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Rae, Rebel softball complete sweep of Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Wellesley and Walpole High School varsity softball teams met twice in five days this past week, as the Rebels (7-3) edged the Raiders (3-5) on Saturday by a final of 12-0 before a masterful performance on the mound by sophomore McKenzie Rae led the Rebels to a...
Open Studios art opens eyes
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Once a year, the art community of Needham opens up its doors to let anyone and everyone take a peek inside.
Needham Open Studios features over 30 artists who exhibit their work. Some are full-time professional artists, while others work at art part-time, but every single one has a...
Annual Cure SMA Yard Sale braves the rain
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Medfield is one of the most incredible communities in the area, and no one will tell you that more than Heidi Johnson.
Heidi’s son, William, has Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), and Heidi has been working since he was two years old to help raise money towards Cure SMA, a...
Sherborn Library hosts fairy garden workshop
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
With the onset of spring, the more fanciful members of the community start thinking about such things as the prospect of fairies. On April 4, the Sherborn Public Library showed its own whimsical nature by inviting kids and parents alike to join them in the making of fairy gardens....
Medfield Neighbor Brigade highlights unique community
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
One of the benefits of living in a smaller town as opposed to a big city is the sense of community one can garner from their neighbors. While this feeling might be vague in some towns, Medfield is quite the opposite - some of the most fervent support and...
Annual Mitchell vs. Broadmeadow game delights
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
There is nothing like a little rivalry to rev up passion and team spirit.
On Friday, May 5, parents, teachers and staff faced off once again in the annual Mitchell vs. Broadmeadow basketball game. Held at the Needham High School gym, the event was attended by hundreds of screaming...
Dover’s Seth Novitch an Eagle Scout
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Boy Scouts of America, Troop 1 Dover, celebrated Seth Novitch’s Eagle Court of Honor on Sunday, April 30. Seth recently completed all the requirements for the rank of Eagle Scout and received his Eagle award at the Eagle Court of Honor ceremony at the Dover Church on 17 Springdale Ave.
In order to achieve...
First Parish honors civil rights icons
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The first word that came to mind after seeing the “Icons of the Civil Rights Movement” exhibit was “striking.”
Inside of First Parish Needham sat 30 original paintings depicting civil rights icons in the tradition of Russian icons. The paintings were done by Pamela Chatterton-Purdy and are also featured in...
Medfield High School number five in state
By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Each year, U.S. News ranks the best high schools in the country. Among the high schools ranked in Massachusetts, 22 were awarded gold medals, 54 earned silver medals, and 24 received bronze medals. Medfield Senior High School found itself ranked the number five high school in the state, with a gold...
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Bob Begin explores mutiny on the Bounty
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Bob Begin starts his talk by telling the audience that if the mutiny hadn’t occurred, no one would ever have heard of The Bounty, which is an accurate, albeit humorous way to start off an entire lecture on the subject. On Wednesday, April 26, Begin recounted the events leading...
Finance Committee prepared for town meeting
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On April 27, the Walpole Finance Committee met to discuss a number of important issues to the town. The Walpole spring town meeting took place on Monday, May 1, so many of the items discussed were mainly to provide clarification to any residents before the town meeting took place....
Walpole-trained dancers win regional title
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On March 26, the Commonwealth Dance Academy from Walpole attended the Dance Educators of America dance competition and workshop, which was held at the Boston Marriott in Quincy. During the very successful weekend for the school, two Medfield dancers were regional title winners for their performances on stage and in their workshop classes:...
Tenacre students honored for essays
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Eight Tenacre fifth graders were honored for their essays in the 2017 Will McDonough Writing Contest. Tenacre students earned first and second place, as well as six honorable mentions.
The Tenacre students are residents of Dover, Medfield, Needham, Walpole, and Wellesley.
They are as follows:
Dover - Marlee Austin, Honorable Mention
Medfield - Nick Consigli,...
Student work displayed in Wellesley
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Clever Hand Gallery is a beautiful space, filled with works done by artists all throughout New England. Owned and operated by the members of the cooperative, the gallery has been in operation since 1973. Built from the ground up by members of the community, another way the Gallery extends...
Community Investors host Girl Power Hour
by Rama K. Ramaswamy
“Straight Outta School Sports,” a new community building program designed by Community Investors, held the first ever Girl Power Hour on April 7 at Wellesley Middle School (WMS). During the event, girls were invited to join an hour of no-fee fun, including basketball, double Dutch, cheering lessons, and kid-directed free play. Special...
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Rotarians distribute saplings to kids
Every year, the Rotary Club of Wellesley purchases and bags 400 tree saplings for distribution to Wellesley fourth graders.
Susy Jordon, Wellesley Town Horticultural technician, handed out bagged Sweet Gum saplings for distribution to Wellesley fourth graders at Fiske School on Monday, April 24. The fourth graders were very attentive as Susy explained what Arbor...
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Town Band performing two May concerts
The Wellesley Town Band will be presenting two concerts this month: Sunday, May 7, at Wellesley High School, and Saturday, May 13 at the Gardeners’ Fair at Elm Bank.
The May 7 concert at the high school will be held in Babson Auditorium and will begin at 3:00 pm. The concert will feature music from...
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Casino Night coming to Wellesley
The Wellesley Council on Aging and The Friends of Wellesley Council on Aging are holding their 6th annual signature event, “Casino Night,” on May 19 from 7-9:30 p.m. at Tishman Commons at Wellesley College. Tickets will be $15.
Attendees will receive $5,000 in “play” money to cash in for chips at any of the casino...
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Westwood Seniors produce amazing watercolors
