welcomes new director, Meena Jain
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
There’s been a new face among the staff of the Medfield Public Library. After saying goodbye to their former director in October of last year, the library is delighted to introduce Meena Jain as their new director.
As a young professional, Meena’s aunt told her that libraries would be gone...
Zullo celebrates 2018’s first ‘First Thursday’
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Zullo Gallery has become an invaluable resource to Medfield’s artists and art enthusiasts. With plenty of space for exhibits, gallery viewing hours on the weekends, and art classes for children and adults, the gallery has helped to keep the town’s art scene alive since it opened in 1988.
Since late...
MHS singer earns All-State music status
Medfield High School sophomore Matthew McGrory distinctly remembers the moment his passion for singing took hold.
“I was about five years old sitting on our kitchen counter like it was a stage, and belting out hymns from church at the top of my lungs,” says McGrory with a laugh. “I think I got such a...
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Expresso Yourself Coffeehouse to celebrate anniversary
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On February 24, Expresso Yourself Coffeehouse will be celebrating its second birthday. As a treat, three past features will be returning: slam poet Amy Mevorach, singer/songwriter Jacob Haller, and singer/songwriter Cheryl "Melody" Baskin. The whole evening will be a party, complete with favors and birthday cake.
“We wanted to really celebrate this milestone," says...
Dover PTO announces Mardi Gras auction
Chickering School is set to be transformed into a Mardi Gras Carnival.
The Dover PTO has announced its biennial live and silent auction to be held on Saturday, March 24, at the Chickering School.
The evening kicks off at 6 p.m. with the announcement of classroom raffle winners and highly-anticipated $25 mystery item trays. Guests will...
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Hometown Weekly Photo Challenge
Dear Hometown Weekly readers,
Last year, we invited you to submit photos of your Hometown Weekly away from home, and you rewarded us with shots from all over the globe. Week after week, you wowed us and your neighbors with your travels. We loved it, but often lamented that Hometown Away limited participants to those who...
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‘Radium Girls’ illuminates Footlighters stage
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Imagine it’s the 1920’s and at the age of 15, you abandon your studies to earn money at a factory job. The work is easy, the pay is phenomenal, and the other girls in the factory make the time pass quickly with their chatter and antics. You touch a...
Seniors take home Olympic medals
By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
In August, 93-year-old Ora McGuire conceived and idea to challenge her fellow seniors. As a part of the Walpole Council on Aging’s Creative Corner program, Ora devised the “Mind Over Matter Olympics,” which would test the seniors’ abilities to solve brain puzzles.
From August to December, Ora organized five different games for...
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