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An interesting ride
By Linda Thomas
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Liz Hunter was warming up for the second dressage show that rainy day in June 2015 when suddenly an energetic volunteer dumped 50 pounds of ice into an empty cooler.
The roaring noise startled Mozart, the Westphalian she rides from Sage Farm in Dover.
“He jumped sideways and put in a little extra...
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Sherborn Library hosts Super Structures
By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Many people say that the future lies in STEM - science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Considering the technologically-dependent world in which we live, it might just be true. In order to instill an early love of what can sometimes be perceived as “boring” or simply unreachable due to complexity, the Walpole...
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Cookie decoration more than a sweet treat
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Community service is a pillar of the Dover-Sherborn school system. Each student must complete at least 40 hours of community service before graduating from high school. While this requirement certainly helps push certain students towards more than they might otherwise have given, members of the Community Service Club in...
Destination Imagination teams shine at Regionals
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For the seventh year in a row, Dover Sherborn competed in a Regional Destination Imagination (DI) competition. More than seventy DS students made up twelve teams, and they all took to the stage at the Wilson Middle School in Natick on Sunday, March 12 to showcase their hard work and ingenuity.
Teams worked...
In Westwood, snow must go on
By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
New Englanders love to brag about how tough they are due to the nature of their harrowing winters. This past winter found many Westwood residents unable to brag about their super-human ability to shovel or withstand freezing temperatures, instead offering up unusually mild days, including a few inconceivably balmy days in...
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Spring cleaning at Finance and Warrant meeting
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By Richard McDonough
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
As spring approaches, the Finance and Warrant Commission are taking the time to square away all housekeeping as Town Meeting approaches. On March 16, the Finance and Warrant Commission met to discuss matters that were rescheduled from last Tuesday’s storm. As hard as it is to predict the weather,...
Spirit of St. Patrick strong in Walpole
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
Leave it to members of the Walpole community to figure out how to make St. Patrick’s Day even more festive.
On a beautiful, sunny Friday morning, friends and neighbors gathered to celebrate the holiday, the town, and the giving spirit. The Friends of St. Patrick (FOSP), self-described as “a small...
RoboRebels roll into fifteenth season
Celebrating its fifteenth season, Walpole Robotics RoboRebels FRC Team 1153 is off to a promising start. In their Week Zero preseason event held in Nashua, NH, the team was in the coveted first position for alliance selections and won the overall event. They just finished their first qualification matches at Worcester Polytechnic Institute placing 15th...
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Stanley & Grimm offer Celtic escape
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
For fans of Irish culture, March is a mecca of events, opportunities, and offerings. One of these such events was offered at the Walpole Public Library on Saturday. Stanley & Grimm, a Celtic duo, played at 1:00 p.m. for any and all who were available to come. Sponsored by...
Walpole girls participate in golf league
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In 2013 when Jillian Barend asked her dad Dave to help create a golf league for young girls, little did they know they were starting a movement. More than two years later, the program has expanded to 200 girls in 20-plus Massachusetts towns playing alternate-shot, 9-hole, par 3 tournaments and holding driving events....
Melick Foundation scholarship available
The $2500 Melick Foundation Scholarship is available to any graduating Needham High School student or other Needham resident who is a graduating student at another high school. It is awarded to a student who has unselfishly engaged in civic activities and has helped friends, neighbors, or strangers as a volunteer in the community.
The Melick...
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Westwood High Fashion Show coming soon
The Westwood High School Class of 2017 invites the community to join them as they take the stage and model this year’s stunning prom fashions. The WHS Senior Prom Fashion Show will take place on Friday, March 24 at 7:30 in the high school auditorium.
For the past 15 years, this fun and fashionable event...
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Westwood hosts Irish stepdancing
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Greene-O’Leary School of Dance is the longest running Irish dancing school in New England. Established in Glasgow in 1940, they relocated to Boston in 1962. On Wednesday, the school gave a presentation at the Westwood Public Library, spreading the joy of Irish dance to all those who came....
6th grade Westwood Basketball Jamboree Champions
The 2017 6th grade Westwood Basketball Jamboree Champions (left to right): Assistant Coach Stephen Pantano, Trent O’Shea, Adam Pantano, Anthony Lio, Wilfred Chilangwa, Joe Cedrone, Coach Anthony Lio. Not Pictured: Alex Ganson and Alex Heckscher. The Jamboree took place at the Martha Jones school on Saturday, March 4....
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Wolverine girls hoop concludes season in South Finals
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It was about as tough of a loss as any for the Westwood High School girls varsity basketball team on Saturday afternoon against top-seeded Foxboro at Massasoit Community College in Brockton. Despite leading by three at the half (24-21) and one at the end of three (32-31), the...
Real Estate 101 at Westwood COA
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The real estate market is seemingly always in flux, and to understand it seems at times like a grand undertaking. This is made easier with the help of a real estate agent - someone like Elaine de Reyna, for example, who gave a presentation at the Westwood Council on...
Walpole Library hosts blood drive
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Experiences with giving blood range drastically. Some have never given at all, and don’t know their blood type. Some give consistently every two months, doing the absolute maximum they can. No matter what end of the spectrum Walpole residents might be on, the Blood Drive held roughly every four...
HESSCO St. Patrick’s 5K upcoming
HESSCO Elder Services in Sharon is once again partnering with Mick Morgan’s Irish Pub for the 6th Annual Mick Morgan’s St. Patrick’s 5K. This event, which is scheduled for Saturday, March 18, is HESSCO’s largest fundraiser and coincides with the national March for Meals campaign. The campaign mobilizes hundreds of local Meals on Wheels programs...
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Artist Chris Coyne to give demonstration
Rockport artist Chris Coyne will demonstrate watercolor painting at the Walpole Public Library on Monday evening, March 20, at 7:00 p.m. Coyne has a gallery on Bearskin Neck, and many examples of his work, including oils, can be seen at http://fineartamerica.com/artists/chris+coyne.
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