WLT hosting annual art exhibit
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Medfield celebrates Fire Prevention Week
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Having settled into their new station last year, the Medfield Fire Department was excited to invite the community to join them on October 11 for an evening of entertainment and socializing, while learning about fire safety. Since last week was Fire Prevention Week, the local firefighters organized the...
Zullo Gallery presents Juried Exhibition
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Stepping into Medfield’s Zullo Gallery, it almost feels as if one has teleported to an upscale art gallery in the heart of New York City. The bright airiness of the top floor gallery brings a sense of peace as visitors head towards the most alluring pieces hanging on the...
Great Hall Performance Series kicks off
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Vintage Voices revive sentimental songs
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Every Tuesday, the multipurpose room of Needham’s Center at the Heights is filled with the sounds of laughter, singing, and piano notes. Keeping Needham’s most musical seniors busy, the Center’s Vintage Voices inspired participants to join the choir director, Tom Gallant, and pianist, Jack Cadigan, in performing old favorites.
With...
Styrofoam collection day coming to town
On October 28, from 9 to 1, volunteers will be collecting Styrofoam from Town residents who have a Medfield Transfer Station sticker.
Changes have been made to what items can be accepted due to vendor requests and recycling market changes. Only white Styrofoam can be collected. What can be collected includes packing blocks, clean white take-out...
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Millis-Berfield Band playing the Expresso
The Expresso Yourself Coffeehouse returns at 7 p.m. on Saturday, October 28, at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 26 North Street, Medfield. This month’s Coffeehouse will feature The Millis-Berfield Band. The theme for the evening is “Movin’.”
The Millis-Berfield Band features three talented and fun performers who have been playing together for over five years. Their...
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Seniors brew up conversations with cops
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Those driving by Needham’s Center at the Heights the morning of October 12 might be anxiously awaiting the week’s police log to see why police cruisers were parked around the building.
Well, they weren’t responding to any kind of report of a crime at the Center.
Instead they were...
Rocket volleyball headed back to tournament
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It was quite the week for the Needham High School varsity volleyball team. The Rockets (9-4) earned three shutout victories over Newton South, Weymouth, and Braintree to qualify themselves for the state tournament before traveling down I-95 and placing second in the Rhode Island Invitational over the weekend against some...
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Sherborn celebrates 75 years of fire safety
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
To celebrate both 75 years of service and Fire Prevention Week, the Sherborn Fire Department welcomed the community to their North Main Street station on October 15 for an afternoon of activities for children and adults.
A chili competition, raffle prizes, pizza, cotton candy, and sausages were perfect fuel for...
Junior Rockets tussle with Rebels
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Needham hosted Walpole for week six and it unfortunately didn’t go the Rockets’ way. All four competitive divisions fell to the Rebels. For week seven, Needham will travel to Wellesley for a full line of matchups with its longtime rival.
A Squad – Walpole 13, Needham 12– A squad (1-4) lost a tight game...
Raftery guides Raiders past Warriors
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After tying 1-1 back on September 13, the Dover-Sherborn and Medfield High School field hockey teams met on the turf at MHS last Wednesday evening for their second and final contest of the 2017 season. Behind a hat trick by senior Tara Raftery, the Raiders (10-0-1) prevailed 5-0 over the...
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World War One exhibit wows visitors
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Special Correspondent
Patriotic political posters line the walls inside the Sawin Museum. Some ask American citizens to purchase bonds. Others encourage enlistment in the military. One poster notes: "Send the Eagle's Answer, More Ships," with one of the gigantic raptor birds looming over a battleship. These posters are just a few of...
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‘Truly Eleanor’ brings First Lady to life
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Special Correspondent
Sherborn's Community Center was packed on October 3 with people eager to watch a play about one of America's most beloved first ladies. The three person play, presented by the Delvena Theatre Company, covers the life of Eleanor Roosevelt from her difficult childhood with an alcoholic father and absent...
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Trick or Trot 5K coming soon
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The Halloween Trick or Trot 5K Run/Walk & Monster Fun Run, a Halloween-themed 5K run/walk and kids' fun run, will be held on Sunday, October 29. The fun run (kids aged 12 years and under only) will take place around the Hillside field on 28 Glen Gary Road at 8:30 a.m., and all...
And the winner is…
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Kindred Assisted Living at Needham Heights’ pear and squash bisque was the winning soup at the annual Needham Souper Bowl, sponsored by the Needham Business Association. This is the second year in a row that Kindred Living at Needham Heights has won the Souper Bowl....
Dover Library hosting Holiday House Tour
The Dover Library Holiday House Tour will be held on Sunday, November 12, from 11:30 - 3:30 p.m. The tour will mark the 30th year of this popular event, which is sponsored by the Friends of the Dover Library to benefit the library's many programs and services.
Attendees will enjoy visiting four splendid Dover...
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Art Association launches new season
On October 3, The Needham Art Association launched its 2017-2018 season with an acrylic demonstration by renowned artist Maris Platais.
Established in 1949, the art association's stated purpose was to encourage and further the arts and art education in the community, dispelling the notion that art is not only for (or by)a select few, but...
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Bids due for 46 Springdale
Bids are due at 1 p.m. on October 20 for the home on 46 Springdale Avenue, which is being sold by the town of Dover.
The property is surrounded on two sides by conservation land, which leads into the trail system - the house lot being offered abuts a public access off of Springdale Ave...
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‘Circus girl’ to visit Needham Library
