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Water, water everywhere…
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By Cameron Small
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
As summer rolls into the area, water usage goes up — pools get filled, sprinklers run for excited kids no longer in school, and lawns and gardens demand drinks. Fresh water is crucial to life, human and nonhuman alike. In attempting to preserve water, bans or restrictions are placed...
Library hosting Simple Machines Workshop
On Tuesday, June 27 at 4:30 p.m., the Needham Free Public Library Children’s Department will host a Simple Machines Workshop led by David Hyde Costello, author and illustrator of popular children’s books.
Costello will give an introduction to the four simple machines: the lever, the pulley, the wheel, and the axle. Participants will have the...
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Auto Show coming this weekend
The Medfield on the Charles Antique, Classic & Custom Auto Show will be celebrating its 15th anniversary this coming Sunday, June 25, from 9-4. It will be held on Hospital Road right beside the Medfield State Hospital grounds. This venue can hold over 1,200 vehicles on its show field.
Vehicles from the early teens to...
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Wellesley salutes colors on Flag Day
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By Rama K. Ramaswamy
At the end of April, the Department of Veterans' Services and the Wellesley Veterans' Organizations, along with the families of veterans buried at the cemetery, invited local scouts for the annual flag replacement community service event. As the flags were replaced, old flags are separated by volunteers and packed away....
Raiders win E-Mass, fall just short of state title
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Wellesley High School’s phenomenal run through the 2017 MIAA Division I State Baseball Tournament came to an end on Saturday at Fitton Field in Worcester, as the No. 13 seed and Eastern Mass champ Raiders fell to Western Mass champ Taconic High School (Pittsfield) 5-1 in the state...
Senior Art Show featured at library
All are welcome to visit the 5th Annual Senior Art Show at the Wellesley Main Library during the month of June. The show is created in collaboration between the Wellesley Council on Aging, Waterstone at Wellesley and the Wellesley Free Library, and showcases the work of 50 senior artists across multiple mediums. The exhibit is...
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Conservation Council holds Open Garden
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Organizing committee board members Michael Tobin, Judith Boland, Margaret Zusky, Pete Jones, and Judy Barr.[/caption]The Wellesley Conservation Council held an Open Garden at Cronk's Rocky Woodland on...
Wellesley, Needham celebrate Race Amity Day
By Kumari Devarajan
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
On Sunday, June 11, Sumner McClain addressed a small crowd at the First Annual Needham-Wellesley Race Amity Day. He told a story about a white passenger on the T who deliberately moved away from him to the other end of the car. He described his first thoughts after it happened: “doesn’t...
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Walpole’s Adams drafted by Seattle Mariners
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
On the tenth year anniversary of Johnny Adams helping lead the Walpole American Little League team to Williamsport in 2007, it only seems fitting that Adams, a recent graduate from Boston College, where he captained the BC baseball team this past season, was drafted by the Seattle Mariners...
‘Kindness Rocks’ at Bird Park
On Tuesday, June 27, from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m., members of the community will take to the Bird Park playground to decorate "Kindness Rocks" to add to the Park's garden. All materials needed will be provided, and participation is free.
“The Kindness Rocks Project” is dedicated...
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“The Kindness Rocks Project” is dedicated...
Rebel girls lax 2017 state finalists
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
2017 was a banner year for the Walpole High School girls lacrosse team, as the Rebels put together an 18-2 regular season and finished as Bay State Conference runners-up, with their lone conference defeat on the season coming to eventual Division I state champ, Needham.
Walpole’s efforts throughout...
Library attendees learn how to juggle
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By Peter Kougias
Hometown Weekly Intern
On Tuesday, June 13, Philip and Lois Czachorowski taught a group of local citizens how to juggle. While the weather cooled down from the muggy day, some broke a sweat trying to juggle several bean bags at once.
The Czachorowskis’ workshop will run throughout the summer, so that others...
RB Foundation holds Charity Gala
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The 6th Annual RB Foundation Charity Gala was held at the Tiffany Ballroom at the Four Points Sheraton in Norwood on Friday, June 9. It was a huge success with over 350 in attendance. The event raises money to help aid local families throughout New England who are going through difficult, unforeseen times....
Summer Stage celebrates twentieth anniversary
This year, Walpole’s educational theater program, Summer Stage, will be pulling out all the stops to celebrate their twentieth anniversary. Summer Stage began in 1997 with the mission to help kids grow as people as much as they grow as performers. Over two decades, Summer Stage has introduced hundreds of young performers to all the...
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Rebel girls win south, on to state title game
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following a dominant 18-2 regular season, the Walpole High girls varsity lacrosse team won the South Sectional title this past week via wins over Medway (10-6) in the quarterfinals, Medfield (18-8) in the semifinals, and Foxboro (12-10) in the South Final. On Monday, the lady-Rebels (22-2) traveled to...
Westwood goes purple for Alzheimer’s
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By Christina Perrone
Hometown Weekly Intern
We all have a loved one or know someone with Alzheimer’s disease. It is a form of dementia that affects over 5 million Americans, with some even in their early 50s. As our population gets older, more and more people are diagnosed, prompting many to take action and show...
Lacrosse battles Medfield in state tournament
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Growing up separated by just a popular ice cream place and a hairline of Dover, the players of the Westwood and Medfield High school varsity boys lacrosse teams have come to know each other extremely well, especially after their years upon years of playing against one another in...
Rebels and Warriors play thriller in South Finals
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Trailing by two goals with 13 seconds to play seems like an almost impossible hole to climb out of, never mind the pressure of the situation that just so happened to be the Division II Central/East Sectional title game.
But don’t tell that to Jack Cahill, Mike Hauptman,...
BST marks 30th anniversary performance
