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LINX dancers take National honors
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LINX Dance Studio won awards at Starbound National Talent Competition’s 2017 National Finals June 25-28 at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut. LINX dancers ages 8-16 competed with more than 10 other talented dance studios across MA, NY and NJ during the three full days of competition. While LINX attended regionals in previous years,...
Town Band presents concert on the green
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by Rama K. Ramaswamy
June 21 marked the longest day of the year and the official beginning of summer. What better way to mark the occasion than with the Wellesley Recreation Department’s sponsorship of the summer concert held on the green next to the Town Hall?
The Wellesley Town Band delighted its hometown audience with...
Wellesley making large impact on college lax
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Thanks to the always-growing and popular youth program, many boys and girls grow up in Wellesley with lacrosse in their blood. In past years, the hard work and training that goes on for years in the youth program has translated into players such as Matt Dziama (Virginia) going...
Walpole celebrates 4th with a bang
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On Monday, July 3, Walpole celebrated Independence Day as it has for over fifty years: with a parade, festivities, and fireworks.
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Photos by Elizabeth Collotta[/caption]The celebrations began around 6 p.m. as the town’s Fire Engine Parade began making its...
Donato walks it off for Walpole Legion
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After a 10-1 defeat at home to Walpole two weeks prior, revenge was certainly on the minds of James Voss and Medfield Legion Post 110 6 on Thursday evening when they traveled to Bird Middle School for a rematch with Cam Martin and company. Despite a hot start...
Barracudas win first summer swim meet
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By Ned Sheehan
Hometown Weekly Intern
On Thursday night, dozens of swimmers and their parents gathered at Central Pool in Walpole for the first Suburban Summer Swim meet of the 2017 season, as the Walpole Barracudas narrowly defeated the Medfield Marlins in an exciting swim meet that saw Medfield battle to the bitter end despite...
Children’s yoga integrates physical and literate
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Yoga offers a wide range of exceptional benefits including increased flexibility, relaxation, and improved energy, among others. While yoga for adults abounds, children’s yoga can sometimes can an afterthought.
However, this is not the case for Kristin Mulligan, who has been teaching children’s yoga at the Walpole Public Library...
Norwood Evening Garden Club awards scholarship
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Each year, the Norwood Evening Garden Club awards a scholarship to a graduating senior of the Norfolk County Agricultural High School who has good scholastic achievement, outstanding citizenship, and who is pursuing a degree in horticulture, agriculture, floriculture, conservation, environmental science or horticulture in its widest aspect. This year, the scholarship was awarded...
Ruff pasts, bright futures at dog rescue
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By Mary Kate Nolan
Hometown Weekly Intern
"Shelter dogs aren't broken. They’ve simply experienced more life. If they were human, we would call them wise. They would be the ones with tales to tell, stories to write. The ones dealt a bad hand and responded with courage. Do not pity a shelter dog. Adopt...
Mass Art students’ work displayed at Zullo
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By Peter Kougias
Hometown Weekly Intern
Hidden above Main Street, The Zullo Gallery is a quaint space featuring a powerful exhibit this summer.
The Mass Art Provocation is a display of artwork from fourteen seniors that focus on important issues of the day. The class instructor, Irena Roman, and gallery director William Pope collaborated for...
Marlins nearly upset Barracudas
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By Ned Sheehan
Hometown Weekly Intern
On Thursday night, dozens of swimmers and their parents gathered at Central Pool in Walpole for the first Suburban Summer Swim meet of the 2017 season, as the Walpole Barracudas narrowly defeated the Medfield Marlins in an exciting swim meet that saw Medfield battle to the bitter end despite...
Voss, Medfield Legion battle Walpole
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After a 10-1 defeat at home to Walpole two weeks prior, revenge was certainly on the minds of James Voss and Medfield Legion Post 110 6 on Thursday evening when they traveled to Bird Middle School for a rematch with Cam Martin and company. Despite a hot start...
Rotary Club hosts first annual carnival
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The weekend of July 7, the Needham Rotary Club held its first-ever carnival at Needham High School. From 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. on Friday, noon to 10 p.m. on Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday, rides and games galore were stationed in the upper parking lot.
Four...
Needham celebrates Independence Day
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As it does every year, Needham celebrated July 4 with a bang, bringing people both from in and outside of town to enjoy the fun and fireworks. The celebrations represent some of the oldest July 4 festivities in the country.
Sponsored by the Needham Exchange Club, the party began on Saturday evening with music,...
Bruins host summer reading program
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By Gabe Stern
Hometown Weekly Intern
Over 50 kids ranging from ages 4-10 packed the Needham Public Library’s community room last Friday, July 7, to kick off “When You Read You Score,” a summer reading event hosted by the Boston Bruins and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
The event, which tours libraries throughout Massachusetts and...
Rocket swimmers excel in 2016-2017
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After going undefeated for the first time in decades and winning the Bay State Conference outright, it’s safe to call the 2016-2017 season an incredible success for the Needham High School swim team.
Needham began the season in dominant fashion with a victory over Catholic Conference power Boston...
David Doering Trail celebrates 42 years
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
There is a hidden gem in Sherborn - a quiet little trail that offers a peaceful spot to sit in the woods and enjoy the serenity a small patch of forest can bring.
Located behind the Pine Hill Elementary School is the entrance to the David Doering Nature Trail....
Erron Kinney: Gator, Titan, now Chief
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Going back 17 years, if you said at some point in the distant future that Erron Kinney would be a chief, you’d likely believe he’d be spending his Sundays at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.
But, it turns out that that would not be the case.
Snap back...
Sliwinski deals as Post 110 6 battles Walpole
