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Sherborn’s sand sculpture spectacular
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By Mary Kate Nolan
Hometown Weekly Intern
Childish squeals of delight and urgent whispers of last-minute planning could be heard over the splashing of water at Farm Pond in Sherborn last weekend. Families and friends came together on this beautiful Sunday afternoon to do something remarkable: to build a sand sculpture with their...
Peck, Herman lead NEFC to national title
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
In September of 2016, local youth soccer stars Maddi Peck of Westwood and Rachel Herman of Dover and their club team, New England Football Club (NEFC), set a goal to get to the finals of the 2017 national tournament. Ten months later, Peck and Herman not only met...
Dover musician and storyteller performs concert
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Susan Reed, a Dover resident and nationally recognized singer and storyteller, performed a family concert in the heart of Dover at the Town Library on July 26. Reed has brought her collection of string instruments, captivating voice, and her bright spirit to children and families worldwide. She performs frequently...
Dover Town Library’s ‘Crafternoon’ heads outdoors
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
After several rainy days, the sun finally came out of hiding behind the clouds to lend its rays to the Dover Town Library’s “Crafternoon.” For the third Wednesday in a row, the library has hosted a craft-filled afternoon for visitors. In previous weeks, library visitors made grass heads and...
Foamtown weekly
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Finding Common Ground seeks political understanding
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Do you believe there is a growing divide among your fellow citizens? Have you been feeling ridiculed or attacked for your political beliefs? Are you fearful about the future of our country? Have politics increased your level of anxiety?
If the answer was yes to any of these questions,...
Westwood COA celebrates 50 years
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Lina Arena-DeRosa, Director of the Westwood Council on Aging, never does anything small.
When the Patriots won the Super Bowl, she put together an impromptu celebration party to watch the parade in Boston and sit with friends eating hamburgers and potato salad. Opening day for the Red Sox was...
Alec MacGillivray, from Westwood to Nashville
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Athletes in today’s world see all types of adventures in their lives after hanging up the cleats. Some, like Manny Pacquiao and Curt Schilling, get involved in politics. Others, like Brian Bosworth, pick up acting. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn’t.
When it comes to Alec MacGillivray,...
New Lions chapter roars into Wellesley
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
It has been 40 years since Wellesley had an active Lions Club chapter. Bringing the Lions back to town, Ivette Mesmar, incoming charter President for the Wellesley Centennial Lions Club, celebrated with fellow charter members, members of the Holliston Lions Club (their sponsor), and several dignitaries as the newest...
Milkweeds for butterflies
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By Rama K. Ramaswamy
Sustainable Wellesley (SW) is offering a new variety of milkweed plant this season: asclepias tuberosa.
“We are so happy with the support that Wellesley residents (and some folks from neighboring towns) have shown for the monarchs,” said Laurel Landers from Sustainable Wellesley. “Through our initiative, neighbors have planted more than...
Ward mashes Wellesley Williamsport to victory
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After winning their respective districts in early July, the Walpole American and Wellesley North 12-year-old Williamsport All-Star teams met on Wednesday night at Ryan Field in Charlestown for their first round-robin matchup in the state sectionals. Behind a five RBI performance by Hagan Ward (three-run home run, two-RBI...
Library acquires St. George painting
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William “Bill” St. George, who passed away in March of 2015, was a late-life artist of great talent who made paintings of his native Walpole, among other subjects. One of those home-town paintings is titled “Main Street,” and is a lively and colorful view of Walpole’s central thoroughfare as seen from the tip...
Gazebo Players present ‘Merchant of Venice’
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By Mary Kate Nolan
Hometown Weekly Intern
On the evening of June 22, a throng of people, pets, and blood-thirsty mosquitoes gathered at Rocky Woods Reservation in Medfield to see the Gazebo Players of Medfield present William Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” on opening night.
The Gazebo Players’ summer production will soon be performed at...
Children’s Theatre delights audiences with ‘Pinocchio’
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By Peter Kougias
Hometown Weekly Intern
Last week at the Walpole Footlighters Playhouse, Walpole Children’s Theatre (WCT) presented their production of “Pinocchio.” The classic tale follows the notorious puppet who desires to be a real boy. The production opened on Friday, July 21 to great acclaim from its audience.
Gepetto (played by Riley Mulroy) creates puppets....
Preto, Walpole Williamsport battle in sectionals
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After winning their respective districts in early July, the Walpole American and Wellesley North 12-year-old Williamsport All-Star teams met on Wednesday night at Ryan Field in Charlestown for their first round-robin matchup in the state sectionals. Behind a five RBI performance by Hagan Ward (three-run home run, two-RBI...
Corcoran thrives in Bruin development camp
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly
What goaltender James Corcoran did in 2016-2017 for Walpole High School hockey will forever be remembered after he recorded a state-leading 14 shutouts (postseason included) and allowing just 11 goals throughout the entire regular season, pioneering the Rebels to their first Super Eight berth in program history.
On July 6,...
Project VAN promotes service
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
For 20 years now, Project VAN (Volunteers around Needham) has been providing youth entering grades eight through twelve with the opportunity to participate in one-day community service projects around the Needham community. On Thursday, July 20, Project VAN was at Mitchell Elementary School helping with beautification outside.
“Typically we...
NASA engineer to Skype with Library
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The Children’s Department of the Needham Free Public Library is offering children ages 8 and up the unique opportunity to Skype with a NASA engineer. The event will begin with a 20 minute presentation about NASA’s plans for Mars and the Deep Space Exploration System (Orion and SLS). After the presentation, the engineer...
MacAfee following in father’s footsteps, and then some
