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Westwood’s Damren more than hockey tough
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
In 2017-2018, Westwood resident Allie Damren will look to accomplish one of the hardest feats there is in collegiate athletics, and that is to play on two athletic teams (hockey and lacrosse) while also balancing her studies as a biology major at one of the nation’s toughest academic...
Local swimmers excite in summer championships
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With the summer coming to a close, the Suburban Summer Swim League held their final joint meet of the season last Saturday, with members of the Walpole Barracudas, Medfield Marlins, Sherborn Snappers, Needham Sharks, and Westwood Waves all participating.
Walpole’s Lindsey Ahmed and Bridget Abril, as well as Julio Borto, helped guide the...
Needham Gold team takes title
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The Needham Gold 8-year-old summer team won the Friendship Summer League’s Bay State National Division title on Aug. 6 with a 21-4 win over Canton at Booth Field in Foxboro.
The Needham Gold team went undefeated during the regular season (8-0), and along with the Needham White 8-year-old team (4-4) won the Friendship...
Library builds interest in construction
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By Laura Drinan
Hoemtown Weekly Reporter
Those familiar with Needham’s Greendale Ave know that construction for 40B housing is well underway. The 10 townhouses and five-story building that will house over one hundred families don’t just pop out of the ground overnight. It takes over 150 men and women on site and months of work...
Library celebrates end of summer
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By Ethan Lee
Hometown Weekly Intern
On Monday, August 14, Needham elementary school students were invited to an End of Summer Party in the Community Room at the Needham Library. The party was organized in order to celebrate the conclusion of this summer’s reading program in Needham.
Music and snacks were provided, and prizes were...
Whimsical ‘Fairytale Engineering’ a hit
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By Ethan Lee
Hometown Weekly Intern
On August 6, the Let’s Build organization hosted the second part of the two-part workshop, “Fairytale Engineering,” at the Needham Library. This session, led by Let’s Build director Liz Lee, focused on the famous story of the three little pigs, with a slight twist. The participating children took the...
Frattasio, Goss, Damren taking over at Wesleyan
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Hockey is one of those sports where everybody knows everybody, especially here in New England where hockey is life. Oftentimes, relationships between hockey teammates and rivals can last a lifetime, and sometimes, rivalries can turn to friendship. Throughout their upbringings in adjacent towns, Westwood’s Allie Damren, Walpole’s Cici...
Local swimmers excite in summer championships
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With the summer coming to a close, the Suburban Summer Swim League held their final joint meet of the season last Saturday, with members of the Walpole Barracudas, Medfield Marlins, Sherborn Snappers, Needham Sharks, and Westwood Waves all participating.
Walpole’s Lindsey Ahmed and Bridget Abril, as well as Julio Borto, helped guide the...
Medfield bids farewell to Tracy Mitchell
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H. Tracy Mitchell III, age 73 of Medfield, died Monday morning August 14th, 2017 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He was surrounded by his loving family when his heart of gold stopped beating.
Tracy loved being a Funeral Director, but he loved his family even more. He leaves behind his "reason for...
Animal Shelter adoptables treated to makeovers
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It was a day of makeovers for four dogs at the Medfield Animal Shelter on Old Bridge Street. At-home pet services provider Canine Company sent one of its mobile pet spas and professional groomers to give the “spa treatment” to several newly adopted dogs and adoption candidates still awaiting homes.
“We were so thrilled...
Crafter’s World hosts castle building event
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Imagine living in the Cinderella Castle in the middle of the Magic Kingdom. How about Windsor Castle in England, owned by the Royal Family? Perhaps the Hohenzollern Castle in Germany? Then, of course, there are even some castles in New England for those wanting to stay local. While many...
Local swimmers excite in summer championships
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With the summer coming to a close, the Suburban Summer Swim League held their final joint meet of the season last Saturday, with members of the Walpole Barracudas, Medfield Marlins, Sherborn Snappers, Needham Sharks, and Westwood Waves all participating.
Walpole’s Lindsey Ahmed and Bridget Abril, as well as Julio Borto, helped guide the...
Strong summer showing by DS Youth Baseball
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Following a record-breaking season in 2017 that saw a Division III state championship game appearance for Steve Ryan’s varsity team over at Dover-Sherborn Regional High School, DS continues to flex its muscle on being an emerging baseball hotbed.
This past summer, two Dover-Sherborn youth baseball all-star teams at the 12-year old and 10-year old...
Dover Town Library hosts unique ‘Crafternoon’
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
As the summer is winding down, most families are trying to squeeze in one last trip out of town before school starts up again. Luckily for those who are staying local for the last few weeks of vacation, the Dover Town Library is keeping them busy. August 16’s “Crafternoon”...
Wellesley community rallies in Boston
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By Rama K. Ramaswamy
Members of the Wellesley community were present at last weekend’s counter-demonstrations in Boston.
Among the many groups attending were Wellesley community members from World Of Wellesley (WOW), including President Michelle Chalmers, high school students from Wellesley High School and the Dana Hall School. Grant Hightower, METCO coordinator for WHS and teacher...
Goddesses in the Garden welcomes public
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
As notes of sweet, fresh florals lingered in the air, visitors of Wellesley’s Massachusetts Horticultural Society enjoyed the perfect weather, talented band, and joyous atmosphere at the “Goddesses in the Garden” event. The event, sponsored by the Wellesley Bank Charitable Foundation, welcomed the public to the gardens to listen...
Frattasio, Goss, Damren taking over at Wesleyan
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Hockey is one of those sports where everybody knows everybody, especially here in New England where hockey is life. Oftentimes, relationships between hockey teammates and rivals can last a lifetime, and sometimes, rivalries can turn to friendship. Throughout their upbringings in adjacent towns, Westwood’s Allie Damren, Walpole’s Cici...
Artists collaborate on Wellesley Library show
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Yvonne Unger and Nancy Present-Van Broekhoven will be exhibiting their watercolors for the month of September at the Wellesley Public Library’s Wakelin Room. The show, entitled “Nature, Naturally,” reflects the inspiration they find in the everyday world of nature.
This will be the second time Nancy and Yvonne have collaborated in exhibiting their work....
WOW organizes Charlottesville Solidarity Vigil
By Rama K. Ramaswamy
On Sunday evening, August 13, World Of Wellesley organized a “Solidarity Vigil with Charlottesville” on the Wellesley Town Hall green.
Approximately 150 people were in attendance (ranging in age between 2 and 80) and “ready to speak up and act,” according to WOW organizers...
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Approximately 150 people were in attendance (ranging in age between 2 and 80) and “ready to speak up and act,” according to WOW organizers...
