In a recent blog post, Superintendent Jeff Marsden introduced a five year Strategic Plan addressing the direction of the school district. “Medfield 2021: A Vision for the Future” is the culmination of months of work synthesizing community input, focus group data and survey feedback by Dr. Marsden and the School Committee. The Strategic Plan, “Medfield...
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Westwood Library celebrates Black History Month
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
With the onset of February also comes Black History Month. Celebrated as early as 1926, it is an exceptionally important time for remembrance of critical moments in United States, and world, history. To help celebrate this month, the Westwood Library has a new exhibit titled “Black Leaders.” Featuring a...
DA Morrissey hosts marijuana law seminar
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Police Chief Jeffrey Silva, Town Planner Abby McCabe and Health Director Linda Shea were among more than 160 regional public health, law enforcement, education and municipal leaders to join District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey at his “Marijuana Legalization – Community Strategies” last week to learn about the public health, safety and governance issues...
Westwood Library makes reading fun
By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
In today’s hectic world, it can be hard for anyone to make time to read for pleasure, let alone a hard-working student. Overwhelmed with school, extracurriculars, chores and household responsibilities, reading can often fall to the wayside.
It is for this exact reason that the group of students who have decided...
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Open Mic Night coming to Westwood
The Westwood Historical Society is pleased to host Westwood Underground Music Society for an Open Mic Night Friday, February 10 at 7 p.m. at 830 High Street, The Fisher School, in Westwood. The Underground Music Society is a small organization at Westwood High School where musicians come together to collaborate, jam with other students, participate...
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Wellesley welcomes ‘Changing Faces of Cuba’
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by Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Recently, relations have begun to change between the United States and Cuba. Photographer Belinda Soncini and author Kip Langello traveled to Cuba to investigate the current state of the country, as well as the perceived changes that will come due to the shifting relationship. Currently on display at the...
Edible Gardens build community
By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Wellesley Garden Study Group, Wellesley Green Schools, and Massachusetts Horticultural Society teamed up last week to present a free program about the school garden initiative. Started in the 19th century by Mass Horticultural Society, the school gardens initiative provides a wealth of educational opportunities for students and schools. John Forti, director...
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Choral Society to perform Gilbert and Sullivan
The Wellesley Choral Society will present A Gilbert and Sullivan Mashup in Cabaret on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Wellesley Hills Congregational Church, 207 Washington St. The Society’s casual pops-style, family-friendly entertainment includes complimentary refreshments as well as a silent auction and, of course, a wide selection of Gilbert and Sullivan songs.
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Dover Library hosts game night
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
While many libraries are renowned for their children’s events, sometimes the events for other ages can be overlooked. The Dover Town Library is no exception to this. While they host a variety of wonderful programs for kids, including crafts and story times, the Library also offers events for those...
Sherborn Library has ceremonial groundbreaking
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
This past Saturday, an event of incredible symbolic importance occurred on a wintry morning in Sherborn. The groundbreaking for the new Library took place, an event long anticipated and welcomed with extraordinary excitement. Recently, the Sherborn Library took up its temporary residence within the Community Center across the street....
CDC battles hunger in a ‘Souper Bowl’
In celebration of the New England Patriots making it to the Championships, the Center for the Development of Children (CDC) decided to have a “Souper Bowl” of their own. The week of the big game, the children of the Center were totally pumped and wanted to become champions themselves by collecting as many cans of...
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‘Don’t Dress for Dinner’ wows Walpole
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Walpole Footlighters have been around since 1924, which makes it no surprise that their performances are both very well-attended and incredibly well-performed. February 3 marked the opening of their new production, “Don’t Dress For Dinner.” Showing through February 19, this is the second production of the 2016-2017 season,...
DA Morrissey hosts marijuana law seminar
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More than 160 regional public health, law enforcement, education and municipal leaders – including three from Medfield and six from Walpole - joined District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey at his “Marijuana Legalization – Community Strategies” last week to learn about the public health, safety and governance issues and problems related to the new...
Town Administrator presents budget message
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On February 2, the Town Administrator, James A. Johnson, presented Walpole’s town budget for the 2018 Fiscal Year. The plan “focuses on meeting the needs of the Town in terms of local services while also balancing the cost to the community’s taxpayers.”
For the Fiscal Year 2018, the data...
Historical Society throws Mardi Gras bash
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Every year since 2004, the Needham Historical Society has hosted an annual Winter Gala. This year, the theme was Mardi Gras, and the celebration was as extravagant and lively as ever. With over 150 tickets sold (which is more or less the capacity of the Historical Society’s building), the...
Diabetes presentation coming to library
Dr. Qi Sun, a faculty member at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School, will present a talk, "Type 2 Diabetes: Are Food Choices A Key to Prevention?", in the Community Room at the Needham Free Public Library on February 12 at 2 p.m. The talk is free and open to...
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Historical Society demonstrates ‘Beautiful and Bizarre’
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Needham has a rich and varied history, much of which even those who grew up here don’t know much about. One of the most unusual and interesting pieces of this history is the story of William Emerson Baker and his estate at Ridge Hill. One hundred and twenty years...
Medfield high schooler publishes first book
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly
In seventh grade, most students’ goals include getting good grades, making it through the year without any embarrassing interactions, and getting all your work done fast enough to hang out with your friends. Carina Christo, however, was not an average seventh grader. Today, she is not your average ninth grader....
Medfield sponsors parent talk
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Medfield Talks, a collaborative group of parent organizations and district leadership, is hosting a free talk, “Achieving Sanity & Success,” with Michael Delman, CEO, Beyond BookSmart, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 9, in the MHS Lowell Mason Auditorium.
Prior to founding Beyond BookSmart, an academic/life skills coaching firm, Delman was co-founder...
Friends of St. Patrick help Walpole Ponds
