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Gritty Timberwolves beat Milton on road

By Max Clifford
Hometown Weekly Correspondent

The balanced offensive attack that the Walpole High School girls basketball team has used to dismantle opponents all season came to life in the third quarter on Friday night. The visiting Timberwolves defeated Milton 44-22, improving to 2-0 against the Wildcats and 12-2 on the...

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Evelyn Gray

Evelyn Ruth Harrison Gray, age 75, of South Daytona, FL, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 15, 2022. Evelyn was born June 15,1947 in Norwood, Massachusetts to loving parents, the late Bernice (Donahue) and Richard Harrison, of Walpole, MA.

Evelyn is survived by her devoted lifelong partner William Dotson, her children...

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Westwood Ringers’ de Reyna moves on

At the Westwood Ringers’ Christmas Concert at the First Baptist Church in early December,
their music director, Peter de Reyna, let the audience know that he would be leaving the
Ringers at the end of the year. The Ringers had known this for some time and made it clear that
they had greatly enjoyed working with...

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Walpole observes MLK Day 2023

By Elizabeth Connolly
Hometown Weekly Correspondent

Walpole citizens were invited to unite on the common on Monday, January 16, in observance of
Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The theme of this year’s observance was “The Beloved Community”
and the candlelight vigil featured singing, prayer, and several readings of Dr. King’s writings.

Attendees gathered in a circle for the...

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Warrior winter athletes rally

By Eric Cimino
Hometown Weekly Correspondent

Girls Hockey

After opening the season with two straight ties, the girls hockey team won four of their last seven games, bringing them to 4-3-2. The team’s most recent game was a 3-2 loss to Wellesley. Senior captain Makayla Matthews currently leads...

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Birdhouse exhibit lands at library

By Diana Holiner
Hometown Weekly Correspondent

When you think of your middle school wood shop class, the most common project that probably comes to mind is the birdhouse. 

For the Westwood father-daughter team of Nima and Mina, the birdhouse turned into more than just a one-time project. 

Searching for reindeer at Powisset Farm

By Cameron Small
Hometown Weekly Correspondent

Powisset Farm runs community events that are not Trustee-member exclusives. One of these events is their currently on-going Reindeer Quest. Free and open to the public during daylight hours through the end of January 2023, anyone is welcome to come to the farm and walk...

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WCT kicks off 2023 hikes

By Cameron Small

Hometown Weekly Correspondent

Westwood Community Trails' (WCT) monthly hikes kicked off for 2023 this past Saturday. 

Westwood Community Trails is sponsored by Westwood’s Department of Public Works and its Recreation Department, with input provided by the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Committee,...

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Wolverines take tight game in Norwood

The Westwood Wolverines boys varsity basketball team is rolling, with two road victories against Hopkinton and Norwood, respectively. The Wolverines most recently defeated the Mustangs in Norwood last Friday, inching their way to a 59-57 victory.

At the time of print, the boys basketball team has a Tuesday away game...

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Holiday Lights tour reveals sparkling Walpole

Throughout the month of December, Walpole Recreation has spearheaded a Holiday Lights
House Tour, which has sought to highlight the town’s most sparkling holiday home decorations.
Recreation has succeeded with aplomb, with an available Google map conveniently marking the
festive locations throughout town — and residents themselves have done quite a bit of legwork,
The winner, declared...

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Winter sports off and running

Boys Basketball

Big Blue got off to a solid start by opening the season with a 55-43 win on the road over
Holliston. Senior Brady Nickerson lead the way with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Luke
Lisciandra added 13 while Rowan Tracey added 12 points in the win. The boys battled a tough
Westwood team in their...

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Gorse Mill hosts open studios 

By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff

Gorse Mill Studios, a Needham artist co-op — and one of town’s hidden gems — opened its doors over the weekend of December 17 and 18 for its holiday open studios event. The event brought dozens of artists together to share their work and inspire...

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Recalling Dover’s Christmas past

By Elisha Lee
Hometown Weekly Contributor

The holiday season is once again upon us. It’s a warm and welcoming time and, as we drive past the Caryl House with its windows aglow, it is tempting to imagine the good Reverend ushering carolers into the living room and ladling punch before a...

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Timberwolves face Wamps in Braintree

By Max Clifford
Hometown Weekly Correspondent

The Walpole High School boys basketball team's first win of the season looked well in hand as they did not trail Braintree once during the entire 40 minutes of game time on Friday night. It was the Wamps, however, that got the last laugh when...

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Raider basketball starts on positive note

By Jeff Kiesling

Community Contributor

The Dover-Sherborn Raiders boys varsity basketball team commenced its 2022-2023 season in impressive fashion on December 13 with a 71-39 win at home against the Millis High School Mohawks. 

The Raiders controlled the opening tip and then went on...

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Troop 89 mints new Eagle Scouts

Medfield's Boy Scout Troop 89 members William Henry Whitaker, Joshua L. Lozano, and Hayden Christian Sutherland Gray were honored at their Eagle Court of Honor on November 26 at the United Church of Christ in Medfield. Family, friends, members of Troop 89, as well as state and local officials, attended this event, recognizing...

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Holiday activities coming fast and furious

We hear you.

You’ve polished off the last of the turkey and pie leftovers, cleared the centerpiece from the table, and before you can exhale the last of the Thanksgiving air, your neighbors have already installed a six-foot-tall snowman in their front lawn, neatly arranged strings of LED lights across...

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Raider football finishes strong season

By Jeff Kiesling
Community Contributor

The Dover-Sherborn varsity football team’s incredible and improbable unbeaten run came to an end on Saturday, November 19, against the Shawsheen Valley Tech Rams in the semi-final round of the MIAA Division 5 playoffs. The Raiders mounted a fierce comeback in the second half to tie...

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Madison Morano receives prestigious Excellence Award

Husson University has announced that Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) graduate and Walpole native Madison Morano, a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army, received the prestigious Colonel Tanya Wahlberg Nurse Cadet Excellence Award. Named in honor of a former second brigade professor of military science, the award is presented each year to...

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