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Medfield Library opens late for teens
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
After being in college for a few years, it is hard to imagine how anyone studied without the use of a 24-hour, or at least very late-night, library. This privilege is often not afforded to high school students, who have to conform their studying to library open hours, and...
Medfield Jazz Band holding Cuba fundraisers
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Friday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. is the ¡Hola Cuba! event in Medfield, and in addition to great Cuban food from El Oriental de Cuba in Jamaica Plain, salsa dance lessons from Meta Movements in Boston (a Cuban-inspired artist collaborative), music by the Medfield High School Jazz Band, and a drink ticket, the...
Inauguration protest held in Needham
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Friday, January 20, the 45th President of the United States was sworn into office. The election leading up to Donald Trump’s victory was one of the most divisive in US history. However, President Trump’s inauguration did not mark the end of these strong feelings. All across the country,...
Children STEAM forward at Needham Library
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Children in Grades 1-6 have been STEAMing away in the new STEAM Powered Creation Station at the Needham Free Public Library. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math, and is being taught in Needham elementary schools. The Needham Free Public Library partnered with Olin College, The Needham Science Center and Needham...
Please, please help
To All,
All of you either know Karen, or have been witness to her struggles and fights with her rare disease (Ehlers Danlos) and all the complications she has seemed to inherit. Many of you have seen her in different stages (good and bad), but I think you all have gotten the overall understanding...
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WCC, Mothers Forum sponsor Dignity Matters
Andrea Schneider is the Community Outreach Director for Wellesley Mothers Forum. She was contacted by Kate Sanetra-Butler, the founder and CEO of Dignity Matters (www.dignity-matters.org) to see if there was an opportunity for the two organizations to partner with one another. As Sanetra-Butler described the mission of Dignity Matters, and the desperate need that homeless...
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Citizens Police Academy coming to Wellesley
The Wellesley Police Department will be holding a Citizens Police Academy for the public starting on March 22. The academy meets weekly starting at 6:30 p.m. for approximately 2 hours during the evening at the Wellesley Police Department.
The Citizen’s Police Academy is designed to give our participants an overview of the police department functions and...
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Forti to give ‘School Gardens’ talk
The Wellesley Garden Study Group, in collaboration with Mass Horticultural Society and Wellesley Green Schools, will host a program on School Gardens at the Parkman Educational Center, Massachusetts Horticultural Society at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street, on January 25. Those interested in attending may join the Study Group at 9:30 a.m. for refreshments and announcements....
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To bee Westwood’s best speller
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By Cameron Small
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Sombrero.
February.
Furlough.
These three words might not seem like they have a lot in common, but they all share a commonality besides the letter R. These words were the winning words for each level of the Twenty-first Annual Foundation for Westwood Education Spelling Bee held January 6 at...
At Library, folklore a draw
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Sam Valentino began his second class at the Westwood Library last Tuesday. His first class focused on teaching art through mythology. This class teaches art as well, but this time, it’s through folklore.
“I’m stressing ‘folklore’ because people tend to think of fairy tales, they think of Red Riding...
Harry Potter Book Night coming soon
February 2 will see the third annual Harry Potter Book Night celebrated throughout the world and in Westwood. Westwood Public Library is getting ready to host an unforgettable night themed around The Professors of Hogwarts. The fun kicks off at 6:30 p.m.
On Harry Potter Book Night, the library will be sharing the wonder of J.K....
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Local author publishes first novel
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
At first glance, it is difficult to tell exactly what feminism, fairy tales, and falconry have in common. However, all three coalesce in Arielle K. Harris.
Harris was born locally and then spent a number of years of Scotland, which she says has “irreversibly confused her accent and spelling...
Watershed Association celebrates 50 years
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With the arrival of 2017, the Neponset River Watershed Association (NepRWA) marks a major milestone: fifty years since the founding of the organization.
NepRWA was formally founded in August of 1967, as the Neponset Conservation Association (the name was “modernized” in 1987). The founders were Harry Fraser, Hanna Bigelow, Henry Lyman, Frank Chase, Lawrence...
Footlighters warm winter with comedy production
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The Walpole Footlighters are warming up winter at their Playhouse on Scout Rd. in East Walpole, where they rehearse for the opening of their next show, “Don’t Dress for Dinner.” This hilarious comedy will be performed weekends from February 3 to February19. This is the second production of the Walpole Footlighters 2016-2017 season,...
Toby Walker teaches history, music, passion
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Toby Walker is an incredibly dynamic performer. Telling his stories to the students at Needham High School, he exudes an energy rarely seen anywhere besides rock concerts. Relaying his tales of meeting sharecropper Jack Owens in Mississippi and the racial dynamics as recently as the 1990s, the audience was...
Babies and Books readies youngest readers
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Needham Public Library has events for locals of all ages – lectures for the older crowd, movie nights for the younger crowds, and a number of events specified directly at the very young. Diane Browne, Technical Services Supervisor and Children’s Librarian, teaches a number of these classes. The...
Luka is December’s RAY of Hope
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Nicole Luka is a senior at Needham High School. She was nominated by Karen Mullen for the work she does in SALSA (Students Advocating Life Without Substance Abuse). Nicole has been participated in SALSA for the past four years and has been a member of the leadership team now for her third year....
ZBA discusses ‘Country Estates of Medfield’
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On the evening of Thursday, January 12, the Zoning Board of Appeals met to discuss the construction of a property located at 21, 25 and 29 Hospital Road. This housing complex is particularly important, since it incorporates a number of affordable housing units, which contributes to Medfield’s compliance with...
Medfield State Hospital: narrowing down choices
