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Elm Bank hosts a winter wonderland

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter During the warmer months, the Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s Gardens at Elm Bank is a popular place for those seeking a place to relax amongst nature. As the weather gets colder, though, and Elm Bank’s plants and blossoms retire until next spring, the sanctuary’s visitors are fewer and farther between,...
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Walpole’s Stern in ‘The Nutcracker’

A resident of Walpole, Hadley Stern, is performing in José Mateo Ballet Theatre’s 30th annual production of "The Nutcracker" in the role of Polichinelle. Hadley is in the 3rd grade and attends the Fisher Elementary School. This holiday season, José Mateo Ballet Theatre will present 22 performances of its original version of what has become...
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Senior Moments chorus to entertain Walpole

Christmas is in the air when the Senior Moments chorus sings Christmas carols and other joyful seasonal favorites. They invite the audience to join in on holiday music fun, starting at 1:00 in the afternoon on Saturday, December 16. Everyone is welcome to the Community Room of the Walpole Public Library to enjoy this program,...
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Library hosts tasty seasonal craft

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Decorating gingerbread houses has become an annual tradition for many families. This year, Dover’s children’s librarians brought their patrons’ favorite gingerbread craft to the library to kick off the holiday season. Since joining the Dover Town Library in November of last year, a gingerbread house event has been on Head...
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Elm Bank hosts a winter wonderland

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter During the warmer months, the Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s Gardens at Elm Bank is a popular place for those seeking a place to relax amongst nature. As the weather gets colder, though, and Elm Bank’s plants and blossoms retire until next spring, the sanctuary’s visitors are fewer and farther between,...
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Team Robo PlatyPi headed to states

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The FIRST Lego League Team Robo PlatyPi qualified for the Robotics State Championships, taking place on December 16. The six 5th graders from Broadmeadow and Eliot Elementary Schools spent the last 14 weeks engineering a robot and writing code to complete multiple missions in addition to researching water usage issues, developing a solution, and...
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Hem highlights Needham field hockey awards

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Following a successful season that included a 1-0 playoff win over arch rival Wellesley, the Needham High School field hockey team had several of its members recently recognized for their accomplishments on the field throughout the 2017 season. Callie Hem, Meg McQuillen, Eileen Manning, and Talia Barrett were all...
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Needham student scores Bruins jersey

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Over the summer, 10-year-old Emma Perkin was hard at work. The voracious reader spent 9,590 minutes (which translates to 160 hours and 38 minutes) reading, tracking all of her time at the library and online. The Needham Free Public Library recognized her dedication to reading and entered Emma into the...
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Young Women’s Club commences holiday season

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter A group of 45 women living in Westwood greet the community with a mission of enriching the town through the Westwood Young Women’s Club (WYWC). Through fundraising events, the WYWC turns all of its profits back to the community in the form of high school scholarships, donations to the...
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Local seniors go Italian at Powisset

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Making fresh pasta and pasta sauce may seem like a daunting task, but Meg Tallon at Powisset Farm worked alongside members of the Dover and Westwood Councils on Aging to prove that a homemade Italian meal is actually quite simple. With recipes for a garlicky kale salad, fresh pasta, a...
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Westwood freshmen help seniors

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[/caption]A group of Westwood High School freshmen volunteers spent the afternoon of Friday, November 17, raking four elder seniors' homes. Coordinated by high school teacher Eavan Monahan (with special help from Chris Casey), four senior...
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WTP presenting ‘A Christmas Carol’

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Wellesley Theatre Project (WTP) will present, "A Christmas Carol" Friday, December 8 at 7 p.m., Saturday, December 9 and 16 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Sunday, December 10 and 17 at 2 p.m. All performances will take place at the WTP Studios at The Wellesley Community Center, located at 219 Washington...
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Empty Bowls, full hearts in Wellesley

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By Rama K. Ramaswamy Just before Thanksgiving, WHS students in Amie Larson's Ceramics Intensive course successfully proved that greatness is not what you have, but what you give. The students’ annual Empty Bowls event had sold out well before the gathering. Students Julian von Hofe, Cort Bruer, Caroline McMahan, Lindsay Carroll, Emily Conners, Maddie Noble,...
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Garden Club features White, plans celebration

IMG_2532The Westwood Garden Club recently invited Ron White from Silver and Sage Florist Shop Norwood to demonstrate how to make a holiday arrangement. Ron came with buckets of beautiful fall flowers and prepared cornucopias. He demonstrated how to make three different designs while members followed their...
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Westwood singers performing with men’s chorus

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Westwood residents Roger Christian, Brian Davie, Charlie Duffy, Brian Gorman, and Joe Gearon, all members of Boston Saengerfest Men’s Chorus, will be performing in the Christmas concert, “Choose Something like a Star.” They will be joined by the boys of St. Paul’s Choir School, the only Catholic boys’ choir school in the United...
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Mason wins boys soccer COTY

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The 2017 fall athletic season was one filled with incredible success for Wellesley High School’s varsity boys soccer team. A 13-2-1 record that included a win over rival Framingham for the first time in seven years resulted in a No. 2 seeding in the South Sectionals. The Raiders...
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Walpole’s Weber honored with Flutie Award

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor At halftime of Walpole High football’s 42-21 win over Weymouth on Thanksgiving, the Bay State Conference recognized former Walpole field hockey, basketball, and lacrosse star Melanie Weber with the Doug Flutie Award. The Flutie Award is the top honor presented by the Bay State Conference each year for...
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OPR celebrates decades-long holiday tradition

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter For over 50 years, Walpole’s Old Post Road School has invited the community to Gingerbread Festival. Unlike the name suggests, it’s not a celebration of spicy cookies. Instead, it’s an annual kick-start of the holiday season with activities for both children and parents to enjoy. Decorated with wintry greens, symmetrical...
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A Bird’s-eye view on park history

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Since it opened in 1925, Bird Park has secured a spot in the hearts of those who grew up and lived in and around Walpole. There are many who still remember the swimming pool that opened for the hot summers before it was transformed into one of the ponds that...
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