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Zullo Gallery moving towards ownership
Zullo Gallery-Center for the Arts, the nonprofit arts organization in downtown Medfield, is moving toward ownership of its longtime home at 454-456A Main St., thanks to a pending building sale and more than $500,000 in community commitments.
Building owners Tom and Lisa Nightingale have reached an agreement to sell the historic property to the Zullo Gallery. The deal follows...
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Needham Speech and Debate Shines
The Needham Speech and Debate Team closed out the regular season with a 3rd palace finish at the Speech/Congress Tournament in Walpole and 5th place finish in debate at Boston Latin March 28, 29 and April 5 2025.
Senior Mia Maffeo won glitter in three different events, including the state championship in play reading. She and...
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NFPL hosts Women in World Jazz
By Alana DiPlacido
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On March 30th, as Women’s History Month was nearing its end, the Women in World Jazz led the audience at Needham Free Public Library (NFPL) on a musical tour through the history of women’s contributions to jazz worldwide. The Women in World Jazz, a Newton-based jazz group, state that the goal...
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Medfield resident to run the London Marathon
By Lenny Strauss
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Since its inception in 1981, the TCS London Marathon has brought out professional runners, elite wheelchair racers and participants of all ages of the public to race on an illustrious course set around the River Thames. Apart from its competitive nature, the Marathon facilitates a vast charity arm as well, with...
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The Art of the Automobile at Sherborn Library
By Alana DiPlacido
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Tuesday, April 1 Steven Edison came to the Sherborn Library to discuss his body of artwork: The Art of the Automobile.
Steven Edison began photographing cars almost 50 years ago; however, until recently, he thought that his artistic relationship with automobiles had only lasted seven years. Upon combing through 50 years...
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Zheutlin discusses Annie Londonderry
By Alana DiPlacido
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Peter Zheutlin, a local author and journalist, did not know he had a famous relative until he received a letter from a stranger in 1993. That letter would unlock a long-forgotten chapter of family history and begin Zheutlin’s career as an author. The letter introduced Zheutlin to the story of Annie...
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MPL welcomes Dog Psychologist Ray McSoley
By Alana DiPlacido
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Nothing gathers a crowd quite like dogs do, so it was no surprise that every chair in Medfield Public Library’s (MPL) meeting room was filled with an audience member excited to hear Ray McSoley, a successful dog psychologist, speak. McSoley began the talk by defining his ethos in dog training through...
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Westwood Robotics secures prestigious STEM honor
Founded in 2006, Westwood Robotics “The Wolverines” is a close-knit high school team that consists of around thirty members and three mentors. Each year, they compete in competitions organized by FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), an international association that creates team-based robotics challenges. One such challenge is the FIRST Robotics Competition...
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Dover Kitchen brings new life to Dover
By Lenny Strauss
Hometown Weekly Reporter
In this week’s local restaurant feature, we will be covering Dover Kitchen, a gourmet deli which opened up in August 2024 in the back of Dover Market, located in the center of Dover, MA. What starts out as an unassuming convenience store with readily available packaged items and beverages as you...
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Needham native stars in “Eephus”
By Lenny Strauss
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Eephus is one of the rarest pitches thrown in baseball, known for its exceptionally low speed and ability to catch a hitter off guard. Former Pittsburg Pirate Maurice Van Robays, who coined the name, stated that the "Eephus ain't nothing, and that's a nothing pitch." In Hebrew, the word "efes"...
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Discussions on spirituality at NFPL
By Alana DiPlacido
Hometown Weekly Reporter
A group of interested audience members gathered in Needham Free Public Library’s (NFPL) Community Room to hear author Paul Fisher speak. Fisher, a Wellesley College professor of American Studies and an author of multiple books, had come to speak about the James’ family and their relationship with the popular movement of...
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Historic Three-Peat for Medfield hockey
What began in 2022 ended with perfection in 2025, as the class of 2029 swept all three regular season and playoff championships in the Foxboro Sports Center Junior High School league, an overall 50-15-4 record, and netminders’ Alexander Bird and Jacob Mula’s eye-popping +212 goal differential.
The road to a third-consecutive championship started with a season-opening...
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Dr. Choueiri rides to cure cancer
By Lenny Strauss
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The battle against cancer is made up of stories, from patients, to doctors, their families, and to the countless people who dedicate themselves to finding the cure. Former President of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Dr. Edward Benz once said, “When they write the history of how cancer was conquered, the Pan-Mass Challenge...
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Medfield seeks input on opioid settlement funds
In response to the opioid epidemic, Massachusetts joined numerous states in filing lawsuits against opioid manufacturers, distributors, and pharmacies. On July 21, 2021, the Commonwealth received its first financial settlement from these resolved cases, which held several companies accountable for their role in the ongoing crisis. Massachusetts continues to participate in resolving additional litigation, with...
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Dover residents weigh in on generational ban on tobacco
By Lenny Strauss
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Dover Board of Health held a remote meeting to discuss the proposed tobacco/nicotine ordinance to individuals born after a certain date via Zoom on March 3, 2025, at 6:30PM. Members of the committee discussed the proposed ordinance and its application, setting the stage for a heated dialogue around tobacco use...
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Dover advances MBTA zoning compliance efforts
The Dover Planning Board is pleased to announce details of the town’s efforts to comply with the MBTA Communities Act.
Dover’s Planning Board is working to comply with the MBTA Communities Act zoning requirements under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40A, Section 3A. The Board will post a public survey on March 4, followed by a public...
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28 years of Hometown Weekly
It was March 6, exactly 28 years ago today, when Hometown Weekly delivered its first newspapers. This pivotal date marks the start of one of the area’s most successful and enduring local newspaper chains. Launched in 1997, this enterprise was the undertaking of two young entrepreneurs, Paul Stanton and Michael DeSario, colleagues at the former...
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Swinning appointed as second Poet Laureate
A unanimous Westwood Select Board has accepted the recommendation of the Westwood Poet Laureate Selection Committee and appointed Beth Swinning as Westwood’s second Poet Laureate, for a two-year term to begin June 1. Swinning brings a wealth of talents and skills to this honorary position—as a teacher/librarian at Martha Jones Elementary School in Westwood, a...
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DSHS presents: “Into the Woods”
Over 50 Dover-Sherborn High School (DSHS) cast, crew, and set designers are deep into preparation for “Into the Woods,” the Stephen Sondheim musical that weaves together the classic fairy tales of Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and characters following their wishes and resulting consequences as they venture into the woods. The students,...
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