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Needham Community Council holds annual celebration
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Needham Community Council (NCC) has been around for 87 years. Throughout these many years, the NCC has done exceptional things for the community - everything from running Needham’s food pantry to offering English as a Second Language courses. For everything that the Council does, they take time on...
Walpole Library celebrates fifth anniversary
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
It’s hard to imagine Walpole before the current Walpole Library, as it has become such a staple in the community. The new library building celebrated its fifth birthday this past week, an event marked by the Friends of the Walpole Public Library and the Library Trustees. “We saw this...
History of shadow puppets shines
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
When most people imagine a puppet show, what comes to mind are pieces of fabric to slip over a hand, or perhaps a marionette, pulled by strings to move and walk. However, Wednesday at the Walpole Library, there was a whole different kind of puppet show. “Shadows Around the...
Atwater-Donnelly to play in Walpole
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The community is invited to join the United Church in Walpole on March 12 at 3:00 p.m. for a family-friendly afternoon of traditional American and Celtic folk music and dance featuring the highly praised husband-and-wife duo, Atwater-Donnelly. The duo blends gorgeous vocals with an astounding array of instruments including the mountain dulcimer, old-time banjo, tin whistle, guitar,...
Corcoran guides Rebels in Super Eight opener
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The nucleus of Walpole High School’s success throughout this 2016-2017 hockey season has been the play of senior goaltender James Corcoran, who recorded more shutouts (12) than goals allowed (11) during the regular season.
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Fogarty, Rebels conclude season in tournament
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Westwood and Walpole High School varsity girls basketball teams squared off against one another in the MIAA Division II South Sectional semifinals at Massasoit Community College on Monday evening.
The Wolverines (14-7) earned their way to Monday night’s matchup with Walpole via a 55-43 victory over Plymouth-North...
Friends of Walpole’s Elders seek donations
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The Friends of Walpole’s Elders (Friends) are very excited to announce their effort to fundraise upwards of $1 million to supplement the construction costs of the new elder facility to be located next to the Walpole Police Station on South Street. The Friends are kicking off the effort by donating $100,000 to the...
WEF sponsoring Steiner-Adair presentation
The Wellesley Education Foundation (WEF) will present “The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood & Family Relationships in the Digital Age” on Tuesday, March 21, at 7:00 p.m. in the WHS Auditorium.
The community is welcomed to join the WEF for an engaging evening with Dr. Catherine Steiner-Adair. Through presentation and skits, Dr. Steiner-Adair will help parents understand...
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Westwood children love to knit
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Knitting can evoke images of seniors in a circle, chatting about their week while barely even paying attention to their needles, the motion is so second nature. However, the engrained concept of knitting as something for the elderly is one being challenged. This past week at the Islington Branch...
Patriots Cheerleaders hosting open auditions
The five-time Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots Cheerleaders will hold open auditions for the 2017 squad on Saturday, March 4, inside the Pieri Gymnasium at Dean College in Franklin, Mass. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m., with the day concluding at 7 p.m., for those advancing past all rounds of the preliminary tryout.
From a biochemical...
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Third graders scrimmage at varsity game
Two third-grade teams of Westwood’s in-town basketball program received quite a thrill last week as they scrimmaged at halftime of a boys varsity basketball game. The boys of “Michigan State” (coached by Micah Smith) and “Kentucky” (coached by Mike Lowney) had a great time, and relished the experience playing in front of a packed gym...
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OPR School Principal Fortin looks back
By Linda Thomas
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
The day he had been waiting for was here.
That 1988 September morning, Eric Moskowitz bounded through the school yard and walked straight into his new fourth grade classroom at the John Eliot Elementary School in Needham.
The year earlier, he’d walked to school every day with a neighbor who raved that Stephen...
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Stanley & Grimm to play Library
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Celtic duo Stanley & Grimm entertain with a celebration of traditional music through old and new interpretations of jigs, reels, and songs played with lively fiddle, guitar, and voice. Fiddler Nikki Engstrom and singer/guitarist Sean Brennan create a musical journey through a bounty of fiddle tunes and ballads of all origins, alongside modern...
United Church packages 14,200 meals
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In conjunction with its youth group’s 30-hour “Fast For Food,” United Church in Walpole hosted a meal packaging event on Saturday, February 4 for the benefit of Rise Against Hunger (formerly Stop Hunger Now), an organization that has perfected a dried-meal package that can be shipped anywhere in the world to alleviate hunger...
Exchange Club recognizes Youths of Month
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The Needham Exchange Club recognizes four graduating high school seniors in its Youth of the Month and Youth of the Year programs. Additionally, its Scholarship Program provides recognition and financial assistance for graduating seniors.
The first two Youths of the Month awards for 2017 were to Nisreen Ghogawala, the daughter of Zoher and Tasneem...
Trevor the Juggler awes at library
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Trevor Pearson has been juggling professionally for over 16 years, which absolutely shows in his performance. His list of previous performances includes shows at Foxwoods, Gillette Stadium, throughout Cape Cod, and for the Boston Red Sox. This past Wednesday, Pearson performed at the Needham Public Library, offering his talents...
Educator Stephen Fortin looks back
By Linda Thomas
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
The day he had been waiting for was here.
That 1988 September morning, Eric Moskowitz bounded through the school yard and walked straight into his new fourth grade classroom at the John Eliot Elementary School in Needham.
The year earlier, he’d walked to school every day with a neighbor who raved that Stephen...
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Catching up with Medfield
By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
While Medfield may only have a population of 12,000, it is often deceptively easy to keep up with the goings-on around town. Town Administrator Mike Sullivan shed some light on upcoming important events in the town, and the highlights residents should know to be as informed as possible. The two biggest...
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Community Garden accepting plot registrations
Registration for the town-owned garden on Plain Street opens for the year on March 2. Plots are available on a first-request basis.
Plots come in two sizes: 600 square feet – more than enough space to supply a family of four or more – and half-sized plots of 300 square feet for those new to gardening...
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