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Wellesley Dental Group thanks community

Wellesley Dental Group thanks community

Thank you to our wonderful community for helping make our 10th Annual Candy Drive a huge success. Every year, the drive grows in size and scope. What started as a small candy buy back with a handful of local kids has grown into an endeavor that spans the Metrowest: this year, we have 41 number...

Elm Bank hosting Festival of Trees

Elm Bank hosting Festival of Trees

Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s 9th annual Festival of Trees will take place from Friday, November 24 through Sunday, December 10, at Mass Hort’s Elm Bank property, 900 Washington Street, Wellesley. The festival will showcase decorated trees and feature Snow Village, an extensive model train and holiday village collection. The Festival of Trees, in the Hunnewell Building,...

In the wake of RMS Titanic

In the wake of RMS Titanic

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By Bill Lombardi Hometown Weekly Correspondent The year was 1912 when 54 year-old Tim McCarthy from Boston boarded the Titanic, never to return home to his family. He worked for Jordan Marsh as a buyer and had traveled extensively in Europe. After two months in Europe, Timothy was very anxious to return home. On April 11,...

Community gathers for annual road race

Community gathers for annual road race

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter By 9 a.m., the sun was shining, but the thermometer read 28 degrees Fahrenheit. It wouldn’t get much warmer throughout the course of the day, making November 11 a record cold one. But that didn’t stop a group of fierce walkers and runners from participating in the annual road race...

United Church holding Holly Berry Fair

United Church holding Holly Berry Fair

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On Saturday, November 18, United Church in Walpole will be holding its 36th annual Holly Berry Fair from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The Fair is a family-friendly event with three rooms of activities specifically geared toward children. First is the Treasure Trove Room, where a child buys a ticket and wins a prize....

GOFI hosting Nov. 25 Harvest Dinner

GOFI hosting Nov. 25 Harvest Dinner

Golden Opportunities for Independence (GOFI), a 501(c)(3) charitable service dog organization located in Walpole, is holding a live auction and raffle at their Harvest Dinner to honor GOFI Service Dog Recipients and Volunteers. The event will take place at the Lafayette House on Saturday, November 25, from 6-11 p.m. Proceeds from the Harvest Dinner will...

Blessed Sacrament hosting Christmas Bazaar

Blessed Sacrament hosting Christmas Bazaar

On Saturday, December 2, from 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Blessed Sacrament School (808 East Street in Walpole) will host its 15th annual Christmas Bazaar. The event features over 35 vendors, photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus, a Kids Corner, breakfast and lunch concessions, baked goods and fudge sales, Christmas wreath sales, raffles, amazing silent...

J is for Jerry Pallotta

J is for Jerry Pallotta

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter A for apple, B for ball, C for cat… isn’t that how most alphabet books go? Not anymore, thanks to children’s author Jerry Pallotta, who has written over 75 books, many of which are alphabet books. Pallotta is the author of refreshing and intricate alphabet books like “The Icky Bug...

Honors Chorus sings for those who served

Honors Chorus sings for those who served

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Every week, a group of fourth and fifth graders from each of the five Needham elementary schools meet up to rehearse a collection of songs. These students are dedicated singers and successfully landed a spot in the Needham Elementary Honors Chorus after auditioning at the beginning of the school...

Inspiration blooms at Garden Club demonstration

Inspiration blooms at Garden Club demonstration

By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter The holidays are the perfect time to display beautiful winter floral arrangements for friends and family to see. They make for the loveliest additions to any room of the house to add a touch of nature indoors. For Sherborn’s Boggestow Garden Club, this time of year means dozens of opportunities to...

Women in World Jazz coming to library

Women in World Jazz coming to library

The Friends of the Needham Public Library will present Women in World Jazz, on Sunday, November 19, at 2:00 p.m., in the Library’s Community Room. Women in World Jazz brings together women of different nationalities with extensive experience in performance and education. The music is easy to relate to, diverse, and danceable. All members of the...

NCT presenting ‘Oliver!’ in November

NCT presenting ‘Oliver!’ in November

Needham Community Theatre (NCT) will open its 2017-2018 season with the production of "Oliver!", a musical based on Charles Dickens’ highly acclaimed masterpiece about a young orphan boy caught up in the troubles and turbulence of 19th century city streets. The production is directed by Marianne Lonati and musical direction by Alan Rodi. Read more

Circle of Hope brings families together

Circle of Hope brings families together

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Needham-based nonprofit Circle of Hope hosted its second annual family event, Full Circle, Saturday morning on Needham Town Common. Each child received a “Passport of Giving” and collected stamps as they moved through different stations created by Circle of Hope Board Vice Chair Clair Windsor and her leadership team, Claire Steigner, Christine Holland, and...

NJF B-Squad battle Mustangs in playoffs

NJF B-Squad battle Mustangs in playoffs

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Needham’s seventh grade team came into its first Bay State Conference playoff with lots of promise, but unfortunately found itself outmatched by a big and physical team from Norwood, falling 42-7 on Saturday to conclude their season. Needham’s defense stopped the Norwood rushing attack on its first three plays but then gave up...

Needham’s Cuddy spearheading Shoebox Project

Needham’s Cuddy spearheading Shoebox Project

Julia Cuddy is a 16-year-old junior at Needham High School. This past fall, she was chosen to hold the role of Boston Local Coordinator for The Shoebox Project for Shelters. The Shoebox Project for Shelters is a public charity that collects and distributes gifts in the form of shoeboxes to women who are homeless or...

Students Paint the School Pink

Students Paint the School Pink

Monsignor Haddad Middle School in Needham held a Paint the School Pink Day in support of the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer initiative. For a small donation, students were invited to dress out of uniform as long as they wore pink attire in the spirit of the day. Prizes were awarded for...

Temple Aliyah opens solar array

Temple Aliyah opens solar array

Needham’s Temple Aliyah has installed an 81 kilowatt (kW) solar energy system on the synagogue’s roof. The solar array consists of 265 photovoltaic (PV) panels and is expected to produce 85,170 kilowatt hours (kwH) of energy annually. The power generated will cover 92 percent of the synagogue’s energy needs. It is projected that Temple Aliyah...

The infinite loop of up cycling to combat the cold

The infinite loop of up cycling to combat the cold

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter As the chill of the November evening whipped at the Medfield Public Library, a handful of workshop-goers were making creations to combat the cold. Adult services and technology librarian assistant Bri Ozanne led an infinity scarf workshop on the brisk night of November 7 to show participants how to...

Veterans ceremony lights up Baxter Park

Veterans ceremony lights up Baxter Park

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Just after sunset, dozens met at Baxter Park in Medfield to remember and honor the town’s veterans on November 11. From the street, a soft glow lined the stone pathways that led to the memorial in the park. As those joining the ceremony came closer, they quickly realized the...

Rick Fink Jr. exhibiting MSH photos

Rick Fink Jr. exhibiting MSH photos

Through November, local photographer Rick Fink Jr. is presenting his collection of 12 fine art prints at Starbucks in Medfield showing the inside of the Medfield State Hospital. These images are the store’s latest installment on the “Art Wall,” which features a different artist’s work each month. “We are excited to include these photographs of the...

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