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In Westwood, snow must go on

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...

Spring cleaning at Finance and Warrant meeting

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

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

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...

Stanley & Grimm offer Celtic escape

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

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

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...

Westwood High Fashion Show coming soon

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...

Westwood hosts Irish stepdancing

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

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....

Wolverine girls hoop concludes season in South Finals

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

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

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 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...

Artist Chris Coyne to give demonstration

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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Christopher J. Coyne was born...

Chowdah Fest to take Walpole

Chowdah Fest to take Walpole

Barb Maiewski will serve up batches of chowder for the Annual Chowdah Fest at Union Congregational Church, 55 Rhoades Avenue in East Walpole, from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, March 31. Homemade clam chowder, vegetarian corn chowder, and Apple Harvest Fair fish chowder will be offered, along with sandwiches, desserts, and beverages. Prices range from $3.50...

Rebels conclude incredible Super Eight run

Rebels conclude incredible Super Eight run

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor One of the best local high school sports stories this winter has been the incredible run to the Super Eight by the Walpole Rebels. Following an unbeaten 21-0-1 regular season, the Rebels earned the No. 7 seed and a play-in round date with perennial power Catholic Memorial on...

Society of Artists hosting Swinand critique

Society of Artists hosting Swinand critique

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On Tuesday, March 28, the Wellesley Society of Artists will hold the annual Margaret Fernside Memorial talk, which will feature an Art Critique by Susan Swinand. This event is free and open to the public and will provide an excellent opportunity to learn what an art expert sees that makes a painting a...

Davis offers first American look at Medici artist

Davis offers first American look at Medici artist

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter The Medici family’s name is ubiquitous in history classes. The Italian family had economic, social, and artistic influences throughout their time of power in history. Carlo Dolci, a painter who found favor with the Medicis, earning him patronage, is one of the important historical figures that came to notoriety...

Magician David Oliver coming to WCC

Magician David Oliver coming to WCC

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This month, on March 21 at 4:00 p.m., the Wellesley Community Center (WCC) will present David Oliver as the next guest at Gil Stubbs’ World of Magic. David Oliver is a master of presenting classical magic in a contemporary manner. His magic has been featured on the Discovery Channel, “The Early Show” on CBS,...

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