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Medfield Green celebrates successful decade

Medfield Green celebrates successful decade

Ten years ago, four like-minded women, Jill Driscoll, Ingrid Nevins, Cheryl Patry and Megan Sullivan, got together and formed Medfield Green Moms. Its mission was simple: learning and sharing how to live green. They hosted meetings in various homes covering a range of interesting topics, and over time grew into the organization now known as Medfield...

Upham House residents share artwork

Upham House residents share artwork

Residents of Thomas Upham House shared their artwork with the community on Medfield Day, the theme of which was “Picture Perfect.” They had not only the fruits of their artistic labor to show for themselves, but a prize, as well - the Thomas Upham House booth won first place for creativity....

Westwood preschoolers play with mindfulness

Westwood preschoolers play with mindfulness

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter It can be challenging for preschool-aged children to sit without wiggling, to listen without blurting out comments, or to follow directions without being asked a dozen times. But Sheryl White works magic on children to teach preschoolers mindfulness exercises and self-control. The Westwood Public Library has welcomed Sheryl’s mindfulness workshops...

MHS Theatre presenting ‘The Snow Queen’

MHS Theatre presenting ‘The Snow Queen’

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Medfield High School Theatre will be performing the play "The Snow Queen" on October 27 at 7 p.m. and October 28 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., at MHS’s Lowell Mason Auditorium. The script, written by Tyler J. Monroe and adapted from the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, follows a brave and...

Weller lifts Wolverine girls soccer

Weller lifts Wolverine girls soccer

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Westwood High School varsity girls soccer team completed a season sweep of non-league rival Ursuline on Thursday at Flahive Field, shutting out the Bears for the second time this season 4-0. The Wolverines (4-6-1) were led by junior Sophie Weller, who potted two goals and an assist in...

Matthews receiving Spotlight on Hope Award

Matthews receiving Spotlight on Hope Award

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Thirteen-year-old Westwood resident was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes just after his 6th birthday and has spent the last several years spreading awareness about diabetes among his peers. Will, a patient of Dr. Lori Laffel at Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, will be honored with the 2017 Spotlight on Hope Award at Joslin’s...

Community partakes in discussion beyond measure

Community partakes in discussion beyond measure

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Students’ pressure to perform well is met with increasing rates of stress, depression, and anxiety. The emphasis on perfect grades and the need for an after-school calendar full of extracurricular activities are two ingredients to set a student up for failure. Administrators, teachers, and parents of Walpole Public Schools...

Kit Ripley to address FBC

Kit Ripley to address FBC

On Tuesday, October 17, Kit Ripley, a missionary for American Baptist International Ministries, will be speaking at the First Baptist Church of Westwood, located at 808 High Street. The public is invited to attend a potluck supper at 6:00 p.m. in the church’s Fellowship Hall, which will be followed by her presentation about her work...

Garden Club enjoys Powisset Farm lunch

Garden Club enjoys Powisset Farm lunch

For its first meeting of 2017-18, the Westwood Garden club was treated to a lunch at Powisset Farm in Dover. D.A. Hayden, general manger of Powisset Farm, gave a talk about the farm. She then introduced Chef Didi Emmons, who did a cooking demonstration and had her cookbook for sale. While Chef Emmons was preparing a...

Bird Park sprouts love for nature

Bird Park sprouts love for nature

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Maura O’Gara, one of the Trustees of the Reservations at Walpole’s Bird Park, said, “Once you start seeing the world through seed glasses, you start to see all of the tiny seeds around us.” At October 4’s “Outdoor Preschool Adventures,” O’Gara taught participants how to find and identify the...

Russell Downes reflects

Russell Downes reflects

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By Linda Thomas Hometown Weekly Correspondent He was a young soldier, scared to death and unsure he’d get out alive. “When you see somebody shot beside you and he goes down, you try to help him — but he winds up dying,” Russell Earle Downes said of his time as a hospital corpsman during the Korean...

Walpole to make strides for cancer

Walpole to make strides for cancer

All are invited to Walpole High School's second annual Walpole Makes Strides for ASC, more commonly known as the Pink Walk, on October 12 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Walpole High School. The 1.4-mile walk around Walpole town center will bring all members of the community together to show local support for breast cancer research. Refreshments...

Raiders and Porkers fight to draw

Raiders and Porkers fight to draw

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The defending Division I state champion Walpole Porkers (7-0-2) traveled to rival Wellesley (8-0-2) on Tuesday afternoon for a battle between not only two of the top teams in the Bay State Conference, but all of Massachusetts, as both entered the game ranked in the top-five of the...

Footlighters presenting ‘The Savannah Sipping Society’

Footlighters presenting ‘The Savannah Sipping Society’

The Walpole Footlighters are set to open their 2017-18 season with “The Savannah Sipping Society.” In this delightful, laugh-a-minute comedy, four unique Southern women, all needing to escape the sameness of their day-to-day routines, are drawn together by fate —and an impromptu happy hour — and decide it’s high time to reclaim the enthusiasm for...

Raiders and Porkers fight to draw

Raiders and Porkers fight to draw

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The defending Division I state champion Walpole Porkers (7-0-2) traveled to rival Wellesley (8-0-2) on Tuesday afternoon for a battle between not only two of the top teams in the Bay State Conference, but all of Massachusetts, as both entered the game ranked in the top-five of the...

Seniors celebrate fresh beginnings at COA

Seniors celebrate fresh beginnings at COA

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter After years and years in the making, the Wellesley Council on Aging (COA) finally celebrated the near completion of the Tolles Parsons Center, also known as the town seniors’ home away from home. Although the final touches were still being added, on October 2, the public was invited to...

Walpole’s McCarthy hired as Suffolk VP

Walpole’s McCarthy hired as Suffolk VP

Builder Suffolk has announced it has hired Charles McCarthy of Walpole as Vice President of Operations for its Mission Critical sector. In this role, McCarthy is responsible for identifying and cultivating client relationships, recruiting and developing team members, and ensuring all construction projects adhere to Suffolk’s highest safety and quality standards. He will leverage state-of-the-art...

Sensational scientists mix candy and chemistry

Sensational scientists mix candy and chemistry

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Each week, a group of fourth and fifth graders meet at the Wellesley Free Library to explore a different field of science. On October 5, the class became chemists as they experimented with Skittles and viscosity. Wellesley High School junior, Susanna Mirick, organized “Sensational Scientists,” a six-week science class as...

Library to host Whitman performance

Library to host Whitman performance

Walt Whitman (1819-1892), the 19th-century poet and mystic, will visit Walpole soon, through the acting talents of Stephen Collins. Collins has previously delighted audiences in town with his Shakespeare and “Irish Voices” presentations. His sensitive impersonation of Whitman, based largely on the author’s poetry, will begin at 7:00 on Monday evening, October 16, in the...

Cyclist Chrystall on cusp of turning pro

Cyclist Chrystall on cusp of turning pro

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By Lisa Moore Hometown Weekly Correspondent Becoming a professional cyclist requires passion, skill, and determination. Committing to the demanding training regimen of riding between 1 and 4 hours a day, and the expense of equipment, travel, and race fees is just the beginning. A rider must advance through the six levels of racing in the...

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