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Westwood COA visits WWII Museum

Westwood COA visits WWII Museum
Westwood COA visits WWII MuseumTwenty-one seniors from the Westwood Council on Aging traveled to the World War II Museum in Natick on Thursday, April 20, and enjoyed a tour. Participants found the artifacts truly amazing and were stunned by the quality and quantity of the pieces...
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Robotics team attending FLL World Festival

Robotics team attending FLL World Festival
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A Westwood robotics team will represent Massachusetts at the FIRST Lego League (FLL) World Festival in St. Louis, MO on April 26 - 29. Sarah Bernardo, Michael Giovino, Ananya Manglik and Will Vaccaro are the HydraBeasts, an FLL robotics team in its fourth year. All team members are 8th graders at Thurston Middle...
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Westwood kids enter belly of the beast

Westwood kids enter belly of the beast
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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter Cynde McInnis’ favorite whale is named Nile. The first whale trip McInnis took by herself was in 1995, and Nile surfaced headfirst, right next to her boat. McInnis remembers when Nile came back with her first calf in 1998, and she has seen Nile almost every year since. [caption...
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‘Georgia’ coming to Westwood

‘Georgia’ coming to Westwood
The Friends of the Westwood Library welcomes national bestselling author, Dawn Tripp, on Wednesday, May 10 at 7:00 p.m. Tripp’s acclaimed “Georgia” brings artist Georgia O’Keeffe vividly to life in a riveting story about her years with Alfred Stiegliz in New York and the impact of their relationship on her life, her vision, and her...
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Westwood’s Wysocki spearheads ‘Art as One’

Westwood’s Wysocki spearheads ‘Art as One’
Christina Wysocki, senior at Westwood High School, is an AP Studio Art student who is also in the Senior Independent Project Program (SIPP). SIPP has allowed her to explore her passion of art-making in a non-traditional classroom setting. For Wysocki’s SIPP project, she has chosen to work with five students in The Education Cooperative (TEC) program...
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‘X-Men’ movie to be shot in Medfield

‘X-Men’ movie to be shot in Medfield
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By Stephen Press Hometown Weekly Staff Area film fanatics and Marvel Comics devotees are rejoicing after news spread that a spinoff in the X-Men franchise, “X-Men: New Mutants” will be filming this summer at Medfield State Hospital. The plot is set to revolve around the New Mutants, a new batch of heroes trained at Professor...
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Spring craft blossoms creativity

Spring craft blossoms creativity
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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter April vacation can be one of the best weeks of the spring. Students have the chance to take a break, hang out outdoors, and take a good rest before getting ready for the school year’s home-stretch. However, while the sun shone spectacularly for part of this year’s vacation, there...
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Ballet & Tap teaches more than dance

Ballet & Tap teaches more than dance
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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter The first type of physical recreation activity that comes to many people’s minds is sports. While sports are a fantastic way to get exercise and be a part of a community, alternative physical outlets, such as dance, are often overlooked. [caption id="attachment_18083" align="alignleft" width="300"]Ballet &... </div> <a href=Read more

Medfield jazzers return from Havana

Medfield jazzers return from Havana
Members of the Medfield High School jazz band recently returned from a mind-blowing trip to Cuba. [caption id="attachment_18086" align="alignleft" width="600"]The MHS students interacted mostly with the all-girl jazz band at La ENA. Here are some members with Medfield trip shirts they received as gifts. The MHS students interacted...
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All Night Graduation Party seeks donations

All Night Graduation Party seeks donations
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Earlier this week, every Medfield household received the annual blue ANGP fundraising flyer in their mailboxes. All Night Graduation Party (ANGP) is seeking community support to help underwrite the expense of the annual event. All in Medfield have an opportunity to participate in the send-off. The annual ANGP blue flyer appeal helps close...
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Amazing Animals wow at Needham Library

Amazing Animals wow at Needham Library
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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter Bethany Jakubson, the owner of Amazing Animal Ambassadors, had wanted to work with animals since she was three years old. Today, she not only is able to work with them, but she shares the joy of animals with audiences all over the place. [caption id="attachment_18059" align="alignright" width="300"] Read more

Needham’s Luce directs ‘Spring Awakening’

Needham’s Luce directs ‘Spring Awakening’
By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter When tickets went on sale for Billy Luce, Jr.’s production of “Spring Awakening,” all three shows sold out in four hours. Luce, a Needham native and senior at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst has certainly made his mark on the UMass community - his show was so popular that people...
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Graphic novelist Hinds brings classics to life

Graphic novelist Hinds brings classics to life
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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter Throughout middle and high school, it can be hard for students to understand the importance of what they’re learning in a larger context. High Rock School puts in an exceptional amount of effort into bringing in outside speakers to help students make connections between their curriculum and potential careers...
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Future of old Town Hall under discussion

Future of old Town Hall under discussion
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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter There is no denying the historical significant of Walpole’s old Town Hall. As the Reuse Committee met on April 18, there was a unanimous agreement that the Town Hall is a symbol of Walpole, not only because it is in the National Register, but because it is so historical....
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Walpole Library showcases Potters Place

Walpole Library showcases Potters Place
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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter The Walpole Public Library is a wonderful space, and the librarians and those who work there do an exceptional job making it an even lovelier space by offering different art exhibits, children’s art, and in some cases, pottery. Recently featured in the Library’s display cases was work from Potters...
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Footlighters presenting ‘Lost in Yonkers’

Footlighters presenting ‘Lost in Yonkers’
The Walpole Footlighters are getting ready for their spring show at their Playhouse on Scout Rd. in East Walpole, where they are rehearsing “Lost in Yonkers.” This Neil Simon classic Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy-drama will be performed weekends from May 5 to May 21. This is the third production of the Walpole Footlighters 2016-2017 season, their...
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Friends of Music sponsor instrument demonstrations

Friends of Music sponsor instrument demonstrations
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Fifth-grade students in all four Walpole elementary schools were treated to a demonstration of musical instruments that they’ll have a chance to play when they enter middle school next fall. Sponsored by Walpole Friends of Music, professional musicians from the after-school lesson program presented woodwind, brass, string and percussion instruments through a variety...
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RoboRebels on to World Championship

RoboRebels on to World Championship
The Walpole RoboRebels, who ranked 13th at the District Championship and came in 18th of 195 teams overall in the region, are on to the FIRST Robotics World Championship in St. Louis. The RoboRebels also won the prestigious Industrial Design Award, showing that their robot “demonstrated sound technology development from start to finish” with their “efficiently...
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