Rube Goldberg comes alive at library
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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 classic play follows Bassanio, a young Venetian who wishes...
Medfield music CDs on sale
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If you’re looking for great music from Medfield students, look no further. The award-winning Medfield High School Music Program produced two CDs this year – one for the Jazz Band, and another a compilation featuring Concert Band, String Orchestra and Concert Choir – and both are on sale at Park Street Books for...
Drometer earns track All-Scholastic
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
In 2017, few athletes were more dominant on the track than Medfield native and Thayer Academy sophomore Owen Drometer, who took home the ISL and New England crowns in both the 800 (1:57.13) and 1500 (4:03.46) meter races and was awarded the honors of ISL MVP.
Drometer finished...
40Back? Fixing Medfield’s affordable housing problem
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Special Correspondent
For the past few years, Medfield residents have been fighting to ensure that the Medfield Meadows development never makes its way off paper. The initial plans for the development included over 200 units and a modern architectural style and size that many residents believed did not fit with...
First female firefighter paved way for progress
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The phrase “glass ceiling” has been in use quite often lately, especially with the last election. However, years before breaking the glass ceiling meant having a female candidate for president, there were glass ceilings breaking every day in ways that may have been overlooked.
Renee Foster broke her own...
Exhibit combines love of art, horses
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By Amie Speroni
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Photographer Judy Brown spent her Texas childhood dreaming of "Living on a farm surrounded by animals. In suburban Massachusetts a couple of years ago, I discovered that my fantasy farm exists in real life just up the street." This lifelong love of animals, an interest in detail, and an...
Summer Concert Series thrives in new location
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Alexis Madison isn’t quite sure how long the Summer Concert Series has been going on, but she knows it’s a well-established Sherborn tradition. The Friends of the Sherborn Library have been putting it on since the Friends Board Member moved to town, which was four years ago. “It’s probably...
Dershwitz earns silver in Madrid and Montreal
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After competing in last summer’s Rio Olympic games, local fencer Eli Dershwitz was back on the podium twice during the last two months after winning silver medals at both the World Cup on May 19 in Madrid, Spain, as well as at the Pan-American Zone Championships in Montreal,...
Dover Library hosts annual Big Truck Day
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
As technology advances and children seem to grow up faster and faster, there are few things that remain the same. One thing that remains consistent is a love and fascination with trucks.
That’s why, for the past 10 years, the Dover Library has hosted Big Truck Day. This year,...
Powisset Café is a getaway close to home
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Powisset Farm has always been both a place of respite from busy, technology-filled lives, as well as a pillar of the Dover community and an example of the town’s rural nature. Last year, as an experiment, Powisset offered a pop-up café. Due to its success, they brought it back...
Amilia’s Light hosting golf tournament
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Amilia’s Light will hold a golf tournament at Foxborough Country Club on August 14, 2017 to raise funds to help survivors of human trafficking.
A highlight of the event is the opportunity to golf with Patriots Hall of Famer, QB, Steve Grogan, and a special online auction is now open for golfers to bid...
Soap felting amuses at Medfield Library
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By Peter Kougias
Hometown Weekly Intern
On Thursday, July 13, librarian Kristen Chin lead a group through soap felting. Soap felting is an entertaining and cheap project for a rainy day or perhaps a new hobby.
A novice to the craft, Chin confidently demonstrated the steps to the group. Felt is sheep’s wool that is unwoven....
Family receives service dog
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Two years ago, the Shavor Family of Needham began a journey to bring a service dog into their home for their daughter, Rachel. Just a few months ago, the Shavors welcomed Abby into their home. Abby is Rachel’s brand new service dog, trained from just a few weeks old...
Community comes together after vandalism
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Special Correspondent
In the early hours of June 22, students, parents, and teachers became aware that the rainbow crosswalk stretching between Blake Middle School and Medfield High School had been vandalized. The perpetrators had thrown green and blue paint onto the rainbow, smothering a portion of the colorful crosswalk....
July 4 track results announced
As part of their annual July 4 festivities, the Needham Exchange Club hosted a number of track and field events. The Club has released a list of winners. They are as follows:
50 Yard Dash - Girls 5 and Under
1. Claire Carey
2. Becca Booksten
3. Amelia Will
50 Yard Dash – Boys 5 and Under
1. Robert Booksten
50 Yard...
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Needham United wins 2017 MTOC title
The Needham United girls travel sixth grade soccer team won the Massachusetts Tournament of Champions on Sunday, June 25. The Needham girls qualified for MTOC by placing first in the Boston-Area Youth Soccer League for the spring and then advanced to the weekend state tournament by beating Framingham in a one game playoff by a...
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St. Dunstan’s holds Vacation Bible School
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St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church in Dover hosted its 6th annual Vacation Bible School (VBS) during the last week of June. Forty-one kids, 27 teen counselors, and many adult volunteers participated in the VBS, the theme of which was "Hero Central."
Tying into the curriculum, participants visited their own local superheroes at the Dover...
Local tweens deconstruct technology
By Ethan Lee
Hometown Weekly Intern
On Sunday, July 9, the Needham Library hosted a Tween Tech Take Apart event in the Community Room.
Children of all ages were invited to take apart different pieces of technology, including a Keurig coffee machine, a clock, a computer keyboard, calculator, and more. Participants were encouraged to use the destructed...
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Vigil fights opioid abuse stigma
