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Holiday Stroll Scavenger Hunt winners announced

Holiday Stroll Scavenger Hunt winners announced

Congratulations to the three lucky winners of this year’s Holiday Stroll Scavenger Hunt. Each family won $850.00 worth of gift cards from over 30 Wellesley Square stores. Winner's pictured are (on right) The Harris Family (And Friends). Left to right: Chad Harris, Emily Shanahan, Mike Harris, Thomas McDonnell, Charlie Harris, Andrew Plante. Photos by William McDermet...

Raider hoop shows fight in opener

Raider hoop shows fight in opener

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Wellesley and Xaverian Brothers High School varsity basketball teams tipped off their seasons last Wednesday night in Westwood with a non-conference matchup. Both teams traded blows throughout, but it was the Hawks who pulled away late and came out with the 50-29 victory to start the season...

5th graders on to Lego Championship

5th graders on to Lego Championship

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The First Lego League, headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire, held its annual regional Qualifiers for the Massachusetts region (the largest region in the FLL global competition with over 430 teams statewide) on December 11 in Worcester. The theme of this year’s competition was “Animal Allies – improving the interaction between animals and humans.”...

Needle felting brings holiday cheer

Needle felting brings holiday cheer

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter Holiday crafts are everywhere during this festive season. Ornament making, cookie baking, and gift wrapping are among the popular. However, the Medfield Public Library offered a twist on the traditional craft by offering needle felting. This past Thursday was the fourth time the library has offered this activity, led...

Manganello appointed School Resource Officer

Manganello appointed School Resource Officer

Officer Michelle Manganello is a familiar face in Medfield. She grew up and attended school here graduating from Medfield High in 2001 and Framingham State University in 2005 and has been an officer of the Medfield Police Department since January 2005. At the start of the school year, Officer Manganello began her new position as...

Elliot Bridge opens to snow and celebration

Elliot Bridge opens to snow and celebration

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter The night of December 16, big flakes began to fall from the sky, covering the ground in a fresh blanket of snow, the first real snow of the season. However, to think that this would dampen the spirits of those celebrating the opening of the Elliot Street Bridge is...

High school hosts GBML

High school hosts GBML

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By Ethan Lee Hometown Weekly Correspondent On Wednesday, December 7, Needham High School hosted the Greater Boston Mathematics League (GBML), a mathematics competition involving schools across the state. The GBML, carried out over the span of the school year, consists of five different meets, of which the Needham High School edition was the third. Held...

Council on Aging brings bingo and more

Council on Aging brings bingo and more

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter Three months ago, the Walpole Council on Aging acquired a new Director, Ms. Kerri McManama. While the COA has always provided a myriad of events and opportunities, McManama is making sure that this only increases in the months to come. This past Friday, the COA held its weekly Bingo...

Hylander brings ‘Christmas Carol’ to life

Hylander brings ‘Christmas Carol’ to life

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter An absolute classic, it is nearly impossible to get through the holiday season without some version of Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol.’ Whether it’s the actual novella, or one of the many film adaptations including traditional renderings, comedic approaches such as ‘Scrooged,’ or even animated versions like ‘Mr....

Community campaigns for VGo Robot

Community campaigns for VGo Robot

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Ten-year-old Walpole resident Philip Lippolis is fighting through his second round of cancer and will have to be isolated for a year due to his immune system. Philip’s family and friends are looking to raise money to purchase a VGo robot so Philip can...

Raider hockey battles in grudge match

Raider hockey battles in grudge match

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Medfield and Dover-Sherborn High School boys varsity hockey teams met for the first time this season on Saturday night in Franklin, with the Warriors prevailing 3-1 in a tightly contested match. Junior forward Tommy Schofield, who currently leads the team in points (five), got the Warriors on the...

Library hosts cookie swap

Library hosts cookie swap

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter The Dover Public Library is one of the most festive venues around. From celebrating Diwali to the Chinese New Year, there is never a lack of seasonal events. Most recently, the Library has begun to celebrate the current holiday season with a Cookie Swap. The first ever Cookie Swap,...

Dover hosts Hour of Code

Dover hosts Hour of Code

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter Each and every person uses computers every single day, whether it’s a smart phone, a car, a watch, or a television. However, many are not aware of the actual inner workings of computers and the capabilities that they offer. John Quackenbush decided to try to change that by leading...

Sherborn Dollars for Scholars Fall Appeal

Sherborn Dollars for Scholars Fall Appeal

Sherborn Dollars for Scholars (SDFS) is proud to celebrate 51 years of acknowledging and supporting Sherborn high school’s seniors and college students. With over $500,000 dollars in awards granted since SDFS’s inception in 1965, hundreds of scholarship recipients have achieved their dreams and created careers they love, thanks to the help SDFS provided. Last June...

Boy Scouts clear Walpole trails

Boy Scouts clear Walpole trails

On December 11, 13, members of the Boy Scout Troop 97 Walpole partnered with the Walpole Trails Committee to clear and widen existing trails. Under the direction of Gary Riggott, the participants cleared three trails in the town forest that connects to the Bay Circuit Trail. This clearing allows for better public access to the...

Dover resident receives CRS young alumni award

Dover resident receives CRS young alumni award

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Charles River School has named Dover resident Lily Hicks (class of 2014) as this year’s recipient of Charles River School’s (CRS) Young Alumni Award, awarded each year to an alum from the past five years who has demonstrated excellence in personal achievement or community service. As a student at Nobles, Lily is active...

Dance Marathon exceeds all expectations

Dance Marathon exceeds all expectations

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter This past Sunday, Westwood High School held its second annual Dance Marathon. The event took place in the school’s gymnasium, but the energy from inside was palpable even before opening the doors. Streamers and chalk decorated the walkway up to the gym, and the music from inside could be...

Creative Kids offers spin on storytime

Creative Kids offers spin on storytime

By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter Storytimes are ubiquitous in libraries, but it rare to find a library storytime with a new twist. Creative Kids, held at the Westwood Public Library, is just that. Karen Cagan created the program, which is now in its third year, from scratch. In each session, kids in kindergarten and first grade...

Christine Keddy presented with License to Preach

Christine Keddy presented with License to Preach

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During the worship service on December 4, the First Baptist Church of Westwood formally presented Christine Keddy with a Pre-Ordination License to Preach. This is the first step on the path to ordination in the American Baptist Churches, USA. The Rev. Dr. Stephanie Salinas, Pastor at First Baptist, says that she and the...

Glad Rags presents MSPCC with check

Glad Rags presents MSPCC with check

On Nov. 14, Glad Rags held a meeting with the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children to present them with their annual check. Glad Rags is beginning its 40th year in Westwood at their shop on Hartford St. All who work there are volunteers, and Glad Rags’ mission is to raise money...

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